The Advisory Council, which is presided over by the President of the Foundation, is responsible for advising the Board, Executive Director and Networks on the strategic policy orientations of the Foundation. It is comprised of eighteen leading individuals in the field of intercultural dialogue and regional cooperation, nine from the EU countries and nine from Mediterranean Partner countries.

The Advisory Council is composed of eighteen people: Besnik Mustafaj (Albania), Aïcha Kassoul (Algeria), Nevine Simaika Halim (Egypt), Ron Barkai (Israel), Rowaida Al-Ma'aitah (Jordan), Antoine Nasri Messarra (Lebanon), Taleb Mahmoud Omran (Syria), Mohamed Mahjoub (Tunisia), Ayse Sumru Noyan (Turkey), Heidi Dumreicher(Austria), Eduard Gombárd (Czech Republic),Tuomo Melasuo (Finland), Caroline Fourest (France), Aliki Moschis-Gauguet (Greece), Lucio Guerrato (Italy), Karina Petersone (Latvia), Nevenka Koprivsek (Slovenia), Sara Silvestri (United Kingdom)