A Study of Inter-University Collaborative Education in University Farms

Abstract

This study was conducted in university farms and was authorized by the Inter-University Collabo­rative Education program for two purposes: first, to clarify the trend of agricultural training in univer­sity farms, and second, to identify the advantages and problems in collaborative education for both stakeholders: host and client universities. The results of the research revealed the following three points. First, the client departments were diversified in agri­cultural fields such as food science and nutri­tion, agriculture, and veterinary medicine. Second, the participation forms were classified into three types: order-made, ready-made, and free-ride. Many university farms largely preferred the order-made type. Third, although the clients’ evaluations were high, their continuous commitment to collabo­rative education may become difficult because of curriculum and financial limitations.