
COLLABORATE ON AI
FOR ASIA AND EUROPE
AE4AI Network is a highly collaborative network focused on artificial intelligence discourse in Higher Education. Our academic experts from Asia and Europe are dedicated to advancing AI Governance, AI in Education, and AI for SDGs. Find out more about our work below.
About Us

The AE4AI Network was established by the participants of the ASEF Higher Education Innovation Laboratory project series in October 2023 in Shanghai, China. Its Founding Members are 20 academics and managers of higher education institutions, and alumni of the ASEFInnoLab project.

A new edition of ASEFInnoLab is here!
10 June 2025
on 14 May, we welcomed our cohort of 216 participants from 39 countries across Asia and Europe into the 6th ASEF Higher Education Innovation Laboratory (ASEFInnoLab6)!

The 1st AE4AI Network General Assembly
06 May 2025
The AE4AI Network had its General Assembly last 06 May 2025. This was the network's first major virtual gathering following the conclusion of ASEFInnoLab5. In this session, members coming from various ASEFInnoLab editions connected and shared their vision for the network. ASEF, with the support of the AE4AI Coordinators, introduced the members to the network's framework for cooperation and brainstormed on their working groups' plans for collaboration in the coming months.

Launch of the ASEFInnoLab White Papers
19 February 2025
We are proud to share ASEFInnoLab's latest outputs: a set of high-level white papers aimed at providing strategic advice to university leaders in adapting to AI developments in three focus areas: AI in Education, AI Governance and AI for Sustainable Development.

Launch of the ASEFInnoLab5 Publication on Universities’ Role in AI Ecosystems by 2060 in Asia and Europe
28 November 2024
On November 28, we welcomed 120 participants from Asia and Europe to the successful virtual launch of the ASEFInnoLab5 publication titled “Universities’ Role in Artificial Innovation (AI) Ecosystems by 2060 in Asia and Europe”. This collection of 16 forward-looking position papers produced by our online cohort outlines visions of the future in three areas aligned with ASEFInnoLab5’s sub-themes: AI Governance, AI in Education and AI for Sustainable Development.
