Dr. Dennis M. Gilbero, D.AgSci. (Nagoya University–Asian Satellite Campus Institute Alumnus, 2019) of Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology; Dr. Dalisay E. Cabral, Ph.D., OIC-Director of the Forestry and Environment Research Division (FERD), PCAARRD-DOST; and Dr. Joan S. Gilbero, Center Head of the Agroforestry Research, Development, and Extension Center, ERDB-DENR, visited Nagoya University to benchmark laboratory facilities, wood science research, and wood industry processing practices in Japan from June 30 to July 5, 2025. The visit featured technical meetings and knowledge-sharing sessions to foster collaborative research initiatives aimed at advancing the Philippine wood industry and they were technically assisted by Prof. Hiroyuki Yamamoto of the Wood Physics Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences.

This initiative is part of the second stage of the “The Transnational Doctoral Programs for Leading Professional in Asian Countries” which continues to support the training and collaboration of key personnel from Asian countries.

On July 4, they were warmly welcomed by Nagoya University–Asian Satellite Campuses Institute (NU-ASCI) staffs.


From left to right; Associate Professor Euan Mckay of GMC International Strategic Office, Dr. Akira Yamauchi, Dr. Dennis Gilbero, Dr. Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Ms. Naoko Okada, Ms. Junko Hatcho, Ms. Sayuri Watanabe, Dr. Dalisay E. Cabral, Dr. Joan S. Gilbero, and Ms. Yuko Odake.