Ten Southeast Asian nationals received the In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Grants from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through SEARCA to pursue their graduate studies at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and Kasetsart University (KU) for Academic Year 2019/2020.
The 2019 DAAD grantees are the following:
| Name | Country | Degree Sought/Study Post |
|---|---|---|
| Pengly Koun | Cambodia | MS Agricultural Resources Kasetsart University |
| Nguyen Thi Thuy | Vietnam | MS Veterinary Medicine Kasetsart University |
| Chindy Ulima Zanetta | Indonesia | PhD Plant Science Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Cipto Nugroho | Indonesia | PhD Plant Pathology University of the Philippines Los Baños |
| Gita Addelia Nevara | Indonesia | PhD Food Science Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| M Murughan Manikam | Malaysia | PhD Forest Management and Ecosystems Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Mohd Azlin Bin Mohd Nor | Malaysia | PhD Biocomposite Technology and Design Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Nursabrina Munawar | Malaysia | PhD Food Technology Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Shahidah MD Nor | Malaysia | PhD Horticulture Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Mai Thanh Huong | Vietnam | PhD Agricultural Economics University of the Philippines Los Baños |
These 10 grantees join 22 other ongoing DAAD-SEARCA scholars in the region. DAAD has been SEARCA's partner in its human resource development program since 1975, with more than 350 DAAD-SEARCA scholarship grants awarded, 93% of which have been successfully completed.