International agricultural research partnership discussions
The
Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research (TIAR) hosted
a delegation of agricultural scientists from China this
week to discuss potential research partnerships between
TIAR, UTAS School of Agricultural Science and Chinese research
institutions.
The partnership, called a cotutelle agreement, is an internationally recognised agreement which enables research collaboration and the joint teaching of PhD candidates in highly competitive areas of mutual research interest and commercial interest.
Among the visiting group is China’s foremost expert on rice research, Professor Ming-hong Gu, who is internationally renowned for his work on the Super Rice Breeding Program in China and the rice genome. He is also a director of the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (similar to the Australian Research Council) and the former president of Yangzhou University.
TIAR Director, Professor David McNeil, said, “I am very excited about what the scholars of our countries could achieve through collaboration and the sharing of knowledge.
“The Chinese Government makes an extraordinary financial commitment to their R&D programs and have two dedicated and highly resourced agriculture universities in each province.”
Highlights of Crop Science Research in China - Powerpoint Presentation by Ming-Hong GU (5.6 MB PPTX)
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Left to right: Qiaoquan Liu, Zuliu Huang, Chenwu Xu, Meixue Zhou, Paul Rigby (director of international services), Minghong Gu, Dexiang Deng, Rugen Xu, Guohua Liang |
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Back left to right: Sergey Shabala, Dexiang Deng, Rugen Xu, Guohua Liang, Zuliu Huang, Chenwu Xu, Qiaoquan Liu; Front left to right: David McNeil, Minghong Gu, Phil Brown, Meixue Zhou |
Published on 20 August 2009