Commissioner Hadja Luningning Mesuarez-Umar of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Chair of the ASU Board of Regents graced the inauguration and blessing of the Tourism Education Laboratory on Food Processing in Aklan State University, Banga, Aklan held recently.
Commissioner Umar stressed in her message that “the activity manifests the university’s commitment to higher education and to go international.” She said that the laboratory on food processing is in response to the Education-Tourism Program of making the Philippines as Tourists’ Haven and Knowledge Center in Education in Asia and the Pacific. The said program takes advantage of the strengths of the Philippines Education System and at the same time tap the dollar – earning capacity of tourism through innovative programs that cater to foreign tourists.
The Tourism – Education Program is up for implementation in selected State Universities and Colleges in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao which are situated in tourist destinations. With the Province of Aklan having the world-famous Boracay Island as a tourist destination, the ASU has been chosen by CHED to implement the education tourism packages in Western Visayas. ASU will soon be playing host to tourists who will be taking up short term courses through the food processing laboratory which would mean additional income for the University.
Commissioner Umar had appropriated P100,000.00 for the project, which aims to help boost the country’s dollar earnings and put the University in the education map of the world as well. It will also open doors for linkages with other foreign institutions through the tourists who will be taking up short term courses in ASU.
She thanked Director Zinnia P. Teruel of DOST Region VI for the technical and financial assistance extended to the laboratory on food processing. Likewise, to Dr. Benny A. Palma, ASU President, for the fast implementation of the Tourism – Education Program in ASU and for holding record of being the first SUC in the country to implement the said program.
The program is in partnership with CHED, Technical Education Skills Development Authority, Department of Tourism, Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Science and Technology. (ACRelingo and SRVillasis, ASU-ECS). /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
Commissioner Umar stressed in her message that “the activity manifests the university’s commitment to higher education and to go international.” She said that the laboratory on food processing is in response to the Education-Tourism Program of making the Philippines as Tourists’ Haven and Knowledge Center in Education in Asia and the Pacific. The said program takes advantage of the strengths of the Philippines Education System and at the same time tap the dollar – earning capacity of tourism through innovative programs that cater to foreign tourists.
The Tourism – Education Program is up for implementation in selected State Universities and Colleges in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao which are situated in tourist destinations. With the Province of Aklan having the world-famous Boracay Island as a tourist destination, the ASU has been chosen by CHED to implement the education tourism packages in Western Visayas. ASU will soon be playing host to tourists who will be taking up short term courses through the food processing laboratory which would mean additional income for the University.
Commissioner Umar had appropriated P100,000.00 for the project, which aims to help boost the country’s dollar earnings and put the University in the education map of the world as well. It will also open doors for linkages with other foreign institutions through the tourists who will be taking up short term courses in ASU.
She thanked Director Zinnia P. Teruel of DOST Region VI for the technical and financial assistance extended to the laboratory on food processing. Likewise, to Dr. Benny A. Palma, ASU President, for the fast implementation of the Tourism – Education Program in ASU and for holding record of being the first SUC in the country to implement the said program.
The program is in partnership with CHED, Technical Education Skills Development Authority, Department of Tourism, Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Science and Technology. (ACRelingo and SRVillasis, ASU-ECS). /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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