

Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED

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

14 Executive Board Members, 1 Auditor, 13 Staff Members
♦Board Member
| Chairman, Board of Directors |
Masahiro HAMANO |
Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED |
Senior Executive
Director |
Yoshiya KITAMURA |
Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED |
Executive
Director |
Eiichi KAWAI |
Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED |
Executive
Director |
Hikaru SHOZAWA |
Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED |
| Director |
Yoshio HARA |
Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED |
| Director |
Hitoshi SHOZAWA |
Registered Non-Profit Organization Asia SEED |
| Director |
Younosuke Hara |
Senior Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies: GRIPS |
| Director |
Takashi SHIRAISHI |
President, 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 |
Ex-President, Saitama University |
| Director |
Tatsuhiko AIZAWA |
Professor, Department of Design Engineering,Shibaura Institute of Technology |
| Auditor |
Takao SHIMIZU |
President, Institute for Business Administration
Spirit |
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♦Advisor
| Prof.Dr.Ing. Wardiman Djojonegoro |
Ex-Minister for Education & Culture the
Republic of Indonesia |
| Dr. Phisit Pakkasem |
Former Secretary-General for NESDB, Thailand |
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(As of July 1, 2011)

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.

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.

| (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 |

Scale of activities by Asia SEED is around 200 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, recently consignment fees from private sectors and universities
are increasing.
As for 2011, approximately65.4% is consulting fee from foreign governments
and government offices, 24.6% is consignment fee from the Japanese government
related offices,4.3% is consignment fee from universities and the remaining
5.7% is consignment fee from private sectors.

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