ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET) was founded in 2004 and registered with the ASEAN Secretariat as an ASEAN Secretariat-affiliated Civil Society Organization (CSO) in 2007.
AAET’s main objective is to contribute combined intellect and experience of its members in academia, government and industry for the economic advancement of the ASEAN region and its people in sustainable manner.
The members of AAET are eminent engineers, technologists and industrialists from the ten ASEAN member states. Currently, the AAET membership constitutes of three (3) Honorary Fellows, twelve (12) Senior Fellows, two hundred seventeen (217) Fellows, fifteen (15) Foreign Fellows and seventy-three (73) Associate Fellows from the 10 ASEAN member states and other regions in the world.
Since its inception, AAET had initiated various programs and activities to increase the awareness on the importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) in the ASEAN region, as well as assisting in promoting the socio-economic development and enhancing the competitiveness of the ASEAN member states.