The ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning (ASEM LLL Hub) is a key ongoing project of ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting), an intergovernmental process that engages with 51 countries in Asia and Europe as well as the ASEAN Secretariat and the European Commission. Under the patronage of the Government of Ireland the Hub has set out to facilitate a vibrant and impactful research community, built on partnership and parity of esteem between the two regions. It is also consciously framed in the context of global sustainability challenges, which adds a layer of complexity both conceptually and diplomatically This paper examines its activities, its challenges, successes, and philosophical underpinning. [For the full proceedings, see ED665621.]