REPORT OF EVALUATION TEAM; AID-MUCIA-INDONESIAN HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROJECT
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IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE EVALUATION TEAM, THE PROJECT IS ON TARGET IN ALMOST ALL OF ITS BASIC ASPECTS AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP NEEDED TO INCREASE THE CAPABILITY OF INDONESIAN UNIVERSITIES TO FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
RENNE, ROLAND R.|TURK, KENNETH L. · 1974

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OF GREATEST SIGNIFICANCE ARE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PARTICIPANT TRAINING, IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIX-YEAR CURRICULUM, PLANS FOR IN-COURSE GRADUATE PROGRAMS, IMPROVEMENTS IN UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION, IMPROVED GENERAL SERVICES AND LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS, AND STRENGTHENING OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES. WHILE DEFINITE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE, THE NECESSARY LINKAGES WITH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN FULLY REALIZED TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH A DEFINITE IMPACT ON NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. THE EVALUATORS MADE NINE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING: (1)THE AID/MUCIA (MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITIES CONSORTIUM IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS) INDONESIA HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROJECT SHOULD BE CONTINUED OR EXTENDED FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN PHASE II; AND (2)A GRADUAL SHIFT IN EMPHASIS SHOULD BEMADE TO GIVE HIGHER PRIORITIES TO APPLIED RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDONESIAN AGRICULTURE.
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