The overall objective of the network is to create synergy between the participating institutions to enable them to respond better to the growing and increasingly diversified needs for skills development in educational planning and management in the Asian region.

More specifically, the network has the following operational objectives:

• The regular exchange of technical information amongst members about specific issues relating to capacity building in educational planning and management.
• The continuous upgrading of knowledge and skills amongst professional in the participating institutions by learning from each other’s experience.
• The instigation of co-operative research and training activities in areas of common interest.