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The Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship Programme (APS) wrapped up sixteen years of fully funded scholarships with a three-day program on December 13 to 15, 2023. The APS is a transnational educational program collaboration among The Nippon Foundation, the UN-mandated University for Peace, and the Ateneo de Manila University.
The last batch of APS scholars, APS Cohort 16, completed their 21-month study with commencement exercises on the afternoon of December 13. Twenty-nine scholars of the APS Programme received dual degrees. They were awarded the degree Master in Transdisciplinary Social Development from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Ateneo de Manila's School of Social Sciences and their respective Master of Arts from UPeace.
What started as a dual campus International Peace Studies Programme in 2007 with the Department of Political Science of the School of Social Sciences has since evolved into a dual degree program that has nurtured 431 peacebuilders and development professionals.
Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, President of the Ateneo de Manila University, Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena, Rector of the University for Peace, and Mr. Takeju Ogata, President of The Nippon Foundation expressed their gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of the APS. While the APS Programme comes to an end, the institutional collaborators and the APS Alumni Network expressed their continued commitment to peacebuilding and camaraderie
Challenge-based learning for Public Policy utilizes a constructivist approach to learning, seamlessly integrating workshops and a case method framework. These methods are designed to provide students with essential tools for comprehending and engaging in public policy, fostering critical thinking, and developing soft skills necessary in the field. The workshops in the course cover a range of skills-building activities, including data gathering, stakeholder analyses, and training in policy tools. These skills are then put into practice by the students through actual and real-world public policy cases on various topics such as public education, transportation, youth, health, and more. Additionally, the course offers a unique opportunity for students to interact with policy practitioners allowing them to present their analyses and proposals on current public policy problems.
Dr. Candelaria, Ms. Robredo and Mr. Trinidad are awarded a three-unit deload to allow them to write an article on the innovation for submission and publication in an academic journal. Furthermore, they will share their methods with the SOSS faculty during the Dean's Conference room session scheduled for February 15, 2023, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
The Samahan ng mga Atenistang Graduate ng Economics and Management Economics (SAGE) – the newly established alumni association of Ateneo de Manila's Department of Economics – held its first-ever alumni homecoming at the Leong Hall Roofdeck last 9 December 2023. The event brought together different generations of economics students and faculty back to the gates of Ateneo.
Some notable guests included former BSP Governor Amando "Say" Tetangco Jr., School of Social Sciences Dean Dr Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, and Professor Emeritus Dr Germelino Bautista. The evening commenced with a short tour around the campus led by current presidents of the Ateneo Economics Association and the Ateneo Management Economics Organization, Jonelym Aguinaldo and Shan Uy respectively. Then, it was followed by an anticipated mass officiated by Fr Roberto C Yap, SJ, President of Ateneo de Manila University, in the Leong Hall Auditorium.
Mr Goody Hernandez (AB EC '72), the Founding President of SAGE, opened the event proper with a few words, extending a warm welcome to everyone and setting the tone for the evening. Acting BSP Governor Dr Eli Remolona (AB EC '72) also took the stage to provide insights on the current direction of monetary policy and the Philippine economic landscape in general through his Keynote speech.
On 19 December 2023, the non-teaching staff of the School of Social Sciences—from six departments/programs and ten centers—came together for a pajama-themed Year-end Gathering. This year’s delightful meeting was hosted by Mhal Rivera and Kim Protacio of the Department of Psychology.
In case you missed it
In case you missed it
From December 12-18, 2023 The Ateneo Korean Studies Program faculty, in collaboration with graduate student interns from Ewha Womans University, planned an onsite training session to enhance the teaching capabilities of KSP faculty in advanced Korean language. They also met with Sogang University's Korean Language Education Center to organize a Korea Study Tour and explored research collaborations with Loyola International College. These include potential research collaborations and scholarship opportunities for both Ateneo students and alumni.
The faculty later engaged in meetings with the King Sejong Institute Foundation, NIIED, and presented papers at the 16th International Conference on Korean Language Education. The week concluded with Ateneo KSP Director, Ms. Au Javier, meeting with former Korean Ambassador Dong-man Han and Seoul National University Professor, Dr. Jong-Cheol Kim, to discuss and prepare for the offering of a new KSP elective course, "South Korean Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding" in the Second Semester of SY 2023-2024, under the KF Global e-School Program.
The Korean Studies Program faculty conducted hangeul workshops in Batangas City on December 6, 2023. Senior high school students at St. Bridget College learned about the history of hangeul, the Korean writing system. They also engaged in group activities and applied their newfound knowledge of the Korean alphabet.
In the afternoon, staff of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) and the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) of the Provincial Government of Batangas attended the workshop. OPA and PTCAO play a crucial role in administering the Seasonal Farm Workers' Program, which is jointly implemented by the Provincial Government of Batangas and local government units in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Under the program, Batangueño farmers undergo training in South Korea for several months and bring back innovative farming techniques and technologies to their home province.
The Ateneo KOREA 101 Lab is KSP's outreach program dedicated to fostering cross-cultural understanding between Filipinos and Koreans. We're committed to partnering with schools, universities, and institutions for free lectures, seminars, and workshops.
Prof. Joan Ricart Angulo of Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) delivered lectures to European Studies majors last January 22 and 24, 2024, and facilitated a class simulation exercise of the EU budget process. Students acted as representatives of the 27 member-states of the EU and negotiated the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 of the European Union. These activities were hosted by the classes of Dr. Manuel "Bj" Enverga III. The visiting professor was in Ateneo through the Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility agreement.
