CUES Project Presentation at Yunnan Agricultural University Ignites Student Curiosity

Kunming, China — March 23, 2025

In a half-day academic outreach, the EU-funded CUES project made its first presentation in the heart of China’s most biodiverse province, captivating bachelor students at Yunnan Agricultural University (YAU) with insights into industry-research co-creation. The presentation was given by Kun Han from our partner Wageningen University & Research.

Spotlight on Yunnan & YAU

Founded in 1938 and now a key provincial university, YAU’s 130-hectare lakeside campus in Kunming serves more than 34,000 students and hosts six national or provincial research platforms. Its location, city of eternal spring – Kunming, sits amid China’s richest biological diversity, with over 19,000 plant species that make the region a natural laboratory for sustainable agriculture.

What Was Shared

• CUES Project & Goals
• CUES Industry-Research Collaboration: How co-creation workshops are organized and what we have found through the workshop

Student Response

More than 150 bachelor students from agronomy, economics and food-science programmes filled the room, asking the speaker – Kun Han with questions such as: What does modern agriculture actually look like; How does research influence industry practice; What exactly is co-creation.

The Yunnan Agricultural University presentation not only showcased CUES’s impact but also sparked fresh ideas among China’s next generation of agricultural practitioners.