MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, affirmed its commitment in supporting initiatives of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to further strengthen PH-Japan cooperation in higher education.
In a news release on Friday, the Embassy of the Philippines, represented by Charge’ d’Affaires Christian L. De Jesus, welcomed CHED Chairperson Secretary J. Prospero E. De Vera III and the CHED delegation at the chancery during CHED’s official visit to Tokyo on May 7.
In his welcome remarks, Charge’ d’Affaires De Jesus expressed hope that the Commission’s meetings with the different educational institutions and organizations in Japan would result in “concrete outcomes that will benefit the Philippine education sector and Filipino education professionals.”
According to the DFA, the CHED delegation is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), the Japan Foundation, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), and other institutions during their visit to Tokyo.
The meeting between the Philippine Embassy and CHED was also attended by the Association of Filipino Students in Japan (AFSJ) Executive Committee led by its President, Mr. Kevin Saure, Embassy said.
The meeting produced discussions on the state of higher education in the Philippines, the Philippine government’s initiatives to strengthen the country’s higher education programs, and the development of improved information dissemination systems to maximize higher education opportunities in Japan for Filipino scholars, the Embassy noted.
(Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy in Japan / DFA)
The meeting, attended by Secretary De Vera, was joined by Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr., Chancellor of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB); Atty. Ryan L. Estevez, CHED Officer-in-Charge Executive Director, Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), Mr. Felizardo R. Colambo, Deputy Director General for Special Concerns of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Ms. Zyrile Gomez, Assistant of CHED Chairperson.
