Emil Q. Javier

Emil Q. Javier
17th President of the University of the Philippines
In office
1993–1999
President Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded by Jose V. Abueva
Succeeded by Francisco Nemenzo, Jr.
Personal details
Born September 11, 1940
Sta. Cruz, Laguna
Alma mater Cornell University
University of Illinois
Occupation University administrator, educator, agronomist

Emil Q. Javier was the 17th President of the University of the Philippines between 1993 and 1999.[1] An American-educated plant geneticist and agronomist, he was born on September 11, 1940, in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines.

He served as a presidential cabinet member and chair of the National Science Development Board. He worked at The Hague in the Netherlands as senior research fellow for the International Service for National Agricultural Research and went to Taiwan to direct work on vegetable research and development. After a few years abroad, Javier returned to his country at the request of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos to lead the University of the Philippines as its president.

Javier earned his Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Cornell University, his master's degree from the University of Illinois and bachelor's degree from the University of the Philippines- College of Agriculture (now UP Los Banos).[2]

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