BSU Academic task force of the Curriculum Development in Agroecology Project funded by Erasmus+ convened in a meeting on March 9, 2022.
The activity focused on the presentation of the feasibility and marketability results of the Master of Science in Agroecology (MSAE). A first international graduate program soon to be offered at the Benguet State University.
Dr. Janet P. Pablo, project leader, also discussed the curriculum timeline of activities. The timeline will guide the task force to carry out the planned activities at the college to university level. Activities include presentations and approval of the MSAE curriculum to the partner colleges, committees, and councils. A curriculum harmonization will also be conducted between BSU and project partner Central Luzon State University for a standardized curriculum for the MSAE program.
They also tackled the laboratory equipment that will be utilized for the MSAE program. The task force had a consensus on which alternative equipment will replace the proposed supplies considering that some of the items were available in the university.
The academic task force is comprised of subject matter specialists at the Colleges of Agriculture, College of Natural Sciences, College of Forestry, and the Graduate School-College of Agriculture.