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  1. The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) was established in February 1997 under the framework of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process.
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  2. The ASEM Education Secretariat (AES) was established in September 2009 as a rotating secretariat to coordinate ASEM educational  activities. The AES is hosted by Germany in the first 4 years and located at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
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  3. The ASEM Process has origins which lay in a mutual recognition, in both Asia and Europe, that the relationship between the two regions needed to be strengthened, reflecting the new global context.
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  4. The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is a vital forum for dialogue between Europe and Asia.
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  5. The Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) is a regional association of more than 200 organisations and individuals. It works towards promoting quality education for all and transformative and liberating, life-long adult education and learning.
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  6. The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) is a European NGO with 127 member organisations in 43 countries working in the fields of adult learning.
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  7. The European Association for University Lifelong Learning (EUCEN) is the largest European multidisciplinary Association in University Lifelong Learning. Founded in 1991, it is registered in Belgium as an international non-governmental non-profit making organisation and has 222 members from 43 different countries.
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  8. The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), established in 1975, is a European agency that helps promote and develop vocational education and training in the European Union (EU). It is the EU’s reference centre for vocational education and training.
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  9. The European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme enables people at all stages of their lives to take part in stimulating learning experiences, as well as helping to develop the education and training sector across Europe.
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  10. The European Training Foundation (ETF) helps transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU’s external relations policy. Based in Turin, Italy, they have been operational since 1994.
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  11. The International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) is a global network created in 1973, composed of non-governmental organizations, regional, national and sectoral networks in more than 75 countries. It is a strategic network that promotes adult learning as a tool for active citizenship and informed participation of people.
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  12. UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) promotes lifelong learning policy and practice with a focus on adult learning and education, especially literacy and non-formal education and alternative learning opportunities for marginalized and disadvantaged groups.
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