Casa Asia calls for the Casa Asia Awards, whose objective is to recognize and disseminate the work of individuals and entities, both public and private, that have stood out for their work in the economic, social, educational, cultural or development cooperation, promoting dignity and human rights in the Asia-Pacific region, and/or contribute or have contributed to promoting knowledge, dialogue and relations between Spain and the Asia-Pacific region.
On this occasion, awards will be granted to four categories: Economy and Business, Education and Science, Culture and Society, and Diversity and Sustainable Development. The award will consist of a commemorative engraving by a prestigious artist and 1,500 Euros per category, which will be given at the awards ceremony.
This award was created in 2004. The winners in previous editions have been, among others, the Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi, the sinologist Xulio Ríos, Satori Ediciones, the University of Santo Tomás (Philippines), the philosopher and thinker Raimon Pannikar, the China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS) of Shanghai, the Department of Spanish of the University of Foreign Studies of Beijing, the Spanish Network for the Coordination of NGOs for Development, the Nagasaki Prefectural Museum of Art, the journalists Rosa Mª Calaf and Miguel Frau Rovira, the Jesuit Father Enrique Figaredo, or the Malaysian NGO «Sisters in Islam».
The deadline for submitting applications will be November 30, 2021.
