The Philippine Normal University and Pangasinan State University entered into a MOU and MOA signing to strengthen GCED initiatives, September 6, 2024.
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Through the said Memorandum of Understanding, the two academic institutions commit and agree to do full cooperation in the formulation and development of policies for the implementation of the Regional GCED initiatives; report on Best GCED Practices and Initiatives; and collaborate on other exchanges of knowledge that is community-based and cultural in nature.
Meanwhile, PNU being designated as the Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Cooperation Centre (GCC) for the Philippines by the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) under the auspices of UNESCO in 2022, aimed to collaborate with fellow Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) aiming to establish and nurture regional hubs.
On the other hand as stipulated in the Memorandum of Agreement, PSU will contribute its expertise in to the development and implementation of GCED programs as a GCC Regional hub in Region I.
Dr. Galas was joined in by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, during the said MOU and MOA signing. Other GCC regional hubs in the country also held their ceremonial signing simultaneously.