The aims of the newly formed Netherlands Association for Asian
and Pacific Studies are to encourage the studies in the
Humanities and Social Sciences of Asia and the Pacific and to
promote the interests of those engaged in such studies in the
Netherlands.
The association intends to accomplish these aims by:
1) Professionalizing the cooperation between scholars working
in these fields
2) Highlighting the role of Asian and Pacific Studies, and
creating a broad societal basis
3) Providing scientific policy advice
4) Providing a forum for non-institutional scholars