The PRESIDENT’S OUTBOX
Dongseo Univ pres is BU commencement speaker Bicol University’s 46th Commencement Exercises has been a great success. We have completed another academic cycle, and sent off another batch of promising young professionals to become productive citizens of our country and the world. Our commencement speaker, the president of Dongseo University, our sister school in South Korea, gave us beautiful insights on how to achieve our theme of “Bridging Bicol University to the World.” He emphasized three things: constant innovation, sharing, and wisdom. Indeed, in today’s fastchanging global educational landscape, we have to respond quickly to the needs of our society in order that we do not get left behind. Our role is to ensure that we equip our students with the right attitudes, skills, and knowledge that they will need to help achieve our common goal of social transformation and development, towards making this world a better place to live. Batch 2016, you hold a lot of promise. Do your part and make us proud. Congratulations bless you all!!!
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Dr. Jekuk Chang, President of Dongseo University (DSU) in Busan, South Korea graced the 46th Bicol University (BU) Commencement Exercises held at the university commencement grounds on April 1, 2016. BU confirmed 3,045 staff of BU. “Nothing prevents graduates consisting of students “First of all I’d like to universities from following the from the main campus, east offer sincere congratulations to same plans for instance [BU] campus, Daraga campus and the the graduates…. I would also like should not have to offer all its Graduate School. to offer congratulations to parents classes in its curriculum. [BU] can After formally conferring of the graduates, along with oversee and approve curriculum the graduates with their respective the professors and staff of Bicol design. But it can select other degrees, BU President Arnulfo University, your hard work is very universities to provide certain M. Mascariñas introduced Dr. much appreciated.” courses for example it’s totally Chang as the university’s 46th In his speech, Dr. Chang feasible to realize a curriculum commencement speaker. emphasized recent changes and design by Bicol University taught The DSU president trends in the modern era, and in part by Dongseo University.” opened his speech by sincerely shared some ideas on how Bicol He also highlighted congratulating the students, their University can compete in the the partnership between DSU, parents, faculty members, and global market thru globalization. Bicol University, and other Asian
BU renews MOA with DSU Dongseo University (DSU) and Bicol University (BU), through their respective presidents, Dr. Jekuk Chang and Dr. Arnulfo M. Mascariñas, renewed their partnership by signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on April 1, 2016 at the Oriental Hotel, Legazpi City, Albay. After keynoting BU’s 46th Commencement Exercises at the university commencement grounds, Chang, together with the BU president and the deans and directors of colleges and units directly involved in the agreement, proceeded to the hotel for the MOA signing. The College of Nursing, College of Arts and Letters, College of Education, and the Language Center particularly stand to benefit from the LEADERSHIP
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Dr. Arnulfo Mascariñas and Dr. Jekuk Chang sign the memorandum of agreement between BU and DSU on April 1, 2016 at the Oriental Hotel, Legazpi City. (Earl Epson L. Recamunda /OP)
agreement, which guarantees the continuance of the international partnership between the two institutions through student and faculty exchange, research collaboration, partnered training programs, and knowledgesharing.
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For four years now, the two institutions have been sending students and faculty members through cultural exchange and international scholarship programs. (Earl Epson Recamunda/OP)
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