Education Programs
Welcome to USSEC’s Educational Vision
Empowering Tomorrow’s Soy Leaders
We are actively shaping the future of global food security with our powerhouse agribusiness centers. Through the Soy Excellence Center (SEC), the European Union Soy Innovation Center (EUSIC) and the China-U.S. Soy Value Chain Innovation Center (SIC), USSEC is driving global food security and sustainable innovation.
SEC
SEC’s well-established educational offerings across the Americas, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are nourishing the minds of today’s protein professionals and equipping tomorrow’s agribusiness leaders. Through SEC’s structured training and innovative continuing educational communities, we are shaping the future of global protein accessibility.
EUSIC
The EUSIC, launched in 2021, serves as a professional hub offering educational programs for mid- to high-level employees in industries connected to the soybean supply chain. It supports technical feed industry programs across Europe and promotes the use of U.S. Soy.
SIC
The SIC, our other core agribusiness center, launched in 2023 with Henan’s provincial and municipal governments and Henan University of Technology, harnesses over 40 years of U.S.-China soy collaboration. It advances soybean science – from animal nutrition to soy foods – to optimize and showcase value to buyers and consumers across the soy value chain.
With SEC, EUSIC and SIC programming, we’re equipping agribusiness professionals to unlock U.S. Soy’s potential, fostering low-carbon value chains, and contributing toward global nutrition security.
Building Skills, Improving Lives
Soy Excellence Center
- Training 17,000+ agribusiness professionals across three continents since 2019
- Six educational tracks across the soy value chain designed for capacity building
- 3000+ active participants in the SEC’s continuing education online community
European Soy Innovation Center
- Collaborating with over four leading European Union (EU) and U.S. universities, three EU research institutes, and 10+ key EU industry leaders to develop new soy products
- Engaged ~450 EU companies in initiatives to grow understanding of the quality and sustainability of U.S. Soy
- Conducted 13+ EU education activities for technical knowledge transfer and sustainability awareness
China-U.S. Soy Value Chain Innovation Center
- Six successful training courses conducted each year since 2023
- ~700 trainees upskilled
- Subjects include livestock and poultry technology, aquaculture and aquatic technology, soybean quality and soybean oil processing technology
The Global Need for Soy Expertise
With the global population expected to reach 9.8 billion by 20501, meeting protein demands sustainably will emerge as a key challenge for the world. U.S. Soy is the reliable and sustainable choice across animal nutrition and human consumption.
By equipping the world’s future champions of U.S. Soy with cutting-edge skills though our top-notch agribusiness centers, we’re ensuring U.S. Soy remains the gold standard for sustainable protein solutions and contributing to global nutrition security.
Real Stories, Real Results
Through education, we’re not just building skills, we’re improving livelihoods.
Transforming Lives, Strengthening Markets
Soy Excellence Center
“SEC has enriched lives and strengthened our entire community.”
Puzant Dakessian, Wadi Poultry, Egypt
“The mentorship from SEC is invaluable.”
Teoh Huey Lee, FFM Pulau Indah, Malaysia
China-U.S. Soy Value Chain Innovation Center
“SIC training is technologically forward-looking, highly professional and rich in knowledge, laying a solid foundation for the innovative development of food and soybean technology in Henan.”
Zhang Jun, Henan Ridley International Nutrition Co., Ltd., Henan, China
“We sincerely thank the SIC for providing this highly specialized platform, which has been invaluable to our work in industrialized aquaculture. SIC training will contribute significantly to scaling up our company’s operations and strengthening market competitiveness.”
Zhong An, Standardization Engineer, Wuhan CP Aquatic Co., Ltd., Hubei, China
Investing Today for an Abundant Tomorrow
Our inaugural Soy Excellence Center Annual Report provides an exclusive look at how we are empowering the next generation of food and agriculture leaders. The journey of our Tomorrow Solvers is just beginning.
