La Universidad T\u00e9cnica de Machala (UTMACH) y el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP) suscribieron este mi\u00e9rcoles un convenio de cooperaci\u00f3n interinstitucional que fortalecer\u00e1 la investigaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica, la innovaci\u00f3n agropecuaria y la formaci\u00f3n acad\u00e9mica en beneficio de docentes, estudiantes y del sector productivo de la provincia de El Oro y del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n
La firma del acuerdo se realiz\u00f3 en la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la UTMACH, con la participaci\u00f3n del Dr. Jhonny P\u00e9rez Rodr\u00edguez, Rector de la universidad, y el Dr. Ra\u00fal Jaramillo Velastegu\u00ed, director ejecutivo del INIAP, quienes destacaron la importancia de generar alianzas estrat\u00e9gicas entre la academia y los organismos especializados en investigaci\u00f3n agropecuaria.<\/p>\n
El convenio tendr\u00e1 una vigencia de 10 a\u00f1os y tiene como objeto establecer mecanismos, condiciones y compromisos para que la UTMACH otorgue al INIAP, en calidad de pr\u00e9stamo de uso, un espacio f\u00edsico destinado a actividades experimentales de siembra y pr\u00e1cticas acad\u00e9micas, denominado Ambiente de Aprendizaje. Adem\u00e1s, contempla la utilizaci\u00f3n de otros espacios para el desarrollo de investigaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica, ejecuci\u00f3n de proyectos conjuntos y procesos acad\u00e9micos vinculados a la participaci\u00f3n activa de docentes y estudiantes universitarios.<\/p>\n
A trav\u00e9s de este acuerdo, los estudiantes de la UTMACH podr\u00e1n fortalecer su formaci\u00f3n pr\u00e1ctica y cient\u00edfica mediante su participaci\u00f3n en actividades de campo, investigaci\u00f3n aplicada y procesos de innovaci\u00f3n agropecuaria, permitiendo adem\u00e1s la validaci\u00f3n de horas acad\u00e9micas conforme a la normativa institucional vigente.<\/p>\n
Las autoridades coincidieron en que esta alianza representa un paso importante para consolidar una relaci\u00f3n permanente entre la educaci\u00f3n superior y la investigaci\u00f3n agropecuaria, promoviendo la generaci\u00f3n de conocimiento, el desarrollo sostenible y soluciones innovadoras para los desaf\u00edos del sector agr\u00edcola ecuatoriano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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