Leaders and innovators from the University of Baguio gathered at the Centennial Function Hall on August 15, 2025, for a showcase of proven practices, helpful techniques, and teaching excellence for creating a well-rounded program for both inbound and outbound students. Through the efforts of UB’s Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), individuals within the university are enabled to acquire and apply higher knowledge skills within formal and informal educational settings. Setting the bar for fresh insights and powerful perspectives not just for graduates, but for future leaders.
ETEEAP: The pathway to a broader academic teaching opportunity
The event comprised program chairs and deans from each of the university’s departmental programs. Starting the program with Dr. Janice Kaylyn Lonongan, VP for Academic Affairs, to give a warm welcome and enticing exchanges with the significant rise and succession of the program for both postgraduate and undergraduate studies. From there, the director of the Linkages Office and ETEEAP lead director, Ms. Melanie Rulla-Saro, shared important guidelines, an overview of the accomplishments, and driving advancements of the established academic program.
The goal of the comprehensive talk was to promote and focus on the details of effectiveness and bearing for a cohesive process, in granting academic credits and providing effective on-the-job experiences within national and international fields. Following up after the ETEEAP introduction came Dr. John Balanquit, Dean, School of Business Administration and Accountancy, and Dr. Filibert Patrick F. Tad-Awan, Program Chair, School of Criminal Justice and Public Safety to give further progress reports and practices that have led both inbound/visiting and outbound students to and from the University of Baguio.
Showing significant reports and logistics on academic objectives, logistical trajectories on lesson plans, and tailor-fit activities that are in line with the identity of the specific courses and openings offered by the college departments.
Creating a safe space for students to academically and emotionally thrive
Following up on the act is Dr. Dahlia Soriano, program chair for Secondary Education, and Dr. Michelle Ranges, program chair of English Language, from the School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts. Giving insightful metrics and a designated overview of proven tactics for nurturing students’ well-being through timely and relevant check-ins and plotted one-on-one mentoring sessions. Creating a good dynamic and flexibility for the students. Ensuring that the moderators and leaders of each department are aware of the general and academic well-being for exemplary standards that are up to code with the vision, mission, and values of the university.
Closing the session was Dr. Kareen Leon, who summarized and gave a complementary footnote on the success of the ETEEAP program and its diverse selection and fruitful spread in the light of academic ingenuity and hard-skilled effectiveness— in an exchange of proven strategies, fresh insights, and powerful perspectives to inspire growth and nurture teaching excellence.
Addressing the educational implications and scope of sustainability, the event aims to promote various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) throughout the program. Through implementation and evaluation procedures, Goal 4: Quality Education is measured through satisfactory teaching and learning techniques given by the innovators and leaders from the program. Meanwhile, goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals ensures that relationships between practitioners (to and from other partnered institutions and departments) sustain UB’s ethos of developing a strong co-existing bond for academic excellence to thrive in the fast-paced global community.
