ASEF’s Executive Director, Amb MORIKAWA Toru, was invited to speak at the official launch event of the Student Thinktank on Europe-Asia Relations (STEAR) on 10 April. Amb MORIKAWA delivered a keynote and participated in a Q&A with the other guest speaker, Amb Nicolas CHAPUIS, the EU Ambassador to China.
The launch event was attended by young people across Asia & Europe who welcomed Amb MORIKAWA in highlighting the common goals of ASEF and STEAR in strengthening mutual understanding between Asia and Europe.
STEAR is a new policy institute aiming to strengthen multilateral cooperation for students and young professionals in the 2 continents. Two alumni from ASEF’s Education Department are part of this new initiative – as co-founder, Mr Dao NGUYEN (Vietnam) and a board member, Ms Alicia JOHO (Switzerland). ASEF looks forward to future collaborations with STEAR.