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Friday, February 24, 2006
Kagoshima University, Japan and UPV ink 2 agreements
TWO agreements were signed on Feb. 20, 2006 to continue the cooperation between the University of the Philippines in the Visayas and Kagoshima University Faculty of Fisheries.
The new accords are in anticipation of the termination of the Kagoshima University Faculty of Fisheries (Kuff) - University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) - Department of Science and Technology (DOST) - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core University Program that began in 1996 and ends in 2007.
UPV Chancellor Glenn D. Aguilar and Kuff Dean Tatsuro Matsuoka sealed the agreements in an intimate ceremony, witnessed by UPV Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Diana S. Aure and Kuff Associate Dean Jiro Koyama, together with two other Japanese delegates and some UPV officials and faculty members, and held at the conference room of the Administration Building in the UPV Miagao campus.
The first to be signed was the Memorandum of Agreement between Kuff and UPV for the Establishment of Liaison Offices in the two institutions to promote further cooperation. The second is an Agreement of Understanding on Academic Exchange Programme for Students between Kuff and UPV.
The accords hope to strengthen UPV's post graduate programs especially at the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and conduct international programs at UPV by the Japanese University.
The Japanese, on the other hand, expect to establish a regional center in UPV that will include tackling of researches in the Southeast Asian Region. Dr. Matsuoka, in his message, mentioned that research endeavors will not only be in fisheries but will incorporate also components of agriculture and medical science with the primary aim of poverty alleviation in this part of Asia.
At the same time, he revealed that the project enjoys strong support from the administration of the Kagoshima University particularly its president. The activities that will be undertaken under this cooperation will receive major funding from the Japanese Government, he also shared.
After the brief signing, the group proceeded to the CFOS Administration Building for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, formally opening the doors of the Kuff Liaison Office at the UPV Miagao campus. (Anna Razel L. Ramirez)
(February 24, 2006 issue)
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