He ambassador of the Philippines In the Czech Republic, Eduardo R. Meñez, visited Masaryk University and Mendel University to explore expanding education and research cooperation with Philippine universities.
At Masaryk University, Ambassador Meñez and Vice Chancellor Břetislav Dančák discussed the current state of relations between the university and its Philippine counterparts and exchanged views on possible new areas of collaboration, including cybersecurity and regional political-security relations. economic.
Masaryk University is a research university. Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who recently visited the Philippines and met with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in April 2023, was once its rector.
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At Mendel University, Ambassador Meñez and Prof. Dr. Jan Mareš, Chancellor of Mendel University, discussed exchanges between students, researchers and faculties and programs to address the effects of climate change on agriculture and food security. They also explored new areas of possible cooperation, such as biotechnology, food technology, and fish and meat production.
They discussed the current state of relations between the university and their Philippine counterparts and exchanged views on possible new areas of collaboration.
The visit, the first of many that the ambassador will make throughout the year, is significant because it supports one of the main priorities of the government of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.: agriculture and food security.
Mendel University, which has cooperative agreements with eight Philippine universities, is a public institution with one institute and five colleges, including agricultural sciences, forestry and wood technology, and horticulture.
