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CHAPTER IX

ASEP 2023 - Metaverse

Regeneration – Seedlings of ASEP (Futurology)

August 7th – August 9th, 2023

T
he inception of the Asian Students participation from esteemed universities

Environment Platform (ASEP) in 2014 across Asia, representing diverse

marked the beginning of a transformative perspectives and expertise, ASEP 2023 set

journey towards fostering environmental the stage for a dynamic exploration of

stewardship and sustainable development innovative solutions, futuristic thinking, and

among Asian youth. Over the past decade, collective action in pursuit of a more

ASEP had evolved into a flagship initiative, sustainable and resilient world. Against the

serving as a catalyst for meaningful change backdrop of the theme "Regeneration –

and collaboration across borders. As the Seedlings of ASEP (Futurology)," the

participants convened for ASEP 2023, participants were invited to reimagine their

hosted by Waseda University in Japan, and relationship with the environment,

generously sponsored by the AEON envisioning a future where environmental

Environmental Foundation, they found stewardship was ingrained in every aspect

themselves at a pivotal juncture, reflecting of society. During this final ASEP journey,

on the remarkable progress made and the they did so with a profound sense of

profound impact of this initiative on purpose and determination, recognizing the

shaping the environmental leaders of transformative potential of collective

tomorrow. The event represented the action and the enduring legacy of ASEP in

culmination of ten years of concerted shaping a more sustainable future for

efforts, knowledge exchange, and visionary generations to come.

thinking aimed at addressing pressing

environmental challenges facing the planet.

As the participants embarked on this final

chapter of the ASEP journey, they were

poised to delve into a retrospective review

of the past decade, examining the

milestones achieved, lessons learned, and

the enduring legacy of collaboration and

innovation. Moreover, ASEP 2023 served as

a platform for charting a visionary course

for the future, envisioning the society they

aspired to create in the coming years. With

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