MENTORS from four higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines visited universities within the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (Asean) region to conduct research, benchmarking and capacity-building activities funded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).

They are faculty members from Marinduque State College (MSC), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Romblon State University (RSU) and Western Philippines University (WPU) who also explored collaborations between their home institutions and Asean universities, which are members of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC).