On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Advisory Committee on the Toyota Foundation’s Vision and Initiative reported that the “Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program embodies the achievements of the Toyota Foundation’s 30-year involvement in Southeast Asia. It has been a success in terms of the promotion of reciprocal exchange within the Southeast Asian region and the development of young researchers†(First Interim Report, 23 February 2004). This conclusion was reached after the external review of SEASREP in 2002.