12.01.2022. ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP SEALED. MPSPC President Dr. Edgar G. Cue met with Mr. Julio S. Amador III, the Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in the Philippines at the PAEF Office in Mandaluyong City, to advance the fruition of the partnership of the said institutions. The College and Fulbright shall collaborate on 4 identified areas on academic exchange effective immediately, particularly on (1) the Visiting Scholar Program for MPSPC of which the proposal was already approved and is expected to be realized early next year; (2) the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term (DAST) Program that will not only benefit MPSPC, but also local elementary and secondary schools in Mountain Province; (3) the coffee research partnership program for consultancy and expertise in relation to the Coffee Center in Ba-ang; and (4) the Fulbright-USAID program to match a US-based university partner for MPSPC academic, cultural, and research exchange. All these endeavors are covered by the MOU of both parties signed in April, 2022. Dr. Mark Preston S. Lopez, VPAA and Dr. Karen B. Cue, Director for Linkages, with the College President, expressed their commitment to realize a functional and productive cooperation in line with the Administration’s vision of making MPSPC an internationally recognized university. Meanwhile, Mr. Amador emphasized his desire to provide MPSPC all the best it could give to make it an exemplary partner of the United States outside Metro Manila on academic and cultural exchange and to fortify the impact that the College will have to the wider community (This is a developing story). A list of International partnerships and their program counterparts is viewed here.
