Monthly Archives: November 2021

PAASCU SHARES VPA INITIATIVES

PAASCU was invited to share its virtual program accreditation (VPA) experiences with the Center for Education Accreditation of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.  The seminar was held last November 16, 2021, with the theme “Education Accreditation: Results, Impact on University Autonomy and Adaptation to the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic”.  More than 80 participants attended the…

Congratulations, Dr. Bayle!

PAASCU would like to congratulate Dr. Ma. Teresa C. Bayle, the newly appointed directress of St. Theresa’s College, Quezon City. Dr. Bayle has been an accreditor for 32 years and has been a member of the Commission on Basic Education member for eight years. She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Commission on Basic…

Top Asian Schools with PAASCU-Accredited Programs

  Nine of the 15 schools included in the top Asian Universities by the 2022 Quacquarelli Symond’s Asia University Rankings are institutions with some of their programs accredited by PAASCU.   We would like to congratulate these nine schools:   University of the Philippines Ateneo de Manila University De La Salle University University of Santo Tomas…

UP Manila 2021 Accreditation Visit

The University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine underwent its virtual program accreditation last October 14-15, 2021.  The College is the first institution to be visited that used the newly revised Basic Medical Education Instrument in its self-assessment and the drafting of its self-survey report. The new instrument is based on the 23 PAASCU…

UP Manila Graduate Programs Orientation on the Virtual Accreditation Process

The UP Manila National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (NGHOS) was given an orientation on the virtual accreditation process on October 28, 2021.  This was an initiative of Dr. Leslie Michelle M. Dalmacio, Director of NGHOS, that will help the participants understand and appreciate the value of accreditation.  Dr. Ramon L. Arcadio, Chair of…