IAESTE Turkey Headquarters organized the 5th IAESTE Asia Forum at the Istanbul Technical University Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center between October 8-10, 2015. 20 people representing 7 countries attended this meeting, where the activities of Asian countries within IAESTE were discussed, and strategies for increasing the mutual exchange of internship placements and students—both among themselves and with European countries—were evaluated.
In addition to the Turkey National Committee, representatives from Istanbul Technical University and Yıldız Technical University, and student club representatives from these two universities representing our country, the other participating countries were Oman, Pakistan, Thailand, China, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines. As a result of the meeting, which was also attended by Günter Müller-Graetschel from the Central Board of Directors, an agreement was reached on certain proposals to be presented at the General Conference to be held in Prague in January, and a decision was made to undertake initiatives to increase communication among Asian countries.
The Asian IAESTE Forum is one of the regional initiatives within IAESTE, organized as regional entities to increase cooperation and effectiveness of sub-regions within the international structure. The member countries of the Asian Forum, which Turkey has been a part of since its formation in 2011, are as follows:
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- United Arab Emirates
- China
- Philippines
- Palestine
- India
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- Qatar
- Kazakhstan
- Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
- Lebanon
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Uzbekistan
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Saudi Arabia
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Oman
- Jordan
- Vietnam
- New Zealand
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