As part of the Asean University Network (AUN), which is a network of universities in the ASEAN Region, the Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, also continues its participation in one of the activities held by AUN, namely the AUN-EEC (Ecological Education and Culture) General Assembly, as a continuation of AUN -EEC First Round Meeting which was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc., in 2019 in the Philippines. AUN-EEC is one of the AUN agendas designed in the form of education and culture aimed at educating the younger generation of ASEAN to have a sustainable mindset towards biodiversity and the environment.
At the AUN-EEC General Assembly 2023 which was held virtually hosted by Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines on April 26 2023, 22 representatives from 30 member universities attended, including 2 (two) lecturers as representatives of the UGM Faculty of Biology namely Sari Darmasiwi, S.Si., M. Biotech., Ph.D. and Nurindah Septriani, S.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
The meeting began with a presentation by the AUN EEC Secretariat, Emmanuel Delocado, who delivered several teasers on the main AUN-EEC 2023 agenda including the AUN-EEC Conference “Communing and Reconciling with Nature” which is planned to be held on August 16, 2023, followed by AUN-EEC Workshop “Individual Commitments for Ecosystem Restoration and Reconciliation” on October 11, 2023. The target participants for the two events were lecturers, students, and researchers from member universities.
The event then continued with discussion and information exchange regarding the agenda of each member institution related to education in biodiversity and the environment for 2023 which can be supported by AUN-EEC. In this case, the UGM Faculty of Biology is socializing the International Summer Course on Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development which is planned to be held in July 2023.
This event was closed by the Executive Director of AUN-EEC, Maria A.C. Cuyegkeng who invites and develops a network of universities affiliated with AUN so that they can work together to realize the mission of educating the younger generation to preserve the environment and contribute to the community.