Initiated by former Japanese Prime Ministers H.E. Mr. Hashimoto and Mr. Obuchi at the Japan-ASEAN Summit Meeting in 1997 and at the ASEAN-Plus-Three Summit Meeting in 1999, respectively, the Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (SEED-Net) Project, was officially established as an autonomous sub-network of the ASEAN University Network (AUN) in April 2001 (AUN/SEED-Net) aimed at promoting human resources development in engineering in ASEAN. The Network consists of 19 leading institutions (selected by the Ministries in charge of higher education of respective countries) from 10 ASEAN countries with the support of 11 leading Japanese Supporting Universities (selected by Japanese Government).

AUN/SEED-Net is mainly supported by the Japanese Government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and partially supported by the ASEAN Foundation. AUN/SEED-Net activities are implemented by the AUN/SEED-Net Secretariat with the support of the JICA Project for AUN/SEED-Net, now based at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

View the Introduction to AUN/SEED-Net Movie

AUN/SEED-Net on TV

Oct 2009 - AUN/SEED-Net was in the spotlight again. As the network that promotes student exchange among ASEAN countries, AUN/SEED-Net appeared in the special report on ASEAN youth and education in the news scoop "ASEAN View". Click to view (in Thai).

Doctoral Degree Sandwich Program, Doctoral Degree Program in Singapore, and Master's Degree Program - Full scholarships for graduate study in ASEAN (with research trips to Japan for the Sandwich program). Apply now!

Short-term Visit Program in ASEAN - For faculty staff to visit other member institutions for academic collaboration. Apply now!

Short-term Research Program in Japan and Research Program for Alumni Members - For AUN/SEED-Net alumni working at member institutions to make research trips to Japanese supporting universities and to get support for their research at home institutions. Apply now!

Collaborative Research Program - For advisor supervising AUN/SEED-Net students under Master's and Doctoral Sandwich Programs. Apply now!

Japanese Professors Dispatch Program - For member institutions to invite Japanese professors for academic or conference purposes. Apply now!