Case Study presentation: Strengthening MMSU Educational Mobility through Innovations and International Partnerships for Human Capital Improvement Towards Education for Sustainable Development Dr. Carlos Pascual, RCE Ilocos 11th Global RCE Conference 7-9 December, 2018 Cebu, the Philippines

1. Together we
ACHIEVE!
RCE Ilocos
Strengthening MMSU Educational Mobility Through
Innovations and International Partnerships for Human
Capital Improvement Towards Education for
Sustainable Development
Dr. Carlos M. Pascual* & Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis**
*RCE Ilocos Coordinator and Professor, MMSU
**President, Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)
**Former RCE Ilocos Coordinator
Batac City, Philippines
11th Global RCE Conference “Education for the Sustainable Development Goals”
7th – 9th December, 2018 : Cebu City, PhilippinesRCE Ilocos at MMSU, Philippines 1

2. Outline of Presentation
• RCE Ilocos
– History and Profile
– Portfolio of Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
• Internationalization Programs
– UMAP-Philippines and UMAP-International
Secretariat
– Faculty and Student Mobility (SEA-Teacher)
– Capacity Building in ESD attaining SDGs
• Lessons Learned
• Key Message
Together we
ACHIEVE!
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3. RCE Ilocos
• RCE Ilocos was formally
acknowledged on 17 October
2008 in Paris, France
• With initial 9 member agencies
of Ilocos Norte Science
Community based at Mariano
Marcos State University, Batac
City promoting S&T and ESD
Together we
ACHIEVE!
RCE Ilocos
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4. • 470 km north of Manila
• 45 minutes by plane with daily
flights
RCE Ilocos
See Global RCE Network link: https://www.rcenetwork.org/portal/rce-profile-detail/968
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5. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
• Science Quiz Shows
and Planetarium/Star
Gazing with Ilocos
Norte Science
Community in
promoting S&T for
the youth
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6. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
• Science Quiz Shows
and Planetarium/Star
Gazing with Ilocos
Norte Science
Community in
promoting S&T for
the youth
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7. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
• Science Discovery of
Youth on Mobile
Science Centrum with
(Batac) Ilocos Norte
Science Community in
promoting S&T and
ESD for the youth
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8. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
• Science Discovery of
Youth on Mobile
Science Centrum
Ilocos Norte Science
Community in
promoting S&T and
ESD for the youth
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9. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
• Planetarium for the
youth/Science
Centrum
• Generated Funds:
– Php 0.5 million (First
Project)
– PhP 0.75 million
(Second Project)
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10. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
MoU Signing and Local Community Meeting
on Do-nou Applications in the communities
Prof. M. Kimura of Kyoto University with
MMSU Project Staff
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11. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
Do-Nou Application Demonstration at MMSU Campus
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12. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
MMSU Circumferential Road (55 mts)
Do-nou path walk between Buildings at MMSU Campus
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13. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
DO-nou Path Walk Infront of Administration Building (54 mts)
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14. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
MMSU CASAT – Fishpond Embankment made of Do-nou
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15. Do-nou Technology Applications
• No. of Students of Colleges
– CAS – 629
– CBEA – 1234
– COE – 1139
– CAF – 503
– CHS – 1496
 No. of Faculty
 CAS – 92
 CBEA – 22
 COE – 33
 CAF – 55
 CHS – 39
 No. of ANTAP -407
 (non-teaching staff and community)
Manpower Contributions
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16. Do-nou Technology Applications
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17. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
Accelerating the promotion of a sustainable garlic production for a
climate smart and resilient agriculture through the School-On-the
Air (SOA) program by ATI-RTC, MMSU, and LGUs
Source: http://ati.da.gov.ph/rtc1/news/2016/accelerating-
promotion-sustainable-garlic-production-climate-smart-resilient-
agriculture-t
Awardees among 575 Ilocos farmers learn agri-
technology on SOA.
Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1053991
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18. Flagship Projects in S&T and ESD
One Town, One Technology (OTOTech) project of the
University to sustain food production and development
in the countryside. The OTOTech aims to develop and
manage technologies for agro-entrepreneurship, agro-
tourism, fisheries, education, and business.
National Inventor’s Week 2018 host by MMSU on
Nov 20-23, 2018
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19. INTERNATIONALIZATION OF
PHILIPPINE HIGHER EDUCATION
STRATEGY FRAMEWORK
International
United Nations
Development
Agenda for
Sustainable
Development
Regional and Global
Mandate on Higher
Education for
ASEAN
ASEAN -EC
(Development and
Harmonization of
Higher Education
and TVET)
National
Philippine
Development Plan
(2017-2022) Institutional
CHED’s
Vision
CHED’s Key
Result Areas
CHED'sStrategicInternationalizationProgram
G1. Well-developed global
internationalization and
linkaging framework
G2. Strong crossborder
mobility programs and
internationalization of HE
G3. Improved institutional
capacity thru expansion of
collaborations and consortia
G4. Implementation of CMO
55 s 2016 (IPHE)
G5. Recognition of
Philippine HEIs in
counterpart MOEs
“A higher education system
that is locally responsive and
globally competitive and
serves as a force for lifelong
learning, innovation, as well
as social and cultural
transformation…”
Source: CHED-IAS, 2018; Courtesy of Atty. L. L. Milla

