CET apprentices cap Indonesian internship program

By Mr. Jerome L. Duque (TAU-ELIA)

In the closing ceremony held on 19 January, 20 students from Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) - College of Engineering and Technology (CET) were commended for their performance during their virtual internship stint at Universitas Pancasakti Tegal (UPS) from September 2021 to January 2022.00

The four-month training program hosted 13 Bachelor of Science in Geodetic Engineering (BSGE) students and 7 Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (BSABE) students from TAU.

Psychology student nails AMERTA qualifier

By Mr. Jerome L. Duque (TAU-ELIA)

After acing the stringent selection process, Mr, Bren Noah M. Nieto of Tarlac Agricultural University - College of Arts and Sciences (TAU - CAS) now joins his fellow qualifiers in the Academic Mobility Exchange for Undergraduate at Airlangga (AMERTA).

AMERTA is a one-semester mobility program offered to international students by the Universitas Airlangga (UA) for free. It is granted to global scholars who are interested in a number of subjects focusing on uniquely Indonesian perspectives such as sociology, cultural studies, economics, natural sciences, and health sciences. Classes will be taught in English.

UMAP Council Philippines names ELIA Director as VP for Luzon

By Mr. Jerome L. Duque (TAU-ELIA)

Tarlac Agricultural University - Office of the External Linkages and International Affairs’ (ELIA) Director, Dr. Christine N. Ferrer, was voted in as the new Vice President for Luzon of the University Mobility in the Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) Council Philippines from 2021 to 2025.

In a letter, Dr. Ferrer was congratulated by Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman, Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III as the latter expressed his confidence that the former will “steer the organization towards greater heights and foster a new spirit of progress and collaboration.”

Indonesian university recognizes TAU, cites excellence in partnership

Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA) acknowledged Tarlac Agricultural University’s impact in its internationalization efforts during the annual UNESA International Forum for University Rectors (UNIFUR) held virtually on 25 November. UNESA chose TAU out of hundreds of colleges and universities, organizations, and public and private institutions from its roster of global partners and linkages.

In his acceptance speech, TAU’s President, Dr. Max P. Guillermo, shared TAU’s humble beginnings. “TAU was once a relatively less popular university when we first dared to cross the unsettling waters of internationalization.”

TAU hosts 3^rd DPGAA Biennial Convention 

As means of recovery to foster innovation, the Tarlac Agricultural University, in partnership with the DOST-PCAARRD Graduate Alumni Association Inc. (DPGAA), hosted the 3^rd Biennial Convention on November 3-4, 2021 via Zoom.

Cognizant of the research trends in the global milieu, TAU led the launching of the virtual convention by providing more innovative research-based technologies that may mitigate the impact of the crisis. This convention provided venues for the science and technology experts and academicians whose research interests dwell on fields of science and technology particularly on improving the production of crops, livestock, aquatic, and natural resources.