The AIMS Fall 2025 program stands as a valuable international academic experience that contributes significantly to students’ global competence and academic development. Hosana Adel Ivory, a student of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (EPA) Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), batch of 2022, had the opportunity to participate in this student exchange program during the odd semester of the 2025 academic year, from September 2025 to January 2026. The program was hosted by Ibaraki University, located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, and involved students from the Faculty of Agriculture UGM across the 2022 and 2023 cohorts.