A Midterm Review of the Postgraduate Micro-Credentials for Food Security and Climate Change (PMC FSCC) project is set on 23–24 April 2025 at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA).
Running from 2023 to 2026, the PMC FSCC project is funded by the European Commission's ERASMUS+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) program. It aims to develop modular, flexible, and stackable micro-credential programs that address pressing global challenges in food security and climate change. Now at its 18-month mark, the project has reached the pilot testing phase of the developed micro-credentials, with full implementation targeted for November 2025.
The Midterm Review will provide a platform for project partners to assess implementation progress across all work packages. Discussions will cover milestones achieved, deliverables completed, challenges encountered, risks addressed, and best practices identified to strengthen outcomes in the remaining project duration.
Participants will include representatives from partner institutions across Southeast Asia and Europe. From Indonesia, participants will come from Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), and Universitas Brawijaya (UB). Malaysia will be represented by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Thailand by Kasetsart University (KU) and Maejo University (MJU). From the Philippines, the participating institutions include the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Visayas State University (VSU), and SEARCA. European partners will also join the review, with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) attending in person and the University of Göttingen (UGOE), Germany participating virtually.
SEARCA will host the Midterm Review under Work Package 1: Project Management and Coordination led by KU as the project's coordinating institution.