THE ILOILO State College of Fisheries inked a memorandum of agreement with Indonesia’s Pangkep State Polytechnic of Agriculture to boost the academic cooperation between the two institutions.

Included in the agreement is the conduct of student exchanges, field trips, on-the-job trainings and internship programs.

The two institution will also exchange faculty and researchers and implement tourism projects, visiting lectures, joint research projects, conferences, seminars and workshops.

To start the partnership, a virtual exchange of students will take place from May 16 to June 3.

POLIPANGKEP will host a total of four students for programs under fisheries and agriculture.

ISCOF, meanwhile, will accommodate 10 students from the Indonesian school.