In order to facilitate exchange and interaction between agricultural circles in Malaysia and Taiwan, the President of the Malaysia Kluang Agricultural Association, Dato’ Lim Sin Hai, led a group of 35, including directors, members, and agricultural fellows from their overseas Chinese community to visit National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) on March 27, 2025. NPUST President Chin-Lung Chang personally welcomed the guests to the campus where they met with College of Agriculture Dean, Jue-Liang Hsu, Department of Food Science Director, Chan-Chiung Liu, Department of Plant Industry Professor, Wen-Shin Lin, and Office of International Affairs’ Cooperation Division Director, Shang Han Tsai.
Kluang is located in the central part of Johor, Malaysia, and in recent years the Malaysian government has been committed to developing the area as a hub for agricultural products and technology. Meanwhile, the Kluang Agricultural Association is working to promote agricultural development, improve management efficiency, increase production, enhance product quality, and conduct related economic and commercial activities. They are also organizing activities that will help enhance the relevant professional knowledge of their members. The delegation visiting NPUST included professionals from Malaysia’s agricultural and animal husbandry sectors, including oil palm growers, fruit growers, leafy vegetable farmers, durian companies, organic fertilizer producers and members of agricultural cooperatives. Through the exchange, the farmers learned techniques on how to grow crops more efficiently.
While the guests were on campus, Jia-Fu Leo, a third year student from Malaysia studying at the NPUST Department of Plant Industry was invited to share his experiences at the university. Leo talked eloquently about how he persuaded his parents to let him go abroad to join the Overseas Youth Vocational Training School at NPUST, and how he acquired relevant knowledge and skills during his studies. He shared his rich experiences in an orderly manner and left a deep impression on the visitors. During the visit, the Office of International Affairs also arranged for the delegation to tour the school’s Center for Agricultural and Aquacultural Products Inspection and Certification, Simulated GMP Food Production Line, Smart Farm and other teaching and research facilities. The last stop was at the Student and Staff Consumer Cooperative where the visitors were introduced to the sales and marketing of products developed and produced by the university, and learned about some of their successful experiences. The time at the school proved to be quite fruitful for the Malaysian visitors and will hopefully lead to new opportunities in the future.
