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KAS Scholars Launch Climate Smart School Initiative in Nepal

KAS scholars from the Asian University of Women and National College Kathmandu launched the Climate Smart School initiative in Nepal, translating learning from KAS study programmes ...

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Seminar on Agentic AI

Agentic AI in an Emerging New World Order: What’s at Stake for Middle Powers and Small States?

The event explored the socio-political, legal, and technical dimensions of agentic AI, focusing on its potential risks and opportunities for middle powers and small states.

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Seminar on Agentic AI

Agentic AI in an Emerging New World Order: What’s at Stake for Middle Powers and Small States?

This seminar examines how agentic AI is shaping an emerging world order and what is at stake for middle powers and small states navigating between technological competition, governa...

Indo-Pacific Security event group photo 3 December 2025 HD (3)

Indo-Pacific Security Seminar

Security, Sovereignty, and Partnership in the Indo-Pacific

Security, Sovereignty, and Partnership in the Indo-Pacific (3)

Security, Sovereignty, and Partnership in the Indo-Pacific

Anchored in the principles of sovereignty, openness, and rules-based cooperation, the seminar seeks to identify practical pathways for deeper EU–Indo-Pacific engagement.

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Governance, Security, and Society

AI and Civic Machines

Co-organised by the KAS, the TUM Think Tank’s Civic Machines Lab, and TUM Asia, the seminar in Singapore offered a platform for academics, industry leaders, and policymakers to exch...

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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is one of the political foundations of the Federal Republic of Germany. With its international activities and projects, the KAS realizes a substantial contribution to international cooperation and understanding. It is named after the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer.

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AWPC Video Series

Hon. Shizuka Terata

Hon. Shizuka Terata, Member of Parliament Japan shares her perspective on gender equality as well as on Substative Representation of Women in the Parliament of Japan.

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AWPC Video Series

Hon Hetifah Sjaifudian Sumarto

Hon Hetifah Sjaifudian Sumarto, Member of Parliament Indonesia shares about steps taken in the Indonesian Parliament. As one of the pioneer members of AWPC she shares about her e...

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Hon. Dr Sudarshani Fernandopulle

Hon. Dr Sudarshani Fernandopulle shares about the impact of AWPC meeting in the framing of the "National Policy on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment” in Sri Lanka.

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Hon.Yu Lan Yu

Hon.Yu Lan Yu , Member of Parliament Taiwan shares her perspective and also about her experience in participating in AWPC.

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Hon. Ledia HANIFA

Hon Ledia Hanifa, Member of Parliament Indonesia shares about steps taken in the Indonesian Parliament. As one of the pioneer members of AWPC she shares about her experience in b...

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Hon. Jung Choun Sook

Hon. Jung Choun Sook, Member of Parliament of South Korea shares her perspective on Substantive Representation in the Parliament of South Korea.

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Hon. Aroma Dutta

Hon. Aroma Dutta, Member of Parliament Bangladesh shares her perspectives from Bangladesh. She also shares about her first experience of participating in AWPC.

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Ms Anthea Ong

Ms Anthea Ong, Former Nominated Member of Parliament of Singapore shares her perspectives on gender equality. We also get to hear about her experience of participating in AWPC.

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Hon Elvina Sousa Carvalho

Hon Elvina Sousa Carvalho shares about her experience as a parliamentarian on substantive representation of women parliamentarian in Timor Leste.

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Digitalisation Interview Series 2023

Dev Lewis on Data Sovereignty and why does it matter

"Every country around the world now is thinking about how they can better govern and regulate data flow of a country and regulate the use of the internet within their boundaries"

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Events

Feb

22-28

2026

KASYP 17.1, Module 01: Political Parties in Democratic Societies

KASYP 17.1 Cebu, Philippines | 22–28 February 2026

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Current publications

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Agentic AI in an Emerging New World Order: What’s at Stake for Middle Powers and Small States?

Seminar on Agentic AI

Alina Bauer
January 29, 2026
Event reports

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Climate Smart School: Supporting School Children to Learn and Care for Their Environment

Launch of the South Asian Youth for SDGs (SAYS) Interest Group.

Megha Sarmah
January 11, 2026
Event reports

Indo-Pacific Security event group photo 3 December 2025 HD

Security, Sovereignty, and Partnership in the Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific Security Seminar

Anish Mishra
December 10, 2025
Event reports

Cover-Panaroma 2025 (1)

European Perspectives on Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific

Panorama Insights into Asian and European Affairs

December 9, 2025
Panorama

From Insight to Action: Young Women Scholars Advance a Regional Climate Initiative

KAS Scholars from Asian University of Women

Jasmin Wandert
November 12, 2025
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Department Asia and Pacific

of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung based in Berlin

Our Publications

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Activities of our Office

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Praktikum im Reginalprogramm

Spannende Projekte in einer sich dynamisch entwickelnden Weltregion

Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP)

Empowering accountable and responsible young political leaders in Asia

Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus (AWPC)

Women – politics and leadership

ASEAN-EU Think Tanks

The overview map presents relevant ASEAN-EU think tanks. It has been created to facilitate collaboration and exchange of ideas between practitioners and academics in Europe and Southeast Asia.

Scholarship Programme

Education as the Facilitator for Female Empowerment: The Contribution of the KAS Scholarship Programme with the Asian University for Women

EU-Project "EU-Asia Dialogue"

Co-funded by the European Union and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

Asian Democratic Leaders' Alliance (ADLA)

Advancing Democratic Leadership and Governance in Asia

Asia-Europe Counter Terrorism Dialogue

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