Prof. Harold M. Monteclaro, coordinator for external linkages of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), was elected vice chairman of the International Linkage Program Governing Council (ILPG), an alliance of seven international fishery-related postgraduate schools from six countries in the Asian region.
Monteclaro was voted during the ILP Governing Council’s annual meeting held at the Unibersiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia in November this year.
The ILP Governing Council, composed of representatives of the member schools, manages the curriculum of the Post Graduate (Master) Program on Tropical Fisheries with International Linkage (ILP).
UP Visayas, through CFOS, is one of the founders and collaborating higher education institutions of the ILP together with Sam Ratulangi University (Indonesia), Kagoshima University (Japan) and Kasetsart University (Thailand) in August 2014.
Representing the University, Monteclaro was one of the brains in formulating the rules of the ILP.
The alliance was later joined by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (Malaysia) and Nha Trang University (Vietnam). Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia) is the newest member of the Council.
Implemented in April 2015, the ILP allows students from the member schools to take subjects and be mentored by the faculty members of the collaborating universities overseas to produce globally competitive graduates.
Prof. Munechika Ishizaki of Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Kagoshima University, Japan is the current chairman of the Council.
