The new strategy “The EU and Central Asia: New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership” aims at strengthening research cooperation between Europe and Central Asia. It also seeks to address the lack of Central Asia expertise among European decision-makers. Based on assessments of the current state of affairs of Central Asian Studies in Europe and European Studies and Central Asia, the “SEnECA Agenda for Future Research Cooperation” provides concrete recommendations for policy-makers, university managements and researchers on how to improve research cooperation between the EU und this region of increasing importance to Europe.