20. Internationalization Programs
University Mobility in Asia-Pacific (UMAP)
Conference in April 2018 UMAP-Philippines Board of Directors
Meeting in Aug 2018.
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21. UMAP-Philippines Activities
Program A: UMAP Multilateral Student Exchange (UMAP-IS)
• Program [UME]
 multilateral exchange program I
 send and receive two students per year
 Tuition waiver basis.
 Programs can last 1 or 2 semesters
• Program B: UMAP Bilateral Student Exchange Program
• [UBE]
 Bilateral student exchange arrangements can be made
• between any 2 UMAP universities
 tuition –waiver basis depend on MOU
• Program C: UMAP Student Exchange on Special
• Courses [USC]
 short-term (2-4 weeks) programs
 Awards 800 USD to selected student
Source: CHED-IAS; Courtesy of Ms. E.C. Paz RCE Ilocos at MMSU, Philippines 21

22. Internationalization Programs
Source: CHED Link Newsletter, 2015
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23. Internationalization Programs
5 inbound Indonesian students at MMSUSEA Teacher Project of MMSU
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24. Internationalization Programs
Source: http://seateacher.seameo.org/seateacher/; attended by MMSU Faculty
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25. Internationalization Programs
First time dancing challenge of Filipino dance with
Japanese, Indonesian and Taiwanese students.
International day with 5 Indonesian, 5 Japanese,
35 Taiwanese and MMSU students with MMSU
President on 20 August 2018.
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26. International Programs
Mission Visit in 4 Universities in Japan in March 2018
MMSU Japan Team
Ashikaga University
Prof. M. Kimura of Kyoto University, Katsura Campus
Gifu University
Shizuoka University
Prof. Shiro SAKA of Kyoto University, Yoshida Campus

27. International Programs
Dr. T. Dei from Ashikaga
University
Dr. Nagao and Iino from
Ashikaga University
Hands-on
exercise of
facullty and
students
Dr. S. Capareda from TAMU, USA
Field Visit at 150MW wind
and 40MW solar farm grids
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28. International Programs
• MMSU as new a member of
UGSAS-GU/IC12 with 20
universities in 9 countries in
Southeast Asia, China and Japan
on 16 October 2018.
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29. Internationalization Programs
EduCanada Fair benchmarking with 56
colleges and universities from Canada
Partnership meeting with Prof. M. Caldas of Kstate, USA
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30. International Programs
Mr. Matthew Gleason from USA, Visiting
Faculty in English Dept., MMSU.
DOST Returning Scientist, Dr. Bernardo
Predicala of Canada at MMSU.
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31. International Programs
MMSU-Shizuoka University MoU Signing and Partnership Forum on 24-27, Nov. 2018
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32. Lessons Learned
• The RCE-Ilocos established through the recognition by the United
Nations University-Japan in 2008 to promote education on
sustainable development (ESD) and continuing its efforts in framing
education and research on sustainability science in the northern
part of the Philippines;
• Initiatives to established collaborative networks in education for
sustainable development such as RCE-Ilocos expand its worldwide
engagement on science and technology; and
• National and international programs of building network of
networks in ESD is important for the mobility of faculty and
students toward human capital development
Together we
ACHIEVE!
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33. Key Message
• Building network of network such as
RCE-Ilocos with other 145++ RCE
worldwide is a wide-ranging network
linking:
– current networks of universities,
– industries, government agencies, entities and
– research institutions,
empowering collaboration that will
utilize their particular strengths of its
members more meritoriously, is worthy
of emulation for capital human
development; and
• Such will be a continuing activity for ESD
towards attainment of SDGs.
RCE-Ilocos at
MMSU
(Source: UNU-RCE, Japan)
Together we
ACHIEVE!
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34. MMSU President’s request and invitation
• Visit us at RCE Ilocos based at MMSU
• Co-Hosting of an International Conference in
2020 and onwards with RCE Ilocos at MMSU
• Continuous collaboration in academic, research
and other collaborative partnerships for long-
lasting friendship and mutual benefits in
promoting ESD towards attaining SDGs
Website: www.mmsu.edu.ph
Together we
ACHIEVE!
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i -SEARCH (INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCES,
ENGINEERING, AGRO-INDUSTRIAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION )
on 27-29 November 2019
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35. Thank you!!!
RCE UNU
RCE Global Networks
Carlos M. Pascual (Ph.D.)
Professor, College of Engineering
and Chief, Office for International Programs
MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY
Batac City, Philippines
Email: cmpascual777@gmail.com
Together we
ACHIEVE!
RCE Ilocos