The ASEAN-China Youth Exchange Camp is an in-person education and cultural exchange organised by the ASEAN Foundation with the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN and support from the ASEAN-China Cooperation Fund. Xiamen University served as the local organiser for the documented 2024 cohort.
Twenty-four students from the ten ASEAN Member States and China met in Xiamen and Quanzhou for lectures, discussions, group work, cultural activities, and site visits focused on ASEAN-China relations and the digital economy. The official site currently documents the completed 2024 cohort and does not publish a later application cycle.
Benefits & funding
- Organisers covered round-trip travel from the participant’s city of origin to the programme locations in China.
- Accommodation and meals were included.
- Participants joined academic, policy, cultural, and experiential-learning sessions and built a regional peer network.
Eligibility
- Applicants had to be citizens of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, or China.
- They also had to reside in one of those eligible countries when the programme took place.
- Eligible applicants were diploma or undergraduate students at tertiary institutions, or recent graduates no more than one year after graduation.
- Applicants had to be 18 to 25 years old when the programme took place, proficient in written and spoken English, available for the full travel period, and committed to learning and personal growth.
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Eligible nationalities
Brunei · Cambodia · China · Indonesia · Laos · Malaysia · Myanmar · Philippines · Singapore · Thailand · Vietnam
Residence required
Brunei · Cambodia · China · Indonesia · Laos · Malaysia · Myanmar · Philippines · Singapore · Thailand · Vietnam
Education required
High School · Bachelor Enrolled · Bachelor
Age requirement
18–25 yrs
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Application process
- 1Prepare personal data, a professional headshot, and a scan of the passport or identity-document biodata page.
- 2Obtain a signed recommendation letter on institutional letterhead confirming the applicant’s name, department, faculty, and current semester.
- 3Prepare a concise list of up to five personal achievements and an essay of no more than 800 words addressing the published ASEAN-China relations and regional-issue prompts.
- 4Submit the correct online form for the applicant’s ASEAN or China route before the deadline; incomplete applications are not shortlisted.
Program timeline
Applications opened
Jun 27, 2024
Application deadline
Jul 10, 2024
Assessment and selection
Jul 11, 2024 to Jul 18, 2024
Selected participants announced
Jul 19, 2024
Delegates arrived in Xiamen
Aug 25, 2024
Exchange camp in Xiamen and Quanzhou
Aug 26, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
Delegates departed
Sep 1, 2024