The Australian APEC Study Centre

AASC
Victoria, Australia

The Australian APEC Study Centre is a capacity building institution in the Asia-Pacific for policy makers and regulators from APEC and other Asia-Pacific regional economies. Topics covered in recent training programs have included: regulatory policies to promote financial inclusion; risk management and governance in banking; regulatory practices for trade and investment in services; food security and facilitating supply chain connectivity. The Centre also hosts conferences, symposia and dialogues to promote regional understanding, the exchange of information and experience sharing between regional and international policy makers and regulators, the private sector and academia.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.apec.org.au/

Address:
The Australian APEC Study Centre Building 69 50 Cardigan Street Carlton, Victoria 3053

Country:
Australia

Sub-region:
Australia and New Zealand

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Australia. Asia-pacific region
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
For profit
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
1994
Age (years)
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 31
Australia average
 33
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): The Hon Dr Craig Emerson
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): The Hon Dr Craig Emerson
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): The Hon Dr Craig Emerson
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 9
Australia average
 19
Global average
 87
2024
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 14
2023
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 15
% Female staff
2025
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 67%
Australia average
 55%
Global average
 50%
2024
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 57%
2023
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 60%
% Female researchers
2025
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 100%
Australia average
 44%
Global average
 47%
2024
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 50%
2021
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 66%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 1
Australia average
 37
Global average
 49
2020
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 2
2019
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 16
Financials
2015
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 $2,691,449
Australia average
 $3,981,930
Global average
 $57,352,757

Social

Followers (2025)
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 767
Australia average
 9,803
Global average
 20,551
Followers (2024)
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 782
Followers (2022)
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 732
Followers (2025)
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 2,000
Australia average
 12,102
Global average
 16,415
Followers (2024)
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 2,000
Followers (2023)
The Australian APEC Study Centre
 896

Data notes

Last updated: 24/02/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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