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UNE forges links with Latin America
August 28, 2006
The head of a Mexican university has spent a week at the University of New England as part of a program to encourage links between Australian and Latin American universities. Dr Felix Gonzalez Cossio is the Secretary General (the Mexican equivalent of Vice-Chancellor) at the Colegio de Postgraduados in Montecillio, Mexico. He spent a week at UNE touring facilities, talking to senior staff and participating in a variety of forums, including Academic Board and the International Committee.
Dr Gonzales said he had enjoyed his trip and was looking forward to forging links between his university and UNE.
“I have been very impressed with your university, particularly the quality of your work in agriculture,” Dr Gonzales said. “The Colegio de Postgraduados is focused mainly in agriculture and I think we have an excellent opportunity to collaborate in this area.”
Dr Gonzales said cooperation between his university and UNE would take the form of staff and student exchanges and research collaborations. “I am sure we can reach a good agreement,” he said.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Development & International) at UNE, Professor Robin Pollard, said that the university was seeking recognition from the National Council of Science and Technology in Mexico to take Mexican scholarship students to study at UNE. He said the university was also investigating the possibility of scholarships for UNE students to study in Mexico.
Prof Pollard said there was “a lot of commonality” in research between the two universities, in areas such as bio-informatics, agribusiness and animal genetics.
Dr Gonzales said he had found everyone at UNE to be helpful and that he was grateful to the Australian government and UNE for the opportunity to visit an Australian university.
“I have had a good time here, and I like the 'open doors' policy of the faculties,” Dr Gonzales said. “Everyone was friendly and willing to talk to me.”
For more information contact Leon Braun (UNE Public Relations) on (02) 6773 3771. A photo is available to accompany this story.
Posted by Leon Braun at August 28, 2006 09:27 AM