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La Salle leaders
worldwide join Manila confab
Through
the initiative of the International Association of Lasallian
Institutions of Higher Education (IALIHE), presidents of La
Salle tertiary institutions worldwide will come together in
Manila from January 11 to 13 for Encuentro VI, a conference
to fortify the different schools’ commitment to the youth.
Encuentro
VI: The Lasallian Spirit of Global Interdependence in Higher
Education, to be held at the Century Park Hotel, will
bring together college and university presidents worldwide
to identify their unique mission as Lasallian institutions
and to share thoughts and insights about current trends in
pedagogy.
The
conference is organized by the IALIHE, a worldwide network
of Lasallian institutions established to broaden St. La Salle’s
educational mission at the tertiary level. IALIHE is represented
in 15 countries, and serves almost a million students annually
across the globe. Member institutions comprise of liberal
arts colleges and universities, engineering schools, educational
centers of excellence, medical, technical, and law colleges,
agricultural, and pontifical institutes, and research centers
for social and physical sciences. DLSU-Manila, host of the
event, is a member of the IALIHE.
The
occassion will highlight discussions on the international
framework for Lasallian higher education. Department of Education,
Culture, and Sports Secretary Brother Andrew Gonzalez will
tackle “Towards a New Research Agenda in the 21st Century
for Tertiary Institutions”, while Executive Secretary for
the Region Latinoamericana Lasallista Brother Carlos Gomez
Restrepo will discuss “Fragmentation of Knowledge and the
Role of the University.” Also to be covered are topics on
the Brothers-lay teachers shared mission, international collaboration
among La Salle schools, and mission of Lasallian universities
in the light of directions from the Brothers’ General Chapter
in Rome. The IALIHE will also conduct its business meeting
within the conference to give way to presentation of proposals,
recommendations, and resolutions, and also the election of
its regional directors for the term 2001-2004. The current
regional directors are Brother Fabio Gallego Arias of the
Universidad De La Salle, Santa Fé de Bogota, Columbia; Brother
Josep Marti, Escola Universitaria de Enginyeria Técnica de
Telecomunicaciones, Barcelona, España; Brother Michael McGinnis,
La Salle University, Philadelphia, USA; Brother José Cervantes,
Instituto La Salle de Chihuahua, Mexico; and Brother Gus Boquer
of the University of St. La Salle, Bacolod, Philippines.
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