๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ 16, 2026 โ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐. (๐๐๐), ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐), successfully conducted the second installment of its flagship international academic engagement initiative, RizalLink 2: International Visiting Professors Series, in collaboration with Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala, Indonesia, at the RMC La Liga Hall.
Carrying the theme โ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐,โ the initiative brought together international educators, academic leaders, faculty members, and personnel from the RMC Integrated Basic Education Department (IBED) for a meaningful exchange of educational knowledge, professional practices, and international perspectives.
The event also welcomed three Indonesian international student visitors, further enriching the program through cultural interaction and opportunities for cross-border academic engagement.
The program commenced with ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐. ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐, who welcomed the international guests and participating educators.
This was followed by the ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ., ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐, who recognized the collective contributions of the international partners, institutional administrators, resource speakers, and participating educators in realizing the second installment of RizalLink.
The initiative reflects RMC’s continuing commitment to advancing internationalization beyond institutional agreements by creating meaningful opportunities for professional development, educational collaboration, and intercultural understanding.
The academic discussions featured two distinguished resource speakers from Indonesia, each contributing insights into contemporary educational practices and professional development.
๐๐ฟ. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐น๐๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ท๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ delivered a 30-minute discussion on โDeep Learning for Principals, Supervisors, and Teachers.โ
His presentation explored the significance of deep learning in educational leadership, instructional supervision, and classroom teaching. The discussion encouraged participants to examine how meaningful learning experiences can be developed through critical thinking, reflection, and the application of knowledge in authentic educational contexts.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ ๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฝ๐ถ, ๐ .๐ฃ๐ฑ. presented โStrengthening the Teacher Certification Program (PPG) for Quality Improvement.โ
Her discussion introduced participants to Indonesia’s approach to teacher professional preparation and certification, particularly the role of the Pendidikan Profesi Guru (PPG) program in strengthening teacher competencies and professional standards.
The two presentations provided opportunities for Philippine educators to explore international approaches to instructional improvement, teacher preparation, professional certification, and educational quality assurance.
Following the academic discussions, the two Indonesian resource speakers, together with the three international student visitors, participated in a campus tour of the RMC Integrated Basic Education Department.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ conducted alongside Dr. Gel Marie B. Tiboron, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Prof. Liliosa Moneva, Quality Assurance Head; and representatives of the RMC academic community.
The activity provided the international guests with an opportunity to become acquainted with the institution’s basic education environment, facilities, and academic setting.
Beyond the formal lectures, the campus tour served as an avenue for strengthening interpersonal connections, encouraging intercultural dialogue, and exploring opportunities for future educational engagements.
The participation of the international students also highlighted the importance of student-centered internationalization, where cross-cultural learning extends beyond academic presentations and into meaningful interactions within the host institution.
Through these engagements, RizalLink 2 demonstrated that internationalization can be experienced not only through overseas mobility but also through meaningful international encounters within the local campus.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐. ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐), for extending opportunities that have enabled Rizal Memorial Colleges to go beyond its institutional boundaries and explore broader possibilities for international academic collaboration.
His support in facilitating connections with international educators and academic partners has contributed to expanding the institution’s opportunities for cross-border knowledge exchange and meaningful international engagement.
The collaboration reflects the importance of building partnerships not only between institutions across countries but also among local higher education institutions that share a common commitment to internationalization.
Through cooperation, resource sharing, and professional networks, institutions can create opportunities that contribute to the advancement of educational quality and international academic participation.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for its continuous support of RMCโs internationalization activities and initiatives, which create a significant impact on the institution.
The administration’s commitment to advancing academic excellence and institutional development has been instrumental in providing opportunities for faculty members, academic leaders, and students to participate in international educational engagements.
The successful implementation of RizalLink 2 also reflects the collective efforts of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Quality Assurance Office, Integrated Basic Education Department, participating faculty members, and concerned institutional offices whose cooperation contributed to the realization of the activity.
The program concluded with ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฅ๐๐๐ต ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ถ๐ป-๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น, marking the culmination of the academic exchange and recognizing the participation of the international guests and Rizalian academic community.
RizalLink 2 represents another step in RMC’s continuing efforts to develop meaningful international engagements that contribute to professional growth, institutional development, and academic excellence.
By connecting international educators and students with the Rizalian academic community, the initiative reinforces the value of internationalization at home as an accessible and meaningful approach to global education.
As the institution continues to expand its international networks and academic partnerships, RizalLink remains a platform for bringing global expertise closer to local educational aspirations.
๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐.
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