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Level IV Status for Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and ECE
The Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) has granted Level IV status to the Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, and Industrial Engineering programs of the Gokongwei College of Engineering of De La Salle University. These three programs are the first Level IV PAASCU accredited engineering programs in the country today. The decision was made by the FAAP Board during its meeting last April 13, 2012.
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Three more programs undergo AUN-QA Assessment
The programs of Applied Corporate Management (ACM), Software Technology, and Physics received high marks from the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance Assessment at Programme Level. The assessment was conducted last November 7-9, 2012 by a team of 6 assessors from the National University of Singapore, Institut Teknologi Bandung, National University of Laos, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and Chulalongkorn University. The programs were assessed using the 15 AUN QA criteria. The strengths as well as the areas for improvement were included in the assessment reports. The ACM program received an overall score of “between better than adequate to best in class”. The Software Technology and Physics programs received overall scores of “between adequate as expected and better than adequate”. To date, at total of eight (8) programs of De La Salle University have undergone the AUN QA assessment. These are Chemical Engineering and Economics programs in 2008; Chemistry, Literature, and Psychology programs in 2010; and Applied Corporate Management, Physics, and Software Technology in 2011.
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New University Council to oversee Assessment, Accreditation and Quality Assurance is formed
Br. Narciso S. Erguiza Jr., President and Chancellor, has formed the Assessment, Accreditation, Quality Assurance (AAQA) Council effective Academic Year 2011-2012. The functions of the Council are to: a) monitor the assessment, accreditation, evaluation and assurance of quality of undergraduate and graduate programs; b) to engage various agencies that evaluate, assess, accredit, rank programs, college, or universities; c) to help manage the public information that the university produces. The members of the Council are Br. Erguiza (chair); Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Carmelita Quebengco (co-chair), Vice Chancellor for Academics, Dr. Myrna Austria; Vice Chancellor for Research, Dr. Arnulfo Azcarraga; Executive Vice President for External Relations and Internationalization, Dr. Alvin Culaba; IAA Director, Dr. Wyona C. Patalinghug; Director of the Institutional Research, Planning, and Advocacy Office, Ms. Rosa Babel F. Calilung ; Executive Director of the Office for Strategic Communications, Mr. Jose Mari Magpayo; and the Director of the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office, Ms. Violeta Valladolid.
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CHED extends Center of Excellence status of DLSU programs
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has extended the status of Centers of Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics “until such a time that the harmonization of quality assurance on COEs/CODs has been completed and that new COEs/CODs are identified” (CHED Memorandum Order No. 15, series 2011 signed by CHED Chairman Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan on June 28, 2011). In April 2011, CHED also officially notified DLSU of the extension of the Center of Excellence status of Information Technology Education under the College of Computer Studies.
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