From L-R: CHED K to 12 Transition Deputy Program Director Marianne Vital, CBIE Vice President for International Partnerships Basel Alashi, CHED Chairperson Patricia Licuanan, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines John Holmes, and Embassy of Canada Senior Trade Commissioner Michael Belanger during the CHED and CBIE contract signing.
CBIE Vice President for International Partnerships Basel Alashi and CHED Chairperson Patricia Licuanan sign the contract for the implementation of various education programs in Canada, with Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines John Holmes looking on.

 

To promote greater capacity building and education and research collaboration, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE), with support from the Canadian Embassy, formalized their partnership today for the implementation of various education programs in Canada.

 

The collaboration will facilitate mobility programs for Higher Education Institution (HEI) faculty and staff to pursue graduate degrees, and offer training programs on institutional internationalization, second career education, and community college best practices.

 

“We remain committed to forging new partnerships with the goal of granting scholarships and capacity-building opportunities to our college faculty and staff. We look forward to strengthening their academic qualifications and enhancing their teaching through mobility and training programs in collaboration with Canadian universities,” CHED Chairperson Patricia B. Licuanan said.

 

Primarily represented by Mr. Basel Alashi, Vice President for International Partnerships, the CBIE is known for having linkages to 150 academic institutions and has supported, designed, and implemented over 100 international projects in 60 countries. More importantly, it has helped over 30,000 students from 60 countries to gain admission to Canada’s education system at all levels since 1966.

 

Qualified HEI faculty and staff will be awarded scholarships to earn their Master’s and PhDs in preparation for future academic positions, educational leadership, research and policy formulation, and teacher training in the Philippines.

 

Aside from graduate scholarships, Licuanan said that faculty and staff could also apply for training programs on institutional internationalization of HEIs. The program will provide assistance in the development of implementation strategies, partnership-building curriculum development, research opportunities, and funding mechanisms.

 

Faculty and staff may also choose to be trained on second career program or adult education, which