ERASMUS, CTU go steady with ‘FRIENDS’ mandate in Turkey

CTU-OIC Director for Internationalization and ASEAN Integration Ronald Galindo (L) and CTU Vice President for Publication, Extension and Business Affairs (PEBA) Edgar U. Tibay meet with ERASMUS+FRIENDS members in Turkey early in June.

ERASMUS+ FRIENDS project had Cebu Technological University (CTU) and  15 other  universities at the 2nd partner meeting on June 9-15, 2019 in Turkey, capitalizing on recent developments on  financial management and internationalization.

ERASMUS Programme is sponsored by the British Council for students and faculty exchange with FRIENDS as one of its projects,  which stands for “Furthering International Relations Capacities and Intercultural Engagement to Nurture Campus Diversity and to Support Internationalization at Home.”

Institutions from Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Bhutan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand attended said event in Istanbul Aydin University.

CTU, being the only state university that belongs to said project, was joined by  two other Philippine institutions as  St. Louis University and University of Cebu.

“We experienced not only workshops but also cultural exchange”, shared CTU-OIC Director for Internationalization and ASEAN Integration Ronald Galindo who was with  CTU Vice President for Publication, Extension and Business Affairs (PEBA) Edgar Tibay.

The first partner meeting was held in Malaysia early this year. Internationalization and Asean Integration  Office