By Niño Manaog
University Extension Associate
To “reinforce their current knowledge in sustaining efforts towards excellence,” six Capiz State University (CapSU) officials led by President Editha L. Magallanes, joined the team of some 84 representatives from the Philippines’s state universities and colleges (SUCs) to attend the International Leadership Training Conference held on September 22–27, 2011 at the Tan Hai Long Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The CapSU delegation was composed of President Magallanes, Dr. Herminia Gomez, vice-president for academic affairs; Dr. Amelita Simon, CapSU Pontevedra campus administrator; Dr. Mae Dumapig, dean of the College of Education, Arts and Sciences and Dr. Jinky Lyn Contreras, dean of the College of Nursing, both of CapSU Pontevedra; and Dr. Pedro Gavino, director of CapSU’s Business Affairs Office.
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HEADS OF STATE Us CapSU President Editha Magallanes (standing, second from left) joins other SUC presidents from across the Philippines, Dr. Luningning Misuarez-Umar and Dr. Nona Ricafort (seated, third and fourth from left), CHED commissioners. They are hosted by no less than Dr. Ben Lee (seated, fifth from left), EDS Business School president. |
Organized by the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) in collaboration with EDS Business School of Malaysia and the Hawaii-based Akamai University, the international conference featured the expertise of Dr. Premkumar Rajagopal, dean of the Faculty of Business of Aimst University based in Kedah Darul Aman in Malaysia.
In the three-day conference workshop, Rajagopal shared valuable input on the principles and practices related to supply chain management vis-à-vis the challenges encountered in the modern times by the educational leadership in higher education.
According to Dr. Magallanes, educational institutions must offer courses that are needed by the industry. The challenge is to produce graduates whose training, skills and expertise correspond to the current job opportunities in the market, in other words, “to supply graduates needed in the community.”
Dr. Magallanes underscored how CapSU has been faring up to such benchmark. CapSU is prepping the speech laboratory facilities in two campuses which will offer short-term courses that cater to the business process outsourcing (BPO) industries in the market today. To date, CapSU has yet to establish the said facilities in Dayao, Pontevedra and Roxas City campuses to fully prepare for these courses.
Dr. Magallanes underscored how CapSU has been faring up to such benchmark. CapSU is prepping the speech laboratory facilities in two campuses which will offer short-term courses that cater to the business process outsourcing (BPO) industries in the market today. To date, CapSU has yet to establish the said facilities in Dayao, Pontevedra and Roxas City campuses to fully prepare for these courses.
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| Participants from CapSU share light moments with the conference conveners and guests. |
