Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc. (RMC) and Lyceum of the Philippines UniversityโDavao (LPUโDavao) took an initial step toward establishing institutional collaboration through a preliminary meeting focused on exploring potential partnerships in academic development, internationalization, quality assurance, and other areas of mutual institutional interest.
The exploratory meeting provided an avenue for both institutions to discuss possible areas of cooperation that could strengthen academic programs, promote institutional growth, facilitate knowledge sharing, and create meaningful opportunities for faculty, students, and administrative personnel.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ป๐ฐ. ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง โ Vice President for Academic Affairs
๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ. โ Director, Internationalization Affairs and Linkages
๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐. ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ โ Head, Quality Assurance Office
๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐๐ฆ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ โ Quality Assurance and Accreditation Associate
๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ง โ Human Resource Manager
The engagement reflects RMC’s continuing commitment to strengthening institutional networks and cultivating collaborative relationships with higher education institutions that share its pursuit of educational excellence, innovation, and sustainable development.
Among the potential areas for future collaboration are faculty and student development, academic and administrative, quality assurance initiatives, research and community engagement. These prospective initiatives may provide opportunities for both institutions to exchange best practices, enhance organizational capabilities, and develop mutually beneficial programs.
The exploratory dialogue also supports the broader objectives of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality Education and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, emphasizing the importance of institutional cooperation in expanding educational opportunities and strengthening the capacity of higher education institutions.
For RMC, the preliminary discussion represents another meaningful initiative in advancing its institutional commitment to building strategic linkages that extend beyond conventional academic engagement. It reinforces the institution’s recognition that meaningful partnerships can serve as catalysts for academic transformation, institutional effectiveness, and community development.
While the engagement remains at the exploratory stage, both institutions have opened a valuable avenue for continued dialogue and the possible development of formal collaborative arrangements, subject to further discussions and institutional approval.
Guided by its institutional philosophy, “๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐” (๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ), Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc. remains committed to fostering meaningful collaborations that empower learners, strengthen institutions, and contribute to the advancement of Philippine higher education.
