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Enhanced cooperation seen between the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

PHOTO: A high-level delegation to Melbourne led by Dr. Rowena Guevara, Undersecretary for Research and Development (front, 6th from right) and Dr. Leah Buendia, Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation (front, 4th from left) was facilitated by Melbourne PCG.. Also in photo are Dr Reynaldo Ebora, Executive Director, DOST-PCAARRD; Engr Ninaliza Escorial, Deputy Executive Director, DOST-PCIEERD; Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, Executive Director, DOST-PCHRD; Dr. Josette T. Biyo, Director, Science Education Institute (SEI); Mr. Paolo Samoza, International Technology Cooperation Unit, DOST-ITCU; Mr. Elmer Pandanan; Project Officer, DOST-ITCU; Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo, Consul Jan Sherwin P. Wenceslao, Melbourne PCG; Dr. David Pardoe, Senior Manager for Partnerships and Industry Engagement for STEM, RMIT; Dr. Mary Johnson, Research Fellow of the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT, and other senior members of the academe in RMIT.

20 April 2022, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne facilitated the visit of a high-level delegation from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to Melbourne, as part of the DOST’s Scientific Visit Program to Australia.

Discussions of possible areas of cooperation took place at the Bundoora campus of RMIT followed by a tour of the teaching and research facilities of the university.

During the course of the visit, Dr. Rowena Guevara, Undersecretary for Research and Development of the DOST and Professor Charlie C. Xue, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (International) of RMIT held the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the DOST and RMIT. The ceremony was witnessed by Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo. High-level officials from the DOST, including Dr. Leah Buendia, Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation, as well senior members of RMIT also viewed the ceremony.

PHOTO: Dr. Rowena Guevara, Undersecretary for Research and Development of the DOST and Professor Charlie C. Xue, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (International) of RMIT sign the Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the DOST and RMIT. The ceremony was witnessed by Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo.