Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Harold Pacaña was riding on a motorcycle with his father on the evening of May 29 when he shouted for joy. He received a text message saying that he and two of his classmates topped the government’s licensure examination for the accountancy program. “I feel I was in cloud nine,” Pacaña,…
Monday, May 8, 2017 The University of San Jose-Recoletos is welcoming school administrators, teachers, students and parents to a two-day educational technology (ed-tech) summit to be held at the Recoletos Coliseum in Basak campus on May 18-19. The ed-tech summit — which has a theme, “Harnessing 21st Century Literacies through Digital Ideas and Innovations” —…
Monday, March 27, 2017 As Josenian filmmakers gain recognitions in film festivals outside the campus, USJ-R administrators thought it was about time to give them an opportunity to showcase their works in their home turf. That is why USJ-R, through the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), held the first ever Recoletos Film Festival in…
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Hungry street children and homeless adults around the University of San Jose-Recoletos will be provided with a free meal at least once a week by the university. This after USJ-R launched yesterday the Lamesa ni San Jose (St. Joseph’s Table), a food-sharing program intended for the poor living within the vicinity…
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 The University of San Jose-Recoletos is now an official venue of an English proficiency test which is a vital requirement in going to English-speaking countries. USJ-R President Fr. Cristopher Maspara, OAR signed an agreement yesterday with Maria Aurora Dela Viña, country director of the International Development Program (IDP), making USJ-R as…
Friday, March 3, 2017 Senior high school students of the University of San Jose-Recoletos will soon have a chance to experience cultural and academic immersion in a city located in Hiroshima, Japan. This after USJ-R President Fr. Cristopher Maspara, OAR signed an agreement with Mr. Kobayashi Toshiyuki, principal of Onomichi Commercial Senior High School, earlier…
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 USJ-R has forged an agreement with its sister school based in Bogota, Colombia for an “international academic cooperation.” USJ-R President Fr. Cristopher Maspara, OAR signed the agreement with Fr. Carlos Alberto Villabona Vargas, OAR, president of Universitaria Agustiniana (also called UniAgustiniana), during a forum with USJ-R religious and lay administrators last…
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 Ten selected Josenian engineering students were sent to Japan from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5 to experience firsthand cutting-edge Japanese nanotechnology, the branch of technology that deals with dimensions on an atomic scale. Dr. Virgilio Abellana, who accompanied the students to Japan, said their educational trip (including their hotel accommodation and…
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 Twenty-one Japanese executives visited USJ-R and had a dialogue with its administrators and students yesterday afternoon as part of an official business trip. Mr. Shiro Muramoto, adviser of the Muramoto Audio-Visual Philippines and head of the Japanese delegation, said the 21 executives who joined the “business mission” to the country had…
Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 The University of San Jose-Recoletos forged a partnership with the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) for “academic scholarly exchange” and “collaborative articulation.” USJ-R President Fr. Cristopher Maspara OAR signed the agreement with AUSN President Dr. Darryl Macer last Feb. 3 to “mutually promote cooperation and scholarly advancements in the fields…
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