Date: October 27-29, 2026
Location: Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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For more information about the 2026 Asia Hub and CIAERA annual meeting, contact Asia Hub.
Join us for this year's Asia Hub and CIAERA Annual Meeting as we explore Ecosystem Resilience in a rapidly changing world and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Asia Hub. This meeting will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to showcase innovative approaches and cross-sector collaborations that strengthen the resilience of both natural and human systems across Asia. The meeting will have two main themes with experts leading both sessions and with intentional time built in for networking across disciplines:
Resilient Agroecosystems: water, food security, and now energy
In an era marked by geopolitical uncertainty, climate stress, and rapid technological transformation, building resilient systems is more urgent than ever. Agroecosystems are central to global stability: sustaining food production while facing increasing pressures from disrupted supply chains, resource scarcity, and environmental change. This meeting provides a dynamic platform to engage with these critical challenges, exchange ideas, and co-create solutions that advance resilient and sustainable futures.
Resilient Education Systems: access, quality and relevance
Led by MSU's College of Education, this convening will bring together leaders from the Asia Hub network and across Asia's academic and policy sectors. The goal is to explore opportunities and challenges in building resilient education systems in support of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 to provide inclusive, quality, and relevant educational opportunities for all. This convening builds on the efforts launched in 2025 to co-create solutions, share knowledge, and foster joint problem-solving and aims to deepen collaboration, identify new avenues for partnership, and grow the collective impact of education-focused efforts in the region.
In addition to these two key themes, there will be a prestigious award ceremony held in conjunction with the annual meeting:
GCHERA World Agriculture Prize Award Ceremony
The first full day will begin with the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize award ceremony. This is an international award established by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA). The Prize recognizes outstanding individuals whose work has significantly strengthened the mission of higher education institutions in education, research, innovation, and outreach within the agricultural and life sciences. Information regarding the World Agricultural Prize and nomination details can be found on the GCHERA website.
October 27 - Arrival Day
October 28 - Awards and Opening
October 29 - Synergy and Planning
The 2025 Asia Hub and CIAERA annual meeting was held at IPB University where we consulted on how to tackle contemporary challenges in water-energy-food systems, highlighting the interconnectedness of research and solutions in ways that engage academic institutions, governments, businesses, and development agencies.
Our goal continues to be to strengthen partnerships and co-generate research funding to enhance our capacity to address these challenges. The 2025 meeting was hosted by IPB University in Indonesia and jointly organized with Michigan State University, IPB University, Nanjing Agricultural University and the Consortium for Innovations in Agricultural Education and Research in Asia (CIAERA), and sponsored by the Future Earth NEXUS KAN, MAIRS-FE and other agencies.
The focus of the 2024 Asia Hub Annual Meeting was research related to water-energy-food (WEF) Nexus challenges in Asia. Keynote presentation and panel discussions focused on WEF Nexus advances and applications. Participants engaged with researchers from Asia Hub partner institutions and had the opportunity to brainstorm collaborative research opportunities and hot topics in WEF Nexus research and beyond. The meeting was held November 11-13, 2024 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The 2023 Asia Hub Annual Meeting brought together partners from Michigan State University (MSU), Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), and over 20 partner universities in The Asia Hub Network to discuss international partnerships, collaborations, and knowledge sharing to address emerging global challenges in the water-energy-food systems in the face of climate change. The meeting was held during July 15-20, 2023 on Hainan Island, China.
Asia Hub held its Annual Meeting, 2022 online from April 18th to 20th, 2022. The meeting was attended by 48 participants in total who were representatives from 45 universities, research institutions, businesses, governments, and international organizations from 18 countries. The conference explored and exchanged ideas on how to sustain international cooperation and academic exchanges in the post-pandemic era.