Communication Management Office, University Highlights, Volume 3, Issue 3, March 2014
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines has actively participated in the 27th Annual Conference of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) held at the Manila Hotel from February 11-13, 2014. The Conference featured an international forum on outcomes-based quality assurance.
The PUP Delegates with AACCUP Executive Director (L-R) Dr. Manuel T. Corpus, Dr. Josefina Parentela, Dr. Nenita Buan, Dr. Adela Jamorabo-Ruiz, Dr. Herminia Manimtim, Engr. Gisela May Albano and Dr. Theresita Atienza at the 27th ACCUP Conference in Manila Hotel.
Quality Assurance Director Adela Jamorabo-Ruiz, College of Science Dean Dr. Theresita V. Atienza, College of Social Sciences & Development Dean Dr. Nenita F. Buan, College of Arts and Letters Dean Dr. Josefina U. Parentela, College of Computer & Information Sciences Dean Engr. Gisela May A. Albano and Graduate School Associate Dean Dr. Herminia E. Manimtim represented PUP in the said event.
AACCUP President Dr. Luis Sorolla Jr. and Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) President Dr. Ricardo Rotoras launched the Commission on Higher Education-sponsored outcomes-based quality assurance program (OBQAP) for state universities and colleges. CHED tapped AACCUP to revise institutional and program accreditation instruments in accordance with the program. Rep. Roman T. Romulo, chair of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education in the House of Representatives, vowed to support this initiative which is geared towards the realization of the proposed ASEAN Integration 2015.
Dr. Jamorabo-Ruiz, a member of the AACCUP Board of Trustees, served as presiding officer on Day 2 which had Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea (President, Mapua Institute of Technology), Prof. Sun Jianrong (Vice Rector, Macau University of Science &Technology), and Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi (Deputy CEO, Malaysian Qualifications Agency) as resource speakers on quality assurance and outcomes-based education.
The conference was attended by 579 participants composed of presidents, vice presidents, deans, directors, chairs and accreditors from 96 state universities and colleges.
PUP has submitted to the AACCUP its programs this year, starting off with the curricular offerings of the College of Engineering, Department of Cooperatives and the Graduate School. The University is acknowledged as one of the top ten SUCs nationwide, with 58 of its programs accredited by AACCUP
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