17/10/2025
๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ข๐๐ง๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐๐๐) ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ (๐๐๐) ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ข๐๐ค-๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐.
In her welcome remarks, Dr. Hazel Jean M. Abejuela, Vice President for Academic Affairs, highlighted that the COIL project embodies collaboration, cultural exchange, and collective growth. She emphasized that both institutions share a mission to help students and faculty โ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ดโ
Dr. Salome Escalona, Director of the ODeL Office, then presented the rationale, describing COIL as โ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ญ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎโ where learners from both countries can co-create knowledge, exchange ideas, and develop 21st-century skills.
In her inspirational message, Dr. Joy M. Mirasol encouraged participants to cultivate global awareness that empowers both teachers and students to become more adaptive and reflective. Dr. Osvaldo Succi Junior, COIL Director, followed with a heartfelt message, reminding everyone that โour perspectives are becoming important on the global stage.โ He urged participants to โbuild knowledge together and come up with solutions,โ noting that โ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด.โ
Dr. Grenna Marie Joy P. Simene, Department Head of the Language and Letters Department, and Dr. Maria Claudia Nunes Delfino, COIL Specialist, introduced the participants, followed by a virtual campus exchange that showcased the technological readiness and learning environments of both institutions.
As the program continued, Dr. Maribel G. Valdez, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, reaffirmed BukSUโs commitment to global engagement, expressing optimism that the partnership would enrich studentsโ learning experiences and strengthen ties between the Philippines and Brazil. Dr. Neusa Haruka Gritti, COIL Specialist, further emphasized the importance of listening, respecting differences, and communicating clearly.
In her closing remarks, Dr. Rizza R. Consad congratulated both institutions for the successful launch of the COIL partnership. She said that although Brazil and the Philippines are geographically distant, they are now bound by a shared commitment to learning and friendship. โ๐๐ฆ๐ต ๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ," she concluded.
Hosted by Ms. Rachel Anne S. Valera, the program ended on a hopeful note, setting a strong foundation for global collaboration, cultural understanding, and the co-creation of knowledge between BukSU and CPS.