Promoting and protecting human rights is one of the advocacies at the heart of the European Union actions and relations. On December 12, 2023, the European Studies Program hosted a special lecture by Professor Bertrand G. Ramcharan to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Professor Ramcharan once served as a Member of a High-Level Panel of the UN Human Rights Council.
The event was attended by Ambassador Rosario Manalo, former Director of the ADMU European Studies Program, and ADMU AVP for University Partnerships and Internationalization, Ma. Cristina M. Alikpala, and was moderated by Mr. Javier Tionloc. It was organized in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Communication Department recently welcomed Nanyang Technological University for a dynamic information session, delving into potential research collaborations with Dr. Edson C. Tandoc Jr. and fellow scholars from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information in Singapore. The session took place on November 16th at the Comm Studio, followed by an intimate gathering in the SOSS Dean's Conference room. Faculty members from Fine Arts and SOSS departments came together to foster connections and discuss potential collaborative projects
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Vietnamese cuisine took the center stage in the first of the new series of Flavors of Asia held 1 December 2023 with Chef Thy Thy Chin, head chef of CAN WE PHO, at the Leong Hall Roof Deck. Flavors of Asia is a lecture-demonstration series on food and culture run by the Ateneo Center for Asian Studies (ACAS).
Chef Thy Thy Chin began the demonstration by outlining the historical context of the Vietnamese culinary tradition. She has roots in Ho Chi Minh City and has brought her dishes to many places abroad including New York City and Singapore. Below, participants listen to her explain how Phở Bò is served, and participants gather to learn the intricacies of preparing Bánh da lợn.
SOSS Student Joins Discover NUS Contributed by Gemmy Lontoc, SOSS Coordinator for Student Exchange
Alec Julian Templonuevo, a 3 rd year AB Diplomacy and International Relations student, will be representing the School of Social Sciences in the 2024 run of Discover NUS. This programme brings together junior-year students in Southeast Asia and allows them to study for one semester at the National University of Singapore. A full tuition fee waiver is granted.
The programme runs from January to May 2024.
On the horizon
On the horizon
Department of Communication seminar series delves into the dynamic landscapes of communication and media studies. The upcoming lectures promise an enlightening exploration of contemporary issues shaping our digital societies.
In our inaugural session, our esteemed first speaker will dissect the intricate power dynamics at play within European responses to digital platforms, spotlighting the pervasive influence of disinformation and fake news within a cyber economy.
Following this insightful discussion, our second speaker will shed light on the phenomenon of digital vigilantism, exploring the blurred lines between justice and vigilantism, and delving into the societal impacts of this "new normal".
Continuing our journey, our third speaker will navigate the terrain of post-feminist media studies, offering critical insights into the evolving portrayals of gender, identity, and empowerment within contemporary media landscapes.
Lastly, our final speaker will unravel the intricacies of constructions of authorship in fandom culture, examining how fan communities shape and redefine the boundaries of creativity, ownership, and participation in digital spaces.
Greg Bankoff is a historical geographer who focuses on the way societies interrelate with their environments over time, especially the way people adapt to frequent hazards. For the last 30 years, he has focused his research primarily on Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Pacific, and the North Sea seeking to understand how societies, both past and present, have learned to normalize risk and how communities deal with crisis through an applied interdisciplinary approach. He is a Research Fellow at Ateneo de Manila University and Professor Emeritus of Environmental History at the University of Hull.
This talk explores the origins of community resilience in rural areas of the Philippines based on reciprocity and cooperation and how these customary practices form the basis of current national disaster risk reduction policies. The ceaseless struggle to feed and shelter a family and, at the same time, to contend with repeated hazards, whether natural or human-induced, promoted collective action. There was a need to cooperate with your neighbor, a web of dyadic and community relationships born out of necessity that constituted a “reciprocity of misfortune.” Utilizing the Historical Data Papers, a hitherto largely untapped source on rural history, the dynamics of this little tradition of self-help and mutual benefit are analyzed and how its folk practices were universalized into the great tradition of community-based disaster risk management policy are explained. Just as there is a great and little tradition in religion and civilization, so there is a great and little tradition in disaster.
About the Speaker
Eri Kitada is a historian based in Tokyo, Japan, who studies race, gender, sexuality, and modern colonialism in the United States and Asia-Pacific region. Her monograph project, entitled “Intimately Intertwined: Settler and Indigenous Communities, Filipino Women, and U.S.-Japanese Imperial Formations in the Philippines, 1903–1956,” uncovers the little-known history and legacy of Japanese settlements in the U.S. colonial Philippines. Eri received her doctoral degree from the Department of History at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the United States.
About the Lecture
This presentation examines reported violent incidents by tracing the history of Japanese settlements in early twentieth-century Davao Province, Mindanao. It focuses on incidents committed by so-called non-Christian men against Japanese settlers. I ask why some violence entered the archives as “crimes” while others did not, in addition to how violent incidents happened in and shaped the U.S.-Japanese settler colonial project. The reportage of confrontations and violence among diverse residents—non-Christian Filipinos and American, Japanese, Chinese, and Christian Filipino settlers—changed over time in relation to shifting attitudes of the U.S. colonial government towards Japanese settlers. I analyze records of violence that are scattered in U.S. colonial reports, Japanese consulate reports, and the popular press to illuminate multiple relationships in Davao and portray a labor history of non-Christian Filipinos. In so doing, this feminist project offers alternative ways to understanding "Juramentado," “amuk,” “mutiny,” and other colonial uprisings in the history of colonialism.
In Memoriam: Dr. Ricardo Abad
In Memoriam: Dr. Ricardo Abad
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