02/08/2026
CSU Students’ Project Among Top 15 ASEAN Initiatives, Receives AUS 2026 SEED Grant
Three students from CSU have earned regional recognition after their project, POLITI-KNOWS, was selected as one of the 15 recipients of the Asian Undergraduate Symposium (AUS) 2026 SEED Grant.
Eduardo S. Caranguian Jr. from the Bachelor of Library and Information Science, Richmond George A. Agustin, and Ma. Chantile Iclain C. Mabazza, from the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science students from CSU Carig Campus, are set to participate in the Post-AUS Workshop on August 5, 2026, following an invitation from the AUS Fellows Society. The workshop, the official follow-up program of the Asian Undergraduate Symposium (AUS) 2026 hosted by the National University of Singapore (NUS), will be mentored by Prof. Louis Ng Kok Kwang, Associate Professor at NUS and former Member of Parliament of Singapore.
The recognition follows CSU’s successful participation in the Asian Undergraduate Symposium 2026, where the University sent a delegation of 12 undergraduate students who were selected through a rigorous and competitive screening process by the AUS-NUS organizers. The symposium brought together outstanding student leaders from across ASEAN to develop innovative solutions to regional challenges while fostering cross-cultural collaboration and leadership.
The selection of POLITI-KNOWS as one of only 15 projects to receive the AUS 2026 SEED Grant highlights the quality of CSU’s student-led innovations and reflects the University’s commitment to internationalization, leadership development and nurturing globally competitive graduates capable of creating meaningful impact within the ASEAN community.