DIGOS CITY – Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) welcomed four pre-service teachers (PSTs) from Universitas Islam Sultan Agung (UNISSULA) in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on October 1, as part of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Teacher Program.
The visiting PSTs are Muhammad Thoriqul Huda, Nurul Aini Riski Hidayah, Mutiara Izzah Robban, and Putri Arifatul Ilmiyyah. They were accompanied by their professor, Nani Hidayati, S.Pd.
Following their arrival, the UNISSULA delegation, together with the DSSC College President Dr. Augie E. Fuentes and the College of Teacher Education (CTEd) faculty members, Mary Lisley Jane R. Layson, Chris Jake Codilla, and Elvie Jane R. Amion, paid a courtesy visit to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office XI.
The delegation met Dr. Evelyn Ecle, Internationalization Supervisor, during the visit, which reaffirmed the continuing partnership between DSSC and UNISSULA through the SEA-Teacher Program and other academic collaborations.
In the afternoon, DSSC formally welcomed the four PSTs during an acceptance ceremony held at the DSSC Boardroom and attended by Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Siverlyn M. Camposano and Dean of the College of Teacher Education Dr. Cindy B. Rosil.
DSCC and UNISSULA also exchanged tokens during the ceremony as a gesture of mutual appreciation and recognition of the continuing partnership between the two institutions.
The four Indonesian pre-service teachers comprise the 11th batch of the SEA-Teacher Program participants hosted by DSSC, reflecting the College’s continuing engagement in international academic and teacher education initiatives. This program supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4: Quality Education and SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals.
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