The ASEAN University network is an arrangement between 26 universities in the ten ASEAN countries. It was founded in 1995.The AUN is composed of a Board of Trustees (BOT), the participating universities, and the AUN Secretariat. The Board of Trustees consists of one
representative from each of the ASEAN Member Countries, the Secretary-General of ASEAN,
the Chairman of the ASEAN subcommittee on Education (ASCOE) and the Executive Director of the AUN. The BOT has the task of formulating policies, approving project proposals, the allocation of the budgets and coordimplementation activities.