On October 21, 2025, Dr. Saikal Bobushova, a lecturer from the Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture at Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University (Kyrgyz Republic), paid a courtesy visit to the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies. Dean Chihiro Tanaka and Vice-Dean Izuru Saizen welcomed her. They exchanged views on an overview and challenges of agriculture in her country, plant protection technologies using microbial materials being developed at her university, and the role of universities in balancing environmental conservation and agricultural production. It was a fruitful discussion, and they agreed to promote further exchange in the future.
