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AFPLA (Asian Future Political Leaders' Association) is a club which aims to promote interaction among students from East Asia's top universities (the University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, Peking University, National Taiwan University and Fudan University). Every summer, we gather in person and discuss social issues.
Five Universities which participate in AFPLA
北京大学 Peking University
ソウル大学校 Seoul National University
復旦大学 Fudan University
東京大学 The University of Tokyo
国立台湾大学 National Taiwan University
AFPLA's activities can be divided into 4 sections.
Recruiting Information session, interview
Preparation for Forum Study group, Progress report session
Forum Discussion, Culture tour, Culture night
Preparation for Next Year Interaction via social media, editing report
Recruiting
We hold online and in-person sessions where AFPLA's members briefly explain about our club every spring.
We recruit new members through your CV(google form) and interview.
Preparation for the forum
AFPLA UT's members are divided into five divisions (Diplomacy, Politics, Economics, Society, History) based on their preference. In group study, members research about and discuss social issues in their division.
Every June, we hold a progress report session. In the session, members from all divisions gather, and make presentations about what they have discussed in the study group.
Social event is an online session where you can interact with other AFPLA members from other universities .
Forum (in person)
Every university makes presentations about that year's proposal and discuss the proposal.
In culture tour, you visit sightseeing sites of the city with students from other universities.
Every university puts on a performance to introduce their cultures.
Preparation for Next Year
Every year, we publish a report of the year for our supporters.
AFPLA, which was established in 2007, roots in interactions between politics students from SNU and Peking University. Fudan University has participated in AFPLA since2008. UTokyo joined AFPLA as an observer in 2009, when Prof. Hiroshi Watanabe introduced AFPLA to UTokyo. In 2011, UTokyo officially joined AFPLA. Sine 2014, National University Taiwan has participated in AFPLA. From 2020 to 2022, we cannot hold our forum in person because of COVID 19 pandemic. Since 2023, we has held forums in person.
Politics division discuss East Asia's politics. In 2024, the proposal was about politics regarding cyber security.
Diplomacy Division discuss East Asia's diplomacy. The proposal in 2024 was about public diplomacy and East Asia community.
Economics division discuss East Asia's economics. The proposal in 2024 was about economical development and environment.
Society Division discuss East Asia's society. The proposal in 2024 was about education in East Asia.
History division discuss East Asia's history. The proposal in 2024 was about history of interactions in East Asia.