𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐒 | 𝐓𝐀𝐔 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐬, 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
The Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) along with Bulacan Agricultural State College (BASC), and Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) convened with officials from the Israel Embassy to the Philippines to discuss emerging opportunities for collaboration in the field of agriculture on April 4 at Clark City, Pampanga.
The event was organized by Dr. Robert H. Lo, Founder and CEO of RDF Feed, Livestock, and Foods, Inc. Among the attendees were TAU’s College Deans along with Dr. Benny S. Soliman, Director of External Linkages and International Affairs and Dr. Marianne Villaruel, Director of Student Placement, who represented TAU in this important dialogue. Dr. Anita G. David, President of PSAU and Dr. Honeylet J. Nicolas, Vice President for Research, Extension, Production, and Development (REPD) of BASC were also present at the said event.
During the meeting, discussions regarding the current activities and partnerships with the Israel Embassy to the Philippines were tackled such as the Agrostudies program and MASHAV training.
Furthering the dialogue around faculty and student mobility programs, research opportunities and collaboration; the potential of sending Filipino students and faculty to Israel for advanced studies and hands-on training was also discussed. Additionally, the importance of collaborative research was emphasized in the meeting pointing to the shared interest of both Israel and the Philippines in expanding joint research efforts in areas such as agricultural technology and sustainable farming practices.
In the end, one of the central points of the conversation was how TAU, in particular, could further advance its agricultural programs through international collaboration. TAU representatives expressed their strong interest in forging strong partnerships with Israeli universities to exchange knowledge and best practices, improve curricula and adopt Israel's globally recognized competence in terms of agriculture.
As a result of the meeting, the universities agreed to submit a concept project to the Israel Embassy to the Philippines to outline specific areas for collaboration.
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