Each year, member universities take turns hosting the event in person, but due to the spread of COVID‑19 and the difficulties of international travel, it was held online for three consecutive years beginning in 2020.

In 2022, Universiti Sains Malaysia, serving as the host for the third time, organized the international symposium and research presentations, and an international student program (student presentation session) was conducted by Yokohama City University’s Urban Planning Unit. These activities promoted exchange among researchers and enabled the continuation of multinational collaboration within the International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities (IACSC), even amid the COVID‑19 pandemic.

At the international symposium, a keynote address and a panel discussion were held under the theme “Sustainable Urban Living in a Covid‑19 & Climate Change Environment.”

Following the symposium, researchers gave active research presentations on the first day under the themes of “Environment” and “Healthcare & Safety,” and on the second day under the themes of “Urban Planning & Social Economic Studies” and “Other Topics”.

In the international student program organized by the Urban Planning Unit, workshops were conducted by mixed student groups from five IACSC member universities, including Yokohama City University. Three of these student groups presented reports on the outcomes of their workshops.

At the General Assembly held on the first day, the declaration to host the 14th conference was made by the Vice Rector for Administration and International Affairs from Thammasat University, the organizer of the next (2023) conference.