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Are you interested in understanding the New Normal’s effect on the Filipino youth? The UST Department of Political Science together with the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education and in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung-Philippines presents “QUARANTEEN: Narratives of the Filipino Youth amidst a Pandemic”, this is a webinar series that will revolve around the issues, challenges, and opportunities that the Filipino youth encounters in the New Normal. It will provide a voice for the experiences of the Filipino youth in a country that is deeply affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. This will also open a window of opportunity for everyone to understand how the Filipino youth is adapting in a challenging environment. This event will be conducted on November 23-25, from 1:00PM to 4:00PM via Zoom meeting. It will be free of charge and certificates will be distributed online to all participants.

See you there! 
You may register through this link: https://tinyurl.com/QuaranTEEN-Registration

The University of Santo Tomas, Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED) and the Fondazionne Gravissimum Educationis, in cooperation with the Teacher Education Council (TEC) of the Department of Education, will be holding the sixth of its webinar series on “Understanding 21st Century Democracy”.  Now on its second strand with the theme, “Embracing Democracy as an Educational Commitment”, the webinar slated on November 14, 2020, from 10:00 am – 12:00 nn via the UST Cloud Campus, features Dr. Theresa Alviar-Martin of the Kennesaw University, who will talk about “Democracy and the School Curriculum”.  The lecture will be followed by discussions of the panel of reactors composed of Dr. Carmela Oracion of Ateneo de Manila University and Dr. Vicente Chua Reyes, Jr. of the University of Nottingham.

Master teachers in social studies, regional supervisors, and democracy local antenna units from 13 countries are invited to attend. For more information, contact the Democracy Secretariat at vdemocracy2019@gmail.com.

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The University of Santo Tomas, Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED) and the Fondazionne Gravissimum Educationis, in cooperation with the Teacher Education Council (TEC) of the Department of Education, will be holding the second segment of the webinar series on “Understanding 21st Century Democracy” with the subtheme “Embracing Democracy as an Educational Commitment”, on October 10, 2020, from 3:00 – 5:30 pm, via the UST Cloud Campus.
The session will feature Dr. Gert Biesta, Professorial Fellow in Educational Theory and Pedagogy of the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, who will deliver the keynote address entitled, “Education, democracy and citizenship: From agenda to principle”.  Plenary speaker Dr. David Zyngier of the School of Education in Southern Cross University, Australia will talk about “Educators for Democracy: Different ‘kinds’ of citizenship”.
Master teachers in social studies, regional supervisors, and democracy local antenna units from 13 countries are invited to attend. For more information, contact the Democracy Secretariat at vdemocracy2019@gmail.com.

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Mabuhay!

The University of Santo Tomas – College of Tourism and Hospitality Management (UST CTHM) is inviting you to join the 1^st CTHM Virtual Tourism and Hospitality Conference 2020 under THM52016: Tourism Policy, Planning, and Development course, with the theme Philippine Tourism Development and COVID-19 Pandemic: Recovery through Sustainable Development. It will happen on October 23, 2020 (Friday), from 09:00 AM to 12:00 NN using the Zoom Platform. It will also be live via the Official Facebook Page of UST CTHM (UST College of Tourism and Hospitality Management).

The event’s theme is directly highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic to the tourism development of domestic destinations in the Philippines. It will also highlight the recovery policies, goals, plans, programs, and projects that the local government units (LGU) could implement.

To explain clearly the said theme, the organizers are partnered with the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines, Inc. (ATOP), the national organization for provincial, city, and municipal tourism officers. It is also co-organized by the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSEd).

The online Facebook Live link will be posted as soon as possible.

