WORK TEAM
Ricardo Lleonart, PhD
Coordinator/Acting Director
Marisín Pecchio González, PhD
Assistant Coordinator
The Center for Academic Affairs and Collaboration (CAAC) began its functions in 2011 with the mission of coordinating all educational and research programs at the Institute and administering all scholarships dedicated to supporting education.
The Center for Academic Affairs and Collaboration (CAAC) began its functions in 2011 with the mission of coordinating all educational and research programs at the Institute and administering all scholarships dedicated to supporting education.
The CAAC’s vision is to develop excellence in teaching and training in innovative and scientific research. This allows us to respond to the evolution of trends, challenges, and opportunities in scientific training in Panama.
This center seeks to consolidate the integration of new programs and new talents, supporting a culture of national and international collaboration to advance the research and innovation system in Panama. For this reason, in 2018 the CAAC incorporates into its objectives the function of also performing as a collaboration center, through the development of planning strategies, to define a series of activities aimed at enhancing the Institute’s work outside and within the same.
- Support research through academic development and capacity building.
- Identify and involve stakeholders throughout the scientific research and information value chain.
- Monitor key indicators related to national and international strategies.
For inquiries or requests to the Center for Academic Affairs and Collaboration, you can do so by writing to us at the following email: consultascaac@indicasat.org.pa
ACADEMIC MATTERS
- Provides support in the selection and admission process of students for research training programs, where each student has a mentor. The process of selection, admission and evaluation of the following research training programs is in charge of an internal and external committee as the case may be. Sometimes the admission processes are led by the cooperating universities.
- PhD Programs
- PhD in Biotechnology in collaboration with Acharya Nagarjuna University, India. It started in 2011.
- Doctorate in Biomedical and Clinical Research in collaboration with the University of Panama, Panama. Started in 2020
- Doctorate in Bioscience and Biotechnology in collaboration with the Technological University of Panama, Panama. Starts in 2020.
- Undergraduate and Master’s thesis (approximately 30 students per year).
- Internships and volunteering for National and International Students (approximately 20 students per year).
The CAAC manages academic orientation opportunities for college students such as:
- Science program for elementary and middle school students
- INDICATOUR: Guided tour of the INDICASAT AIP facilities.
- Commemorative Activities: It refers to those activities that derive from the commemoration of a particular date and that hold an important meaning both for the Institute and for Panamanian or world society in the scientific field.
The CAAC manages research training opportunities at the national level, also at the international level, such as:
- International conferences and workshops.
- Periodic institutional scientific seminars.
- Scientific Manuscript Writing Workshop.
CAAC COLLABORATION
- Support for institutional and international strategic projects: ICGEB, Innova Park Panama, CAS.
- Center of Excellence in Biotechnology, India.
- Institutional Evaluation
- Planning meetings
ONLINE FORMS