Four students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT, Kenya), three students and one faculty member from Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST, Kenya), and two students and one faculty member from Addis Ababa University (AAU, Ethiopia), for a total of 11 participants were invited to participate in this program. The invited students were selected from graduate students who had achieved excellent results in the "Global Management" course offered under the “Programme for Developing Human Resource to Contribute to SDGs by Merging African Potential and Japanese Scientific Technology” (UU-A), a joint project between Utsunomiya University and six African universities.
　The program schedule was as follows.

Wednesday, 12th, the first day

Members from JKUAT, MUST and AAU arrived at Narita Airport and then travelled by bus to Utsunomiya.

Thursday, 13th, the second day

In the morning, after the formalities, an orientation was held and Dean Prof. YAMANE of the School of Agriculture gave an overview of Utsunomiya University.
　In the afternoon, Dr. FUKASAWA gave a lecture on state-of-the-art Molecular Agriculture and Bioinformatics at the Bioscience Education and Research Center, and they observed state-of-the-art genetic equipment and genetically modified organisms.

Friday, 14th, the 3rd day

The participants met with the President at 9:00.
At 10:30, Dr. KUROKURA gave a lecture on "Genome Editing and Breeding of Crops".
　In the afternoon, an experiment was carried out to compare the genome-edited tomatoes with their original varieties to confirm that the nutrient (GABA) was indeed increased in GE tomatoes. At 17:00, attended the Opening Ceremony of the UU-A Student Summit 2025.

Saturday, 15th, the 4th day

The participants visited Agri-Station Seiwa to see state-of-the-art horticulture facilities that utilize agri-science as an integrated science.
　In the afternoon, participants experienced strawberry picking at the Mashiko Strawberry Estate and observed an agribusiness site that combines strawberry cultivation technology and tourism in Tochigi Prefecture.

Sunday, 16th, the 5th day

Dr. OSHIMA gave a lecture on sustainable forestry production at Utsunomiya University at the Funyu Experiment Forest attached to the School of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University. Afterwards, they interacted with students of the Department of Forest Science in the Loud Voice Competition.
　Lunch was served at "Nico Nico Honjin" at the Michi-no-Eki Nikko, the forefront of agribusiness.
　In the afternoon, the participants visited Nikko Toshogu Shrine, where they learned about Japanese history and had an opportunity to think about collaboration between tourism and agriculture.

Monday, 17th, the 6th day

They visited the farm attached to the School of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, and listened to Dr. IKEDA's lecture "Unraveling Onion Productivity through Genetic Analysis".
　In the afternoon, RNA extraction from onions and reverse transcription-PCR were tested to check the expression of genes involved in onion enlargement. At 17:00, attended the "UU-A Student Summit 2025" Symposium I.

Tuesday, 18th, the 7th day

Dr. NERIYA gave a lecture on "Diagnosis and Detection of Plant Diseases".
　In the afternoon, in the experiment "Genetic Detection of Plant Viruses", the genomic RNA of cucumber mosaic virus, which is also widespread in Africa, is tested by RT-PCR and the coat protein by ELISA. At 17:00, attended the "UU-A Student Summit 2025" Symposium II.

Wednesday, 19th, the 8th day

They listened to Prof. NATSUAKI's lecture, "Development of Vaccines to Control Crop Diseases and One-Health," and Prof. SONODA's lecture, "Differentially Resistant Agricultural Pests and Management by Natural Enemies".
　In the afternoon, as on the previous day, the genomic RNA of the virus was tested by RT-PCR and the coat protein by ELISA. At 17:00, attended the "UU-A Student Summit 2025" Symposium III.

Thursday, 20th, the 9th day

The participants summarized the contents of the training so far and prepared materials for the presentation of the results of the activities.
　In the afternoon, 11 participants invited under this program reported on their experiences at Utsunomiya University at the session of Activity Report of Sakura Science Program. They also interacted with faculty members and students of Utsunomiya University and those invited by UU-A, and participated in the closing ceremony of the Student Summit.

Friday, 21st, the final day

The participants traveled by bus from Utsunomiya to Tokyo, visited the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), and departed for home from Narita Airport after 8 pm.

Finally, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to JST and the Sakura Science Program for giving us the opportunity to develop exchange between the three African universities and Utsunomiya University, and to everyone involved for their efforts in implementing the program.