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the usual business, causing huge      enterprises, and augment pro-
            economic shock. As such, initial      grams from international partners
            talks from the First Regular Ses-     toward honing globally competent
            sion of the SEZ Institute Council     workforce.
            of PEZA and ISU last December,            The Council also envisions ISU
            were emphasized on establishing       Agro-Industrial Economic Zone
            and fostering ecozones that would     with the University as Operator to
            cater respective economic plan-       front collaboration initiatives with
            ning and management functions,        agriculture practitioners and pri-
            maneuvering the region toward         vate sectors in spurring and accel-
            economic advancement quests at        erating agri-business development
            the national level.                   in the countryside. In addition,
                The Institute Council eyes for    the University is also set to offer
            the formation of ISU Knowledge,       promising academic programs:
            Innovation, Science and Technolo-     Master in Economic Zone Admin-
            gy (KIST) Park, that will reinforce   istration (MEZA), and Export-Stan-
            ISU in the field of industry-based    dard Livelihood and Industrial
            researches, incubate start-up         Technology Education

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