Daily TribuneThe two institutions seek to promote exchange between their learners, educators, and administrative staff through informative abroad classes, including short-term summer overseas, internships, practicum, and globally networked learning experiences.
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York provost and vice-president academic professor Lisa Philipps and Benilde Chancellor Benhur Ong.(PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF dlsu-csb)
Driven by the common goal to establish collaborative relations for the next generation of industry leaders, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and Canada-based York University sealed a partnership to advance education within the two institutions.
The cooperation was formalized through the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by YU provost and vice-president academic professor Lisa Philipps and Chancellor Benhur Ong. Center for External Linkages and School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies Center for Partnership and Development director Sherlo Reyes, and School of Management and Information Technology Dean Dr. Ma. Corazon Reyes served as witnesses.
Through the mutual pursuit, the two institutions seek to promote exchange between their learners, educators and administrative staff through informative abroad classes, including short-term summer overseas, internships, practicum and globally networked learning experiences.
It likewise aims to conduct shared seminars, conferences, and intellectual meetings. Supervision of graduate students will be part of the agenda.
This will also lead to the promotion of scientific materials and documents of the same interest.
YU, on the other hand, is known as the leading international teaching and research institution, which holds Canada’s largest Liberal Arts Program, the only Space Engineering Program in the country, a new Global Health and unique cross-discipline Digital Media courses.
Benilde is recognized for pioneering, innovative and emerging fields of specialization in Deaf Applied Studies, design and arts, hospitality management and tourism, as well as business and diplomatic affairs.
