http://www.biotrop.org Current News from SEAMEO BIOTROP webmaster@biotrop.org (Webmaster) http://www.biotrop.org/news.php?id=384 For 2013, BIOTROP awarded thesis grants to six Indonesian PhD students. They constitute the first batch of grantees whose research projects focus on the two program thrusts of the Centre under its 9th Five-Year Development Plan, namely: Tropical Biology for Community Welfare and Tropical Biology for Environmental Integrity. The grantees and their respective research theses and institution affiliations are as follows: Ms. Widya Fatriasari, S.Hut, M.M Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials ..... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:16:19 +0700 http://www.biotrop.org/news.php?id=383 SEAMEO education ministers call for greater focus on Millennium Development Goals and post-2015 education agenda in implementing SEAMEO CollegeThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam, through its Ministry of Education and Training and with support of the SEAMEO Secretariat convened the 47th SEAMEO Council Conference at the Daewoo Hotel Hanoi, Vietnam from 19 to 21 March 2013 with more than 200 participants from 18 countries comprising education ministers, high-level government education off..... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:35:50 +0700 http://www.biotrop.org/news.php?id=382 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Thursday, April 4, 2013 THE Minister of Education yesterday received a courtesy call from a delegation from three SouthEast Asian Minister of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Centres at the Ministry of Education building.The delegation comprised Dr Bambang Purwantara, the Centre Director of SEAMEO Regional Center for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP) Indonesia, three representatives from the Philippines..... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:21:04 +0700 http://www.biotrop.org/news.php?id=381 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Wednesday, April 3, 2013 A DELEGATION from the Philippines-based Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), led by its director, Dr Gil C Saguiguit Jr, is currently on a two-day visit to Brunei to discuss ways to increase rural incomes and alleviate poverty.The delegation was invited to the country by Minster of Education Yang Berhormat ..... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:18:58 +0700 http://www.biotrop.org/news.php?id=380 Brunei Darussalam Education Minister Pehin Abu Bakar Apong has invited Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit Jr., Director of the Philippine-based Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), and his team to share with Ministry of Education officials SEARCA’s programs on addressing rural income growth and poverty alleviation. The invitation came on the heels of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei’s directive to develop domestic agriculture to buffer any future ..... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:11:29 +0700