NewsletterOfficial Publication of the Office of the Vice President for Linkages and International Affairs, San Beda University, Manila, Philippines April 2018 Volume 1 Issue 2 SEED Conference Premieres in the Philippines In this issue: Larry Javier Ambion ministrators (46), faculty (12), staff (6), and SPOTLIGHT students (58) in the said event was the school’s way of showing hospitality and at the same time expertise as some were paper SBU Hosts 1st ALN Execu- presenters and performers in the said event. tive Committee Meeting in the Philippines The conference highlighted paper presenta- tions by delegates including ALN-SEED Pro- Dr. Tita E. Branzuela is gram implementation experiences in Indone- SALT’s New Secretary sia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. These served as an avenue for knowledge General sharing and generation of opportunities. The attendance in the conference likewise pro- LIA Humbly Flaunts vided insights into the network’s major pro- Research Prowess Prof. Em. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Zainai Bin Mohamed gram thrusts. ALN Chair delivers the keynote address Presentations on Social Enterprise and Inno- The Office of Linkages and International vation, Micro Small and Medium Enterprise, Affairs’ mission to contribute in the and Entrepreneurial Marketing took place Newsletter knowledge generation, skills development, during the conference with the distinguished transformational values acquisition was presenters from different partner universi- EDITORIAL BOARD once again achieved in the recently conclud- ties of Parahyangan Catholic University ed first ASEAN Learning Network – San Be- (Indonesia), Banking University, Ho Chi Minh da University Social Enterprise for Econom- (Vietnam), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan ic Development (SEED) International Con- (Malaysia), Prince of Songkla University Tita Evasco-Branzuela, Ph.D. ference which was held on December 6-7, (Thailand), University of Bengkulu Publication Head; LIA Vice President 2017 at The Linden Suites, Ortigas Center, (Indonesia), Thaksin University (Thailand), Pasig City, Philippines with the theme, Universitas Padjadjaran (Indonesia), and San Larry Javier Ambion Translational Initiatives for Sustainable Eco- Beda University (Philippines). Editor-in-Chief nomic Development in the ASEAN. The conference was indeed a very rich ex- Joel Gonzaga Filamor The opening ceremony was graced by the change of not only academic inputs through Associate Editor ALN Council officers namely, Prof. Em. Dr. research but of genuine advocacy towards Chong Li Choy (Switzerland)—Executive community development through the indi- Norielyn Cullar-Tabag vidual and collaborative efforts in guiding Managing Editor Director, Prof. Em. Dato Ir. Dr. Zainai Mo- hamed (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Ma- people to progress. As Dr. Tita E. Branzuela, Doris Kalinisan-Sartorio laysia)—Chairman, Very Rev. Fr. Aloysius Vice President for Linkages and Internation- Circulation Manager Ma. A. Maranan, O.S.B. (San Beda University, al Affairs of San Beda University, said in her Philippines)—Vice Chairman, and Prof. Dr. closing remarks, “the event could be viewed Wee Yu Ghee (Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, initially as academic and research-based in Joel Gonzaga Filamor Malaysia)—Deputy Executive Director nature, but is an indicator of the common Doris Kalinisan-Sartorio (DED) & Secretary with the members of aspiration of ALN members-- to foster life- Lay-out and Creatives ALN Executive Committee. long learning while at the same time contrib- uting to local and regional growth objec- The presence of San Beda University’s ad- tives.” 3 17 15 SBU Hosts 1st ALN Internationalization Gallery Executive Committee Initiatives through Meeting in the Philippines Collaborative Partnership 4 14 LIA Humbly Flaunts LIA Partakes in PSU’s Research Prowess SEED Program in Thailand 5 13 SBU Strengthens SBU Takes Part in the Internationalization 22nd ALN Council Capability Meeting in Indonesia 6 8 9 12 Keeping Up Staff and Faculty Glimpses Dr. Tita Branzuela is Present International International SALT’s New Papers Linkages Secretary-General we Our Networks engage the * Association of Southeast and East Asian Colleges world and Universities (50 Universities) * Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (197 Universities) * Regional Network on Poverty Eradication (11 Universities) San Beda University’s Linkages and International * ASEAN Learning Network (16 Universities) * Association of Universities of Asia and the Affairs Office expands pathways for local and Pacific (239 Universities) international collaboration to harness global * SWISS Asean Learning and Teaching skills of administrators, faculty, students, and (8 Universities) * World Council for Curriculum and staff in academics, research, and