May the best IDEAS prevail

ELIA, OSSD Champion SDG via Fund Grant Initiative

Student leaders from Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) who have been looking for funding opportunities for their priority projects need not to worry.

This, after the External Linkages and International Affairs (ELIA) launched the IDEAS (Innovation and Development Empowering Adaptable and Sustainable Strategy) Challenge Grant (ICG) in collaboration with the Office of Student Services and Development (OSSD) on 3 December through the IDEAS That Count: SDG Projects, from Ideation to Post-Implementation Webinar.

TAU Exhibits Sweet Potato Technology At 2022 THRIVE Innovation Summit

Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) showcased the Sweet Potato Clean Planting Material (SPCPM) Production during the Technological Hive of Regional Innovation for a Vibrant Ecosystem (THRIVE) Central Luzon Innovation Summit from November 29 to December 1, 2022, as part of the recent regional celebration of National Science and Technology Week (NSTW).

The STARS are aligning

ASEAN HEIs Convene to Spur Regional Cooperation

To promote inclusive and sustainable development anchored on advancing socio-economic welfare and raising cultural awareness, 10 higher education institutions (HEIs) from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joined forces in launching the ASEAN STARS (Sustainable, Transcultural, and Advanced Regional Society) on 12 November via Zoom. 

TAU hosts the 2nd International Conference on Agriculture, Biosystem, and Technology (IconABT)

For the second consecutive year, academics, researchers, and other interested parties have come together once again for the Tarlac Agricultural University’s International Conference on Agriculture, Biosystem, and Technology (IconABT) with the theme Farm to Fork (F2F): Embracing Data-driven Agriculture for Sustainable, Transformative, and Resilient Agro-ecological Food Chain System last August 22-23, 2022.

Dr. Max P. Guillermo, University President, echoed in his opening speech the significance of adopting data-driven agriculture for achievement of sustainable, transformative, and resilient agroecological food chains.

𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐒 | Current, new IQAs undergo training on auditing management systems

The Tarlac Agricultural University - Office of Quality Assurance (TAU-QA), in partnership with the Gender and Development (GAD) Office, recently facilitated a Capability Training/Re-training for current and new Internal Quality Auditors (IQAs) and Document Control Officers (DCOs) on Effective Internal Auditing in ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) based on ISO 19011:2018 at TAU Agritourism Hostel Function Hall, 18-20 April.

𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 | TAU-CED backs global citizenship education into curriculum, researches; hosts virtual seminar-symposium 

Designated as the Regional Global Citizenship Education Hub for Central Luzon, the Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU), through its College of Education (CED), organized a two-day virtual Seminar and Research Colloquium, 18-19 April, via Zoom online platform which was participated in by advocates from the Philippines and countries across Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand and Indonesia.

In celebration of the University’s 8th Charter Anniversary, members of the faculty and non-teaching staff gather for a communal feast on 7 May. Localized for each college/department, the boodle fight and potluck reflect the solidarity of the TAU community, best exemplified through the traditional Filipino “salo-salo.”

𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐒 | #TAU #GreenandGlobal #8thCharterAnniversary

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𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐒 | TAU prexy delivers final SUA; plugs 2023-2024 feats

With his 14-year term as president of the Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) nearing to end, Dr. Max P. Guillermo delivered his final State of the University Address (SUA) at the Gilberto O. Teodoro Multipurpose Center, on 10 May, as part of the Convocation Program in the 8th Charter Day celebration with the theme, "Growth and Transformation: A Celebration of Milestones and Breakthroughs".

Speaking before an audience composed of students, faculty members, non-teaching staff, alumni members, retirees, and other guests, Dr. Guillermo reiterated the message he's been giving the TAU community for years: “we're in this together.”

"I humbly present to you our collective accomplishments for these are the fruits of our toil. No one person can claim these achievements. Collaboration has always been the key factor in realizing our institutional goals," he said. "Without your individual contributions no matter how small you think they are, we would have not stood where we are today."