Educational Partnerships
Proposed Collaboration with Institution in France
Embassy of the Republic of France, Manila, under facilitation of Mr. François Blamont, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs and Cesar Regino, Responsible de l’Espace EduFrance
- Preparation of Package of Proposals in support of Programs in Language & Culture, Hospitality Management, Physics and Engineering, specifically:
- Development of a French Language and Culture Program
- Cebuano Language, Culture and Social Development: A Training and Cultural Exchange Program
- Development of a Regional Training Program in Archaeometrics and Heritage Conservation
- Strengthening the Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management and Bachelor of Tourism Management
- Upgrading of Bachelor of Science in Physics and Development of New Master of Science in Physics, with specialization in Materials Physics
- Development of Master of Science in Mechatronics and the Establishment of a Robotics Laboratory
- Strengthening Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
- Software Engineering Curriculum, Laboratory, Research with Industry
- Development of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with Major in Renewable Energy Sources and Master of Science in Renewable Energy Sources
- Upgrading of Bachelor of Science in of Electronics and Communications Engineering and Development of New Master of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering with Major in Microelectronics and Mobile Communications
- Presentation of A Proposed Partnership to Enhance Programs in Language and Culture; Heritage and Archaeology; Hotel and Restaurant Management and Tourism Management; Materials Physics; and Engineering to His Excellency Gerard Chesnel, French Ambassador to the Philippines, December 2005
Arts and Sciences
Department of Anthropology, New Mexico State University (NMSU) and Department of Sociology-Anthropology, University of San Carlos (USC) under the, United States Department of State, 2001-2005
- Completion of Ph.D. under a sandwich construction with NMSU: Judy Elmira Aguilar, Fiscalina Nolasco, Leny P. Ocasiones; Ph.D. Candidates: Josephine Logarta-Avila and Jose Eleazar Bersales
Commerce
Sacred Heart University, Connecticut, under supervision of (Stephen Brown, Ph.D., Dean of College of Business with funding from the Academic Alliance for a Better World, Inc. (AABW), Matthew Bristow, President
- Master of Business Administration Consortium initially with University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Bacolod, and the University of San Carlos
- Fellowship Program for Second-Year Master of Business Administration Students in the United States with completion of degree and service contract of five years in the Philippines
Venture Development Centre, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, Canada under supervision of Peter Thomson, Ph.D., and Director
- Memorandum of Understanding for Institutional Partnership between the University of San Carlos and the Venture Development Centre, August 2005
- Entrepreneurial Skills Training for Students and Managers of Small and Medium Scale Businesses in the Philippines
Private Enterprise Accelerated Resource Linkages Phase II funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), managed through the Innovation Science Council of the British Columbia (ISCBC) and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
- Development of curricula and methodologies for training of Executive Directors among Business Support Organizations (BSO) with the goal of supporting development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to create meaningful jobs for both men and women
- Trainers’ Training for two faculty of business administration at Venture Development Centre, British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Review, assessment and modification of initial training program offered to BSO Executive Director in the Philippines
Education
Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii, facilitated by Sister Christina Trudeau, Ph.D., and Jerry Richmond, AMS; Star of the Sea Learning for Preschool, Honolulu, Hawaii, facilitated by Joan Gomes, Ph.D.; and Akenohoshi Montessori School, Hanamihigashi Koga, Japan, facilitated by Fr. Morio Inui, O.M.I.
- Consortium for the training and promotion of the educational principles and practice of Maria Montessori
- Seminar-Workshop on the Creation Story for a network of Montessori School in the Southern Philippines, June 30 to June 1, 2006
Engineering
Université de Bretagne Sud, in coordination with Dominique Duhaut, Ph.D.
- Initial activities of the Educational Partnership in June 2006
- Lectureship Mechatronics at the Laboratory Lorient by Jose Mari Maja, Ph.D.,
- Preparation of proposals for cooperation between Université de Bretagne Sud and the University of San Carlos for funding under the European Union and AsiaLink
Nursing
Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Australia, through the facilitation of Maria Teresa P. Lazaro, Consul General, Philippine Consulate General, Australia
- Delegation from the Australian Catholic University (ACU), including Elizabeth Cameron-Traub, Ph.D. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences; Maria Cynthia Leigh, Ph.D., Director of International Affairs; Violeta Lopez, Head of Nursing School, Mackillop Campus
- Development of a year-long Enhanced Nursing Competence Program – theoretical preparation at USC and professional practice at ACU – to facilitate the employment of Nursing Graduates
Law
Columbus Law School, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.C., facilitated by Marshall J. Breger, Ph.D.
- Negotiation on the submission of a proposal for Education Partnership of the College of Law with the Columbus Law School, Catholic University of America under the U.S. Department of State
