Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA), as the organizer of the Malang International Conference of Herbs and Toxicants, held a pre-conference discussion meeting to initiate collaborative efforts between UNISMA, Taipei Medical University, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

During the conference, matters such as student and staff exchanges for research, joint research projects, and collaborative manuscript writing were discussed. The participating institutions also presented their respective research strengths.