๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ป๐ฐ. (๐ฅ๐ ๐), through the ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, successfully launched the inaugural ๐ถ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ on July 22, 2026, at Laliga Hall through a hybrid modality.
Bearing the theme, โ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐,โ the event brought together RMC administrators, academic leaders, faculty members, students, and institutional representatives for a meaningful exchange of knowledge, experiences, and globally informed practices in education.
The inaugural session featured ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. During his resource talk, Mr. Caingcoy shared valuable insights drawn from the Canadian educational setting. He emphasized the importance of balancing teachersโ personal well-being with continuous professional growth, effective leadership, innovation, inclusivity, cultural understanding, and lifelong learning.
A significant highlight of the event was the ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป-๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ. More than a ceremonial act, the ribbon-cutting symbolized RMCโs continuing pursuit of academic excellence and the collective efforts of its administrators, academic units, faculty members, and students in advancing the institutionโs internationalization agenda. It also represented the forging of stronger institutional collaboration toward a more globally responsive and internationally engaged RMC community.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ. Under the ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ., Internationalization Officer, the office transformed the program from an institutional vision into a meaningful platform for faculty development, international knowledge exchange, and academic collaboration.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ซ graciously accepting the opportunity to partner with the Internationalization Affairs and Linkages Office in implementing the inaugural activity. Her support and the active participation of the College of Arts and Sciences greatly contributed to the programโs success.
The program formally commenced with the opening remarks of Dr. Calla, followed by an inspirational message from Dr. Alminda M. Fernandez, Vice President for Academic Affairs. Prof. Solomon presented the introduction, purpose, and institutional direction of iVOYAGE, while Dr. Josiphine Andon, a faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences, introduced the resource speaker. The activity concluded with the closing remarks of Prof. Cristina Ariate, Community Extension Coordinator.
The event was further strengthened by the presence of institutional and academic leaders, including Prof. Liliosa Moneva of the Quality Assurance Office; Dr. Janine Sato-Betonio, Dean of the College of Business Administration; and Dr. Gel Marie Tiboron, Principal of the Integrated Basic Education Department. Joining the program virtually were Dr. Velma Labad, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Prof. Rosalie E. Caminero, OSSA Director and Prof. Julito Ladion, Head of the Criminal Justice Department. Their presence and participation demonstrated the collective institutional support necessary to advance RMCโs internationalization efforts and strengthened the impact of the inaugural program.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐จ for her steadfast support, visionary leadership, and commitment to advancing the institutionโs internationalization initiatives. The institution likewise expresses its sincere gratitude to ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ณ๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐จ, ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, for his invaluable administrative and logistical support, which contributed significantly to the successful execution of the program.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. The program was established to provide accessible opportunities for members of the academic community to learn from international experiences, exchange best practices, strengthen professional competencies, and develop globally responsive approaches to teaching, research, and academic leadership.
๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐. Future installments may be conducted collaboratively with the Internationalization Affairs and Linkages Office, allowing each unit to contribute relevant themes, identify areas for international engagement, and create meaningful professional development opportunities for its respective faculty members and students. Through this collaborative framework, internationalization becomes a shared institutional responsibility and an inclusive undertaking across the RMC community.
The organizers also convey their sincere appreciation to the faculty members from across RMC whose active participation and engagement made the event more meaningful. Special recognition is extended to the student interns from the College of Criminal Justice Education and the College of Teacher Education for their presence, assistance, and support throughout the activity.
Through iVOYAGE, Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc and Internationalization Relations and linkages Office. continues its journey toward global excellence by bringing international knowledge and experiences closer to its academic community. The successful inaugural installment serves as the beginning of a continuing series designed to empower educators, strengthen institutional partnerships, and promote excellence in teaching, research, and academic leadershipโtogether, across borders.
๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐.
