ASEAN REVIEWER

1. It aims to deepen an ASEAN mindset and facilitate intercultural dialogue among the peoples of
ASEAN through the engagement of various stakeholders in raising awareness on, and appreciation
for, the histories, cultures, arts, traditions and values of the ASEAN region.
Answer: ASEAN Strategic Plan for Culture and Arts 2016-2025
2. The establishment of an ASEAN Sectoral Body on Sports was first proposed at the 16th ASEAN
Summit in ________________in April 2010 to promote more active cooperation in sports within
ASEAN.
Answer: Ha Noi, Viet Nam
3. The 18th ASEAN Summit held on 7-8 May 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia endorsed the recommendation
to establish an______________________. It is recognized that sports is one of the most effective
instruments in bringing about greater interaction among the ASEAN peoples.
Answer: ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS)
4. _______________ was declared/proposed to recognize the potential of sports industry in ASEAN
and highlight the achievements of ASEAN sports sector. There was a recognition that ASEAN need
to be collectively engaged in promoting the sporting agenda, considering the increased demands
across the different aspects, including athletes’ development and sports infrastructure.
Answer: Sports Industry Year 2013
5. T/F. ASEAN views education as the vehicle to raise ASEAN awareness, inspire the “we feeling”, and
create a sense of belonging to the ASEAN Community and understanding of the richness of ASEAN’s
history, languages, culture and common values.
Answer: True
6. It is established to serve as an ASEAN mechanism to (i) Promote cooperation among ASEAN
scholars, academicians, and scientists in the region; (ii) Develop academic and professional human
resource in the region; (iii) Promote information dissemination among the ASEAN academic
community; and, (iv) Enhance the awareness of regional identity and the sense of ‘ASEANness’
among members.
Answer: ASEAN University Network
7. It was held for the first time in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 7 December 2004. It promotes synergy of
efforts with other ASEAN ministerial bodies to accelerate well-coordinated, more robust and faster
ASEAN’s collective response to disasters, and to realise the building of disaster resilient and safer
communities to reduce disaster losses in the region, using AADMER as the regional policy backbone
and common platform to maintain ASEAN’s Centrality.
Answer: ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM)
8. The 13th AYDM was held in Kuala Lumpur on 6-7 November 2006, incorporating the theme
________________________.
Answer: “ASEAN and Young People”.
9. The _____________ held in Singapore in April 2007, provided the opportunity for youth
representatives to present their discussions to the Ministers on the topics of (i) Education, (ii)
Environment, (iii) Employment & Entrepreneurship, and (iv) Engagement in Community.
Answer: Youth Caucus
10. Is the second declaration recognizing important concerns for women. It also marks the first time that
all ten ASEAN Member Countries are committed to this cause at the regional level.
Answer: Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
11. On 13 January 2007, the ASEAN Leaders signed the landmark ASEAN Declaration on the Protection
and Promotion of the Rights of Migration Workers, also known as the________________, at the 12th
ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines.
Answer: Cebu Declaration
12. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
launched in 2011 in order to cultivate global talent to play active roles internationally and to
strengthen the global capacity of university education. It aims to support study abroad by Japanese
students and strategic intake of foreign students through international education partnerships with
universities in Asia, the United States, Europe, and other regions, while assuring the quality of higher
education.
Answer: Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP)
13. It aims specifically to advance exchange with universities and other institutions in member countries
of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Answer: Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP)
14. ______________ is a student exchange program for undergraduate students pushed by SEAMEO-
RIHED (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation - Regional Centre for Higher Education
and Development) and Japan has participated as part of the Inter-University Exchange Project since
2013.
Answer: AIMS (ASEAN International Mobility for Students) programme