Giving voice to local and community-based issues and problems across the Asian continent and beyond through research and interview-type projects and reports. ‘Changemakers in the Community’ is our theme, consisting of Phase 1 (2022) and Phase 2 (2023).

The second phase of the Young Global Researchers Project (YGRP), Changemakers in the Community (2), was launched in late May, 2023, with an online meeting for all the student participants, along with their faculty advisors, from each university. Four of the institutions involved in this phase of the project are members of the Asia-Pacific University Community Engagement Network (APUCEN) who took part in Phase One, along with newly invited member institutions from Mexico and Zimbabwe. The participants represent a truly global gathering, with a total of 33 under-graduate students and 16 faculty advisors living in six different countries.

• Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS), Japan
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
• Universitas Surabaya (Ubaya), Indonesia
• San Pedro College (SPC), Philippines
• Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), Mexico

Following the launch, pairs of students from each of the institutions conducted secondary and primary source research in the field on a specific issue, interviewing, and often volunteering with, an organization connected to their given theme. The overall theme for this year was “Migrants, Minorities and the Marginalized”, with sub-themes of “Work, Health and Education.” Each pair of students was also matched with a student pair from another institution in a different country, with the intention of facilitating both a communicative and collaborative approach to researching on a joint theme. Therefore, each report in this year’s body of work includes a “Reflection” section with comparative analysis of the issues on the themes for each international pairing.

Browse the reports now by theme or location.

Or download the entire journal:
Changemakers in the Community – Volume 2 (ISSN 2758-5840)

The first phase of the Young Global Researchers Project (YGRP), ‘Changemakers in the Community’, was launched in late May of 2022, with a Zoom meeting for all the student participants, along with their faculty advisors, from each institution. The institutions involved in this phase of the project are all members of the Asia-Pacific University Community Engagement Network (APUCEN), representing five different countries:

• Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS), Japan
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
• Universitas Surabaya (Ubaya), Indonesia
• San Pedro College (SPC), Philippines
• Chiang Mai University (CMU), Thailand

Pairs of students from these universities conducted secondary and primary source research in the field on a specific issue, interviewing, and often volunteering with, an organization connected to their chosen theme. There were also further Zoom sessions where all participants were given opportunities to discuss the issues and deliver research updates with their peers. Following the fieldwork activities, and with the guidance of their faculty advisors, participants then compiled written reports, with transcribed interviews, photos and supplementary material.

Browse the reports now by theme or location.

Or download the entire journal:
Changemakers in the Community – Volume 1 (ISSN 2758-5840)