Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED
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Supporting human resources development in Asia
Organization Profile
Basic data

Name
Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED

Year of Foundation
Year 1999 (The Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum: JIF was established in 1984)

Number of Staff Members
12 Executive Board Members, 1 Auditor, 17 Staff Members

♦Board Member
Chairman, Board of Directors Yoshio HARA Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED
Executive Director Masahiro HAMANO Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED
Director Hitoshi SHOZAWA Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED
Director Yoshiya KITAMURA Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED
Director Younosuke Hara Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies: GRIPS
Director Takashi SHIRAISHI Vice President, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies: GRIPS
Director Katsuhiko SUETSUGU Chief Secretary, The Asia-Pacific Energy Forum
Director Nagaharu HAYABUSA President, Global Civil Journalist Center
Director Norihiko UJITA Qualified Consultant, Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development
Director Kazuaki MATSUI Director, The Institute of Applied Energy
Director Mitsuo TASUMI President, Saitama University
Director Tatsuhiko AIZAWA Research Professor, Materials Science Engineering, University of Toronto
Inspector Takao SHIMIZU President, Institute for Business Administration Spirit

♦Advisor
Prof.Dr.Ing. Wardiman Djojonegoro Ex-Minister for Education & Culture the Republic of Indonesia
Dr. Phisit Pakkasem Former Secretary-General for NESDB, Thailand
(As of December 1, 2007)

Background
Asia SEED took over the higher education support cooperation made by the Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum (established in 1984) under a grant credit provided by the World Bank and OECF (current JBIC). Asia SEED was newly established aiming at human resource development throughout the Asian nations.

Purpose
We aim at 1) looking for cooperative themes for the wide range development of economic society through scientific technology and reinforcement of education in Asian nations with the spirit of international cooperation, 2) contributing to promote exchange between Japan and Asian nations in the fields of education, science, culture, economy and industry by collaboration both governments and business worlds, and 3) sustaining and developing healthy relationships in the Asian region.

Main operations
(1) Research, information collection and analysis of issues related to education, scientific technology, culture, economy, and industry between Japan and Asian nations and proposals on these issues.
(2) Development of cooperative projects and implementation of consulting on concrete issues based on (1)
(3) Holding research meetings, trainings, seminars and symposiums related to (1)
(4) Collaborative research or exchange between governmental officers, educators, scientists, technicians, economists and intellectuals of each Asian nation and those of Japan.
(5) Support on dispatch of foreign students and trainees from Asian nations to Japan.
(6) Other related issues

Financial resources
Scale of activities by Asia SEED is around 200 million to 300 million yen in recent years. Main financial resources are from consulting fees from the projects budgets (loans from the Japanese government to the developing countries) coming from governmental institutions of each country or consignment fees from the Japanese government or government related institutions. Other than these, there are consignment fees from private sectors and universities.

As for 2007, approximately 60% is consulting fee from foreign governments and government offices, 20% is consignment fee from the Japanese government related offices, 10% is consignment fee from universities and the remaining 10 % is consignment fee from private sectors.

Main Related Organizations
Central Government, such as Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aid Agency, such as JBIC, JICA, and so on. University, Local government, Public-interest corporation, Private enterprise, International Organization, Foreign Government, and so on.


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  Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED
Shanghai International Bldg.
1-24-12 Shinkawa Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033
Phone: 03-5566-0072 / Fax: 03-3552-7986

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