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In a display of regional cooperation, the 8th ASEAN University Network on Culture and the Arts (AUN-CA) Meeting convened on 17 May 2023 at the prestigious Universitas Indonesia. Representatives from 23 universities representing AUN and ASEAN+3 Member Universities came together to ignite creative sparks and delve into insightful discussions to nurture collaborative efforts in the realms of culture and arts. With enthusiasm, the participants successfully elected the new AUN-CA Board Members who will steer the organisation's course from 2023 to 2026, propelling its mission to even greater heights

At the 7th AUN-CA Annual Meeting on 6 May 2022, Atty. Dulce Blanca Punzalan, Corporate Secretary and Trustee at the Asosasyon ng Musikang Pilipino, World Bamboo Ambassador, United Nations Global Impact Representative, and Chief Executive Officer at Crea 8 Innov 8 Marketing, addressed the members of the AUN-CA in a keynote speech highlighting the situation and strategies for recovery of creative industries in the ASEAN region.

The 7th AUN-CA Annual Meeting was successfully held on 6th May 2022 virtually via Zoom platform. The meeting was geared to touch on significant updates about memberships, board leadership, existing activities, and network expansion and collaboration. The meeting was attended by Faculty and Deans of prestigious universities in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

In this article, we will take a look at AUN-CA, established as a network of cultural offices among AUN Member Universities with the aim to promote creativity, culture and arts among the students in the ASEAN region.

ASEAN University Network on Culture and the Arts (AUN-CA) held its first Online Board Meeting on 28 May 2020. The meeting paved the way forward for AUN-CA to begin conducting online arts and culture activities.