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On 22 July 2011, faculty members and students from the Tokyo University of Agriculture (TUA) in Japan, visited Kasetsart University (KU) under the Student Exchange Program of the two universities.
In this photo, Dr. Prompilai Buasuwan, assistant to the Vice President for International Affairs, welcomed the TUA delegation at the KU Golden Jubilee Building after the group visited the Faculty of Business Administration.
Source: KU International Affairs Division News | 23 August 2011
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UPLB has claimed top spots again, this time in the professional board examinations for agriculturists, nutritionists-dietitians, and veterinarians, earning the title of being the top performing school for all examinations.
26 2Among the schools that had graduates take the board exam for agriculturists and veterinarians, UPLB is the lone top performing school and one of only three for the nutritionists-dietitians exam.
UPLB garnered a passing rate of 98 percent (118/120) for the agriculturists board exam where the national passing rate is 37 percent. Seven UPLB examinees took positions in the top 10, namely, Manolo Luis T. Herrera (1st), Donnie Rey L. Bayucan (2nd), Emmanuel L. Bernardo (3rd), James Gregory A. Villasis (4th), Jefferson F. Paril (5th), Ron Aldwin S. Navales (6th), and Andrew Jason E. Quinto (8th). The board examination for agriculturists was given in 11 cities all over the country.
The University again garnered an impressive 100 percent passing rate with all 75 examinees successfully hurdling the professional board exam for nutritionists-dietitians. Four examinees captured spots in the top ten, namely, Cathlin Eliza A. Abraham (2nd), Angelia C. San Buenaventura (4th), Eusebeia Joy B. Mendoza (5th), and Kirstein D. Itliong (7th). The national passing rate for this examination is 67 percent (507/757).
UPLB also dominated the veterinarian licensure examination results with class valedictorian Jussiaea Bariuan making it to the top three passers.
UPLB was the only university recognized as the top performing school with 40 or more examinees and at least 80 percent passing rate. The examination was held in Manila and Cagayan De Oro City.
Source: UPLB News | 31 August 2011
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26 3 1Within developing countries, radio still proves to be the most effective mass media and this was once more emphasized during the dialogue entitled, “The Role of Radio in the Agriculture Development” in line with the celebration of Radio Dayheld on 13 September 2011 at the Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) in Indonesia. Dr.Ir. AmirudinSalehof the Department of Communication and Community Development, Faculty of Human Ecology (FEMA) in IPB stressed that Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), the state-owned radio network, can act as a conduit for the people to air their interests to the government and should not only broadcast “top-down radio programs.”
26 3 2"Radio has an important role to increase the community awareness, to provide information as well as function as the social control. RRI as the Public Broadcasting Institute (Lembaga Penyiaran Publik) can be the source of reliable information, as well as the facilitator and the mediator for public. As the national media with its extensive networks and accessibility, RRI is expected to find solutions for the community problems,"said Dr.Amirudin.
Agricultural information such as eel farming or pest management may not attract commercial broadcasting companies established to gain profit. However, these are the types of information that are needed by many agricultural communities explained Dr. Amirudin. In the future, RRI will come up with more interactive programs where listeners can directly ask the invited resource persons relevant questions on agriculture and related subject matters.
Source: Bogor Agricultural University News | 19 September 2011
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In line with the vision of the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) to be a world-class research university, the Faculty of Agricultural Technology aimed to be an international center of excellence in the agroindustry sector by 2012.
This was revealed by Dr. Ir. Djagal W. Marseno, dean of the Faculty during his annual report, as part of the 48th Anniversary celebration of the Faculty on 19 September 2011. Dr. Marseno furthered that the vision can be realized through the missions of academic development trilogy of building a healthy organization, professionalism, and international cooperation.
"The Faculty of Agricultural Technology is currently working to strengthen the cooperation and the internationalization of the Faculty toward becoming a center of excellence in the field of agroindustry," Marseno said.
Within the past year, the Faculty of Agricultural Technology established a number of cooperations, both nationally and internationally. One of those is with Ehime University which has been going on for three years. The cooperation is in the form of student exchange, research, and the initial opening of joint degree program for graduate programs. Assessment of joint degree program opportunity is also conducted with Kasetsart University. "Two ministries of agriculture, from Namibia and Timor Leste, had visited Faculty of Agricultural Technology to explore the possibility of cooperation in the field of irrigation and management. In 2011 there are 86 institutions that establish cooperation with us," he added.
Along with the increased networks and collaborators, there was also an increase in the number of new students who enrolled in academic year 2011/2012. As of date, the Faculty of Agricultural Technology has 83 civil servant lecturers and 14 honorary ones, 15 of whom are professors, 52 are doctors and 30 masters.
Field researches also increased in the year, from 86 titles (2010) to 95 titles (2011) or up approximately 10.5 percent despite a decline in research funding. The increase is also complemented by a slight increase in the number of scientific publications in the form of journals, posters, national and international seminars.
"These numbers are relatively small compared with the number of researches and faculties. Therefore, the number of publications should be increased given the publication is one of the criteria assessed in the lecturer's work load," Marseno said.
Source: UGM News | 22 September 2011
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On 20 September 2011, Mr. Preungboon Chakkaphak, Vice President for International Affairs, together with members from the Faculty of Engineering, headed by its Dean Dr.Thanya Kiatiwat warmly welcomed the delegates of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden which included Professor Anders Hult,Miss Maria Rothzen , and Mr.Peter Bjork, Executive Director of the Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce. On this occasion, a Memorandum of Agreement between Kasetsart University and Royal Institute of Technology and Kasetsart University was signed for the future cooperation of the two parties.
