Academe-industry partnership was used by the Program in aligning and upgrading the curriculum of the Master of Arts in Economics to what it is now, the Master of Science in Economics, to respond to the current needs and demands of various industries. Practitioners and experts from private companies, government and non-government organizations were invited to talk about their present-day and imminent organizational ventures. They were consulted to provide future directions for curriculum design and development. The program forged a partnership with the Agriculture Credit Policy Council (ACPC) for exchanges of knowledge and skills beneficial to both PUP and ACPC.