On 10-15 December 2019, the Dean of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan’s (XU-ADC) College of Agriculture went on a five-day learning visit in the Southern Taiwan region to explore possible future collaborations with the region’s higher educational institutions (HEIs), research institutes, and firms in the field of agricultural research and agri-business.
Dr. Maria Rosario Mosqueda, the current dean of XU-ADC’s College of Agriculture, is an expert and a published scholar in the following agricultural areas, namely, post-harvest systems, agricultural and bio-processing, agri-food value chain analysis, food engineering, and handling and storage mechanisms. Her primary objective in this learning visit was to look for possible Southern Taiwan agricultural universities or organizations who can accommodate her faculty and students for research and internship purposes in the future. Responding to this request, the Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association in Kaohsiung managed to secure appointments with the university officials of Southern Taiwan’s premiere agricultural universities, namely, the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), National Chiayi University (NCYU), National University of Kaohsiung (NUK), and National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST). She was also brought to the region’s famous agricultural research institutes such as Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experimental Branch of the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park, and the World Vegetable Center. Also included in the itinerary were the visits to the AgriGaia Social Enterprise and an immersion tour with Kaohsung City’s Li Captain village governance model as an example of the Edu-Connect’s commitment to promote the cross-sectoral interface among industries, cities, universities and entrepreneurs.
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Recognizing the potential of Southern Taiwan universities and research institutes in terms of training and skills development, an eight-person delegation from the Asian Center for Education, Research and Training for Innovation (ACERT) went to Kaohsiung City to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association on 12 December 2019 pledging to bring more Filipino professionals from the sectors of basic education and local governance to benefit from the study visits organized by the Training Network in Asia.
The MOU signing is part of a three-day learning visit of ACERT to Kaohsiung on 12-14 December 2019. During their stay, the Edu-Connect brought them to educational and research institutions known for their specialization in agriculture, public administration, disaster response, and business incubation centers. “What we like about our immersion experience with the Edu-Connect is the hands-on, experiential modules they offered throughout the program. This kind of pedagogy departs from the conventional four-cornered seminar set-up of most trainings we have in the Philippines,” said Dr. Mark Anthony Velasco, a practitioner-academic serving as one of the officers of the ACERT. |
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