SIETAR works to:
- contribute to more effective communication among people of different cultures and backgrounds
- enhance intercultural awareness in policy-making, business, education and civil society
- establish an ever-widening network of intercultural specialists
- provide multi-disciplinary, professional expertise
- contribute to the development of professional standards
- encourage publication and promote research
- provide opportunities for personal and professional exchanges
- hold regional, national and international conferences
SIETAR SEA aims to contribute to this work globally
- Potentially a new type/model of SIETAR – a regional network v national
- Giving opportunities for intercultural activity and exchange in countries where it may be difficult to set up a national SIETAR
