The ASEA-UNINET project funding aims to promote bilateral and multilateral projects in the areas of research, research-led teaching and the arts between the Austrian ASEA-UNINET member universities (incl. candidate members) and member universities in South East Asia.

All fields of research are supported (natural sciences, technical sciences, human medicine, health sciences, agricultural sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts). The ASEAN-European Academic University Network supports exchange of knowledge between partner universities; its main activity is the organisation and financial support of transcontinental exchange of (prospective) scientists and the transfer of knowledge associated with it.