ARENA is co-hosting 2006 Asian Civil Society Education Forum in Seoul in November as one of its first joint activities with Korean partners. This forum is jointly organised by Korean Association for Non-governmental Organisation Studies, Korean Association of Non-Profit Organisation Research, and Graduate School of NGO Studies in SungKongHoe University. Speakers and participants are invited from 15 countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The objective of this meeting will be to share experiences in carrying out civil society education in each organizations/institutions in Asia. This forum is expected to re-convene each year for two years with a view to creating a civil society education network in the region. This forum will be an opportunity to exchange information of education on civil society conducted at university level or by NGOs jointly with an educational institution, to exchange the key agenda that civil society groups highlight and reflect in their education programmes, and to build a working relationship among such institutions.

Confirmed programme and participants will be posted here shortly.

                                                    
Contact/Coordinator: Dr. Songwoo Hur
Institute for Democracy and Social Movement
Studies, Songkonghoe University
Tel +82 (0)2 2610 4724  
Fax +82 (02) 2610 4135
Email