Asisten Kapolri bidang Sumber Daya Manusia (As SDM Kapolri) Irjen Dedi Prasetyo, dalam keterangan tertulis di Jakarta, Jumat, 17/5 mengatakan penunjukan Akpol sebagai tuan rumah merupakan salah satu poin hasil rapat GAAM Assosiation of Police Training Institution in Asia (APTA) Ke-8 di Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hadir sebagai peserta rapat seluruh perwakilan dari masing-masing akademi kepolisian di negara-negara asia seperti People Police Academy (PPA) Vietnam, Hongkong Police College, Akpol Indonesia, Korean National Police University, Korean Police Human Resources Development Institute, Korean Central Police Academy.
Hadir pula PPA of Laos PDR, University of Internal Affairs Mongoli, University Malaya, Philippine National Police Academy, Philippine Public Safety College, National Police Academy of Srilanka, Royal Police Cadet Academy of Thailand, Police Training Centre of National Police of Timor Leste, dan The Wildlife Conservation Society.