4th UMak, Doshisha University and Kwansei Gakuin University – JPN | PHL Language and Culture Exchange Program

𝟒𝐓𝐇 𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐊, 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐀 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 & 𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐈 𝐆𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 – 𝐉𝐏𝐍 | 𝐏𝐇𝐋 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 with the theme, “𝘼𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚: 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨’ 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨,”

Once again, UMak students from the College of Tourism and Hospitality (CTHM) joined the virtual event guided by CTHM Dean Edita Bayona, CTHM Department Chair Loreta Pascual, CTHM College Secretary Cesar Geronimo, CTHM Linkages Coordinator Maria Theresa Icalla, CTHM Nihongo Professor Maria Filameda Horuichi, and College of Education Professor John David Ayson.

UMak’s newly-appointed OIC, University President and concurrent Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Elyxzur Ramos, thanked and lauded the Japanese university partners from Doshisha led by Prof. Suzuka Fujibayashi, from Kwansei Gakuin led by Keima Tsuruhara and Toma Yamanishi, and organizer Takahiro Matsuda from the University Co-Op Business Association for their commitment and enthusiasm in sustaining this unique intercultural exchange program since 2019 even with the extended global pandemic when such an event would have seemed impossible.

Held last August 31, 2021, almost 100 students from the three universities participated in the event spearheaded by the Center for Linkages, Career Development and Placement.