extension. Instruction (19 Universities) OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR LINKAGES AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS San Beda University, Manila, Philippines www.sanbeda.edu.ph [email protected] 3 tively easy to divide the membership into smaller OUR MEMBER- membership clusters to facilitate greater membership NETWORKS involvement, betterUNIVERSITIES membership services, and more effectiveALN growth and development15 of the ALN. TheASAIHL main objective of ALN197 network is to promote, de- velop, and disseminate context-based knowledge in management,ASSEACCU law, economics,50 social sciences and tech- nology, for the betterment of people and societies in RENPER 11 the region and at the same time, to promote academic excellence and practice-relevance as well as social re- San Beda University hosted the 1st AUAP 239 sponsibility among students and faculty from the mem- ALN Executive Committee Meeting on 5 Decem- SALT 7 ber 2017, with twenty-five Execu- WCCI tive Committee Members attend- ing it, represent- ing ten universi- ties from five ASEAN countries and 2 universities Prof. Em. Dr. Li Choy Chong, (Executive Director) stress- from Switzerland. es a point during the meet- Various agenda ing while Rev. Fr. Aloysius were discussed at Ma. A. Maranan (Vice Chair) the meeting. and Prof. Em. Dato Ir. Dr. Amongst others, Zinai Bin Mohamed (Chair) Executive Com- listen intently. mittee members unanimously passed the pro- posal of appointing Deputy Executive Director ber institutions. This involves collaborative learning ex- (DED) of Philippines Chapter. Dr. Tita Evasco- periences among ASEAN member universities and their Branzuela, having been with the network and partner communities, through teaching, research, and who has contributed actively for almost a dec- management development. From five founding member ade, was naturally the best candidate and thus institutions, ALN has grown to have sixteen member uni- appointed as the DED of Philippines Chapter. versities in the network. Such expansion generally calls Such appointment was made based on the giv- for better structure and formation of organizational rules en continual membership expansion in ALN which require members’ consensus. It was then timely for and the diversity of needs of different member ALN to hold its very first ALN ExComm Meeting by invit- universities and countries. By having DED – ing all sixteen heads of member institutions to attend. Malaysia Chapter (appointed earlier in 2015) and DED – Philippines Chapter, it becomes rela- SBU Hosts 1st ASEAN Learning Network (ALN) Executive Committee Meeting in the Philippines Dr. Wee Yu Ghee - ALN Secretary and Deputy Executive Director, Malaysia Chapter, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 4 LIA Humbly Flaunts Research Larry Javier AmbionProwess Associate Tabag presents her research paper at the ASAIHL international research conference at Century Park Hotel The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of High- Baňos, University of Saint Anthony-Iriga, De La Salle er Learning - National Council of the Philip- University-Manila, and San Beda University. San Beda’s pines’ (ASAIHL- NCP) two-day conference highlighted Office of the Linkages and International Affairs’ associ- the academic exchange of ideas and opinions among ates shared their expertise in the said event with their the audience and all the presenters during the parallel written papers: sessions on the theme, Embracing ASEAN Integration Mr. Joel Gonzaga Filamor in the 2nd International Graduate Students Multidiscipli- nary Research Conference (IGSMRC) last October 26- Asian Englishes: Bridging the language gaps 27, 2017 at the Century Park Hotel Manila, Philippines. Ms. Norielyn Cullar Tabag The event was graced by the Chairperson of the Com- - mission on Higher Education (CHEd), Dr. Patricia B. Reorganization of the existing association for economic Licuanan as keynote speaker. Other keynote speakers sustainability in Sitio Binaka, Mountain Province include Professor Tan Sri Dato Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Prof. Larry Javier Ambion ASAIHL President (2007-2008); Dr. Jose Miguel R. de la Rosa, Undersecretary of National Economic and De- Phonetics, first languages, and space of standardization velopment Authority (NEDA); and Atty. Carlos Caliwara in Philippine Speech class representing Atty. Rodolfo Salalima, former Secretary All the presented research papers were reviewed by the of Department of Information and Communications distinguished members of the Scientific Review Commit- Technology (DICT). tee, namely Dr. Ahmed N.Y. Meandahawi (PWU), Dr. The event was participated by graduate students from Tita Evasco-Branzuela (SBU), Dr. Marya Svetlana T. ASAIHL-NCP member schools including Philippine Nor- Camacho (UA&P), Dr. Auxencia Alarcon Limjap (FEU), mal