THE Philippine Normal University (PNU) received a new visiting scholar, Dr. Shigeru Ozaki, from the Faculty of Global and Regional Studies of the Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan during a simple ceremony held on April 1, 2024.
PNU Vice President for Research, Extension, and Quality Assurance (VPREQA) Teresita Rungduin, together with Educational Policy Research and Development Office (EPRDO) Director Heidi Macahilig, and Research Management Office (RMO) Director Ma. Arsenia Gomez, formally welcomed Ozaki to the university.
The Japanese scholar's work at PNU will focus on Foreign Language Education studies which will contribute to language policy making in the regional arena.
Meanwhile, three PNU faculty members participated recently in the meeting of partners for the Strengthening University-Enterprise Collaboration for Resilient Communities in Asia (SECRA) Project held at the University Peradeniya in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The meeting aimed at fortifying the partnerships between academic institutions and businesses toward improved community resilience in the face of natural disasters.
PNU was represented by its team leader Darryl Roy Montebon, together with team
researchers Arlyn Marasigan and Leah Amor Cortez.
The team also participated in the 1st International Conference on University-Industry
Collaborators for Sustainable Development (ICSD-2024) where they presented their paper titled "Voices from the Communities: Stakeholders Perceptions on University-EnterpriseCollaboration Programs for Resilience."
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