Vision: SEARCA to be the leading enabler and champion of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD). Mission: SEARCA to strengthen institutional capacities toward inclusive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD) in Southeast Asia through graduate education, research and development, and knowledge management. Suggestions Main Activities Impact Collaborators and Partners to SEAMEC Graduate Scholarship Results/Outputs: SEARCA’s current partners in In view of the regional As of June 2015, SEARCA has awarded a offering its Graduate integration, SEAMEC may Programme total of 1,594 scholarship grants, of which Scholarship Programme facilitate talks and pursue a 1,360 grants have already been completed. include the German Academic Regional Credit Transfer awarding of scholarships to Twenty-nine percent of these graduate Exchange Service (DAAD), the System and the deserving and highly qualified alumni now occupy management level International Development standardization of curricula in Southeast Asians to pursue positions in their respective institutions, such Research Centre (IDRC) of agriculture and related fields to advance studies in agriculture as Ministers, Vice Ministers, University Canada, the Philippine allow more mobility for and related fields at selected Presidents/Rectors, Deans, or Department Carabao Centre (PCC), and scholars. universities in the region. Heads. higher education institutions including the Universiti Putra Impact: Malaysia (UPM), the Tokyo At the institutional level: University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI) and Nagoya Development of resources to University. serve as leaders and agents of change The University Consortium At the individual level: members which serve as study Automatic promotion in position/rank posts of scholars also provide and salary (for the majority) of tuition subsidy and other assistance. The members SEARCA scholarship alumni include UPM; Kasetsart Improvement in research and University (Thailand); the technical skills, as well as University of the Philippines communication and social skills; has Los Baños; and Institut opened other opportunities for Pertanian Bogor and professional growth (Cuyno, 1991) Universitas Gadjah Mada (both in Indonesia).
Vision: SEARCA to be the leading enabler and champion of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD). Mission: SEARCA to strengthen institutional capacities toward inclusive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD) in Southeast Asia through graduate education, research and development, and knowledge management. Main Activities Impact Collaborators and Partners Suggestions to SEAMEC Graduate Scholarship Programme awarding of scholarships to deserving and highly qualified Southeast Asians to pursue advance studies in agriculture and related fields at selected universities in the region. Results/Outputs: As of June 2015, SEARCA has awarded a total of 1,594 scholarship grants, of which 1,360 grants have already been completed. Twenty-nine percent of these graduate alumni now occupy management level positions in their respective institutions, such as Ministers, Vice Ministers, University Presidents/Rectors, Deans, or Department Heads. Impact: At the institutional level: Development of resources to serve as leaders and agents of change At the individual level: Automatic promotion in position/rank and salary (for the majority) of SEARCA scholarship alumni Improvement in research and technical skills, as well as communication and social skills; has opened other opportunities for professional growth (Cuyno, 1991) SEARCA’s current partners in offering its Graduate Scholarship Programme include the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, the Philippine Carabao Centre (PCC), and higher education institutions including the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), the Tokyo University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI) and Nagoya University. The University Consortium members which serve as study posts of scholars also provide tuition subsidy and other assistance. The members include UPM; Kasetsart University (Thailand); the University of the Philippines Los Baños; and Institut Pertanian Bogor and Universitas Gadjah Mada (both in Indonesia). In view of the regional integration, SEAMEC may facilitate talks and pursue a Regional Credit Transfer System and the standardization of curricula in agriculture and related fields to allow more mobility for scholars.
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