The Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI) is a platform of academic exchange and cooperation co-established by Fudan University and nine influential academic institutes in ASEAN countries on May 28,2017. The Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries of Fudan University (CCRNC-Fudan) is the permanent secretariat responsible for coordinating the NACAI activities.
The Founding Members:
Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Brunei Darussalam)
Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Royal Academy of Cambodia (Cambodia)
ASEAN Study Center, Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia)
Asia Research Center, National University of Laos (Lao PDR）
Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya (Malaysia)
Department of International Relations, University of Yangon (Myanmar)
Asian Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman (Philippines)
ASEAN Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (Vietnam)
With the purpose of encouraging joint research on the issues related to ASEAN-China relations, the NACAI will promote studies on ASEAN-China relations as a provider of intellectual support for the comprehensive development of ASEAN-China relations, and enhance collaborative innovation among the Participants as a platform of academic exchange and cooperation. Besides organizing annual international conference, the NACAI will launch academic exchange programs, joint research project and joint academic publication.
Media Coverage in English:Fudan University and ASEAN Academic Institutions Jointly Set Up the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes
Group photo of the founding members of the NACAI after signing ceremony
Memorandum of Understanding on Co-establishing the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI): 
Fudan University and ASEAN Academic Institutions Jointly Set Up the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes
The 2nd NACAI International Symposium co-hosted by CCRNC-Fudan and NACAI in Shanghai, China. On May 27th 2018, the International Symposium themed “China-ASEAN Energy and Resources Cooperation in the ‘Diamond Decade’” (the 2nd International Symposium of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes Network ), co-hosted by the Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries of Fudan University and the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI), was held at Fudan.
Media Coverage in English: The Chinese and Enlgish Report
The 3rd NACAI International Symposium co-hosted by Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya and NACAI, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
On November 21, 2019, the International Symposium themed with “China-ASEAN Relations in the Context of US-China Rivalry” (The 3rd International Symposium of the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes) was held at the University of Malaya Malaysian Chinese Research Centre (MCRC).
Media Coverage in English: The Third International Conference of the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI): “CHINA-ASEAN RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF US-CHINA RIVALRY”
The Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI) launched its official logo on 22 September 2020.
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