PNG UNRE partners with Taiwan University

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VC Professor Aisak Pue signs the MOU while Heads of Academic Departments look on. Dr Caleb Breria is on the right.

PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan have agreed to work together to develop their education and academic research objectives.


PNG UNRE Vice Chancellor Professor Aisak Pue signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last Friday (Feb 18) in the presence of Heads of the University’s academic departments. The document will be sent to Taiwan where President of National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Dr Cheang-Hsien Tai, will also sign.

According to the MOU, academic exchange will include but is not limited to:

• Development of mutually beneficial academic and training programs;
• Exchange of students for the purpose of studying; and faculty and staff for the purposes of      teaching, research and extension;
• Reciprocal assistance for visiting academic staff, staff and students;
• Coordination of such activities as joint research and transfer of technology;
• Exchange of documentation and research materials in fields of mutual interests; and
• Development of Dual Degree Programs.

Details of the implementation of any particular exchange resulting from this agreement shall be negotiated between the two institutions and is subject to the availability of funds.

NPUST was established as Kaohsiung State Pingtung Extension School of Agriculture during the Japanese Colonial Era in 1924. In 1954, the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial Institute of Agriculture. At that time, it was among the best of Taiwan’s vocational schools, training countless elites and becoming a foundation for Taiwan’s economic boom.

In 1991, the school reorganized to become a vocational college and, together with the National Taiwan Institute of Technology, was among the top two technical institutions of higher learning in the country. In 1997, the vocational college was upgraded to a university of science and technology, and occupied a leading position among vocational education institutions in Taiwan.

NPUST provides an excellent place for students to cultivate their skills and personal qualities while strengthening their bodies and minds - it is also an ideal place for faculty members to carry out their research and educational activities.

UNRE’s partnership with NPUST is the initiative of Dr Calab Breria, an academic at UNRE who is PNG’s first Ph.D. graduate from NPUST.

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