Delegates of the 38th UC Executive Board Meeting on 18–20 November 2025 at Tokyo NODAI in Japan. TOKYO, Japan—The Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) convened its 38th Executive Board Meeting on 18–20 November 2025 at Tokyo University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI) in Japan. The gathering brought together 26 Executive Board members and 11 other university officers and staff from 15 institutions across Southeast Asia, Canada, Ja...

NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines—The Central Luzon State University (CLSU), in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC), successfully launched the Fifth International Summer Short-term Program (ISSP) on 17 November 2025. First held virtually during the 2021 pandemic, the ISSP has evolved into a dynamic platform for inte...

TOKYO, Japan—The Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) will convene its 38th Executive Board Meeting on 18–20 November 2025, hosted by Tokyo University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI) in Japan. The annual meeting will bring together 30 UC executive board members and 11 other university officers and staff, representing 15 participating institutions. Attending the meeting are representatives from regular UC member universities, na...

CAGAYAN DE ORO and BUKIDNON, Philippines—Science, innovation, and cross-sector partnerships framed the 7th University Consortium Faculty Forum (UCFF), which convened faculty members, researchers, and policymakers from across Southeast Asia to exchange insights on how agriculture can drive the transition to a green economy and ensure global food security. Hosted by Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon, Philippines on 24–25 September 2025, the forum had the theme "...