Landing in Kuala Lumpur, approaching the traditions between nations in Malaysia made the atmosphere of the workshop held from 13 to 17 January 2024 more colorful. Various nations and countries sat together to unite perceptions and thoughts in a joint research workshop on the implementation of virtual patients in health care education across Malaysia and Indonesia funded by the European Union through the grant Culture and Health System Adaptation of Virtual Patients as Collaborative Learning eResources South East Asia (CHAPTER SEA).

Starting from the explanation of the Project Leader Assoc. Prof (AP) Dr. Lee Yew Kong regarding the CHAPTER SEA program and a glimpse of Universiti Malaya and how the program will run in the future, all participants listened carefully. AP YK reminded that it is currently durian season in Malaysia, so reminded all participants not to forget to try the sweet durian which has a very distinctive taste and texture. The next explanation regarding the CHAPTER SEA project and what Virtual Patients are was given by Jagiellonian University by AP Dr. Andrzej Kononowicz and Karolinska Institutet by Natalia Stathakarou, two pioneering universities in the development of virtual patients.

Other teams actively participated and each university introduced themselves in turn starting from Universiti Putra Malaysia by Ybhg Prof. Dr. Sazlina binti Shariff Ghazali, Taylor's University by Dr. Renukha Sellappans, Universitas Gadjah Mada by Dr. Syahirul Alim and Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University by Dr. Fika Ekayanti. Conveying the advantages of their respective universities and the natural wealth of their countries, both volcanoes and lakes, the entire team tried to align perceptions, strengthen bonds so that they could collaborate optimally in the future and get the best results.

"Welcome all teams, let's work together well to get the best results!" Closing remarks from Project Leader Assoc. AP YK at the end of the first day of the workshop.