Maraming Salamat at Mag-iingat Tayong Lahat!#PhilippineTourism #USTCTHM #RCSSED #ATOP #OneCTHM #ThomasianExcellence #ProviderOfTopnotchAndWorldClassTourismAndHospitalityEducation
For inquiries and clarifications, feel free to contact me using the information listed below.
Maraming Salamat po at Mag-iingat Tayong Lahat!
Mr. Jame Monren T. Mercado, MACHS
Department of Tourism Management,
College of Tourism and Hospitality Management (CTHM)
jtmercado@ust.edu.ph
+639273625944

The Teacher Education Council (TEC) of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the University of Santo Tomas, Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED) will be holding the 4th installment of their webinar series on “TECOVID-19 Colloquy Series: Understanding Teacher Education Noticing Behavior During COVID-19 Pandemic- Mindfulness, Decision-Making, and Adaptation”,  on October 03, 2020, from 9:00 – 11:30 am and from 1:30 – 4:00 pm, via the UST Cloud Campus.
The morning session will feature Dr. Jerome T. Buenviaje, Dean of the College of Education of the University of the Philippines – Diliman who will speak about “Redesigning Schools for Stronger Relationship”.  In the afternoon session, Dr. Carmela C. Oracion, the Executive Director of the Center for Educational Development and Assistant to the University President for Basic Education of the Ateneo de Manila University will talk about “Expanding Learning Time”.
Deans and heads of the various schools and colleges of Education across the country are invited to attend.  For more information, contact the Teacher Education Secretariat at teacheredsecretariat@gmail.com

The “Kwentong Katekista 2: Research-based Intervention Outcomes (RIO) for Catechetical Ministry” is rescheduled on October 5, 2020 (Monday) from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM via FB Live at the National Catechetical Study – NCS 2021 Page. Please continue our registration thru Google Forms: https://forms.gle/GmSGuh8su3rZ4XNP9.
Visit our NCS 2021 ENEWS VOL 2 | ISSUE 5 | SEPT. 27, 2020 – https://mailchi.mp/2858bcbd038f/ncs-2021-enews-vol-2-issue-5-sept-27-2020

We invite everyone for the final installment of this year’s AlerTomas Webinar Series this September 26 (Saturday) 4:00-5:30 p.m.  It is in partnership between the University of Santo Tomas – Simbahayan and the National Taipei University – International Program on Urban Governance, the event will be part of a webinar and part round-table discussion both of which will focus on the challenges or pathways of furthering care for the environment through community sustainability.  
Guest speaker, Asst. Prof. Chia-An Andy Ku, a Ph.D. in Geography graduate from the University of Cambridge, will discuss the link between climate change and resilient research with city/community-level disaster risk reduction planning and management, with a strong focus on flooding in Taiwan.  Round-table discussions open a forum for HEI level experiences and pathways towards care for creation.
Interested participants may register for the event either by scanning the QR Code provided or through this link: https://forms.gle/MQ7xNDepEN8yEwHy9

The Research Center for Social Sciences and Education is offering statistical services for students, faculty members, and researchers who are doing quantitative researches. Those who are interested to avail of the statistics consultation services, you may visit our website (rcssed.ust.edu.ph) or email us at stat.rcssed@gmail.com. Ms. Gab Cruz who is the statistical service personnel will attend to all your inquiries.

The researchers behind the CHED-funded research project “Connection on Learning and Employability Assessment Report (CLEAR)” would like you to join the webinar “Project CLEAR Website Launch: Introducing the CLEAR website, expanding tertiary-level education insights” where the OFFICIAL LAUNCH of the CLEAR WEBSITE will take place this September 25, 2020, Friday, from 9:00-11:00AM via Blackboard Collaborate. No need to worry since this webinar is FREE and OPEN TO ALL interested participants.

To register, all you have to do is click on this link tinyurl.com/CLEARWebsiteLaunch  and fill-in the required details. The registration will remain open starting today, September 10 to September 22, midnight. See you there!

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For questions, you may reach us at clearadm2018@gmail.com.

The second e-Forum of the Family Literacy Team under the GCRF Project, “Families and sustainable communities: The role of family literacy in meeting the SDGs”To participate in the webinar, kindly use the following link:

e-Forum 2 (September 17, 2020 / 3:00 PM): http://tiny.cc/e-forum2
Meeting ID: 829 8046 0864