Manila, July 31, 2019 — As part of its continuing commitment to improve education outcomes for Filipino youth, the U.S. government today launched the Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (ABC+) project to support Department of Education (DepEd) efforts to strengthen the quality of education in the Philippines. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Law and representatives …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 31 July, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (ABC+) project, Department of Education, Deputy Chief of Mission John Law, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, July 30, 2019 — Thirty-six Filipino advisees of EducationUSA, the U.S. Department of State’s official source on U.S. higher education information, are receiving more than Php37 million in merit and need-based scholarships from accredited American universities for the upcoming 2019-2020 academic year. EducationUSA advisers worked with these students throughout their college admissions process, including …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 30 July, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Philippines | Tags: EducationUSA
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim and Philippine Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato de la Peña signed an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation at the close of the Bilateral Strategic Dialogue on July 16. Manila, July 17, 2019 — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim and Philippine Department …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 17 July, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD), environment, Health, Philippine Department of Science and Technology, Science, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, July 15, 2019 — Seventy-five new U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Manila on July 7, 2019. They join the more than 9,000 Americans who have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in the Philippines since 1961, making the Philippines the second oldest Peace Corps program. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy, the goal of …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 July, 2019 | Topics: Education, Environment, Events, News, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Department of Education, Department of Social Welfare and Development, DSWD, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines
Manila, May 3, 2019 — The U.S. and Philippine governments celebrated the successful conclusion of the six-year, Php832-million Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) project. The partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Education (DepEd), and 11 local government units across Mindanao expanded access …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Education, Lawrence Hardy II, Mindanao, Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev), TESDA, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, April 15, 2019 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines launched new English Access Microscholarship Programs in Quezon City and in Taguig. The Access Program provides 13 to 20 year-old students from low income communities with a foundation in English during two years of afterschool instruction and intensive summer learning activities. Working in partnership …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 April, 2019 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: English Access Microscholarship Program
Manila, March 8, 2019 — EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official resource for students interested in pursuing higher education opportunities in the United States, welcomed 43 accredited university and college representatives from the United States to its annual university fairs in Cebu and Manila on February 28 and March 1. Nearly 800 students, parents, and educators …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Education, education fair, EducationUSA
Manila, February 27, 2019 — Following her participation in the U.S. Embassy’s 2018 EducationUSA Fair, Marian Cedeño became the first Filipino student to attend the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in Texas when she started classes this semester. Cedeño, who was among the top students at the Filipino Turkish Tolerance School in Zamboanga, attended …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 27 February, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: education fair, EducationUSA
Manila, February 21, 2019 — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim congratulated Team iNON for beating out 1,395 teams from around the world to win the Best Galactic Impact category in the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge. Ambassador Kim awarded certificates of recognition to team members Revbrain Martin, Marie Jeddah Legaspi, Julius Czar Torreda, …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, American Spaces, Education, Events, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: American Spaces Philippines, John C. Law, NASA, NASA Space Apps Challenge, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, February 19, 2019 — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) launched a strategy to build innovation capacity among public higher education institutions throughout the country on February 12, 2019. The strategy recognizes the critical role of university systems in preparing Filipino students for …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 20 February, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: STRIDE, USAID, USAID Philippines
Cebu, February 12, 2019 — EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official resource for students interested in pursuing higher education opportunities in the United States, will host its second annual education fair in Cebu on Thursday, February 28 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Radisson Blu Hotel. The EducationUSA Fair will feature more than 30 …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 February, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: education fair, EducationUSA
Manila, February 12, 2019 — EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official resource for students interested in pursuing higher education opportunities in the United States, will host its annual education fair in Manila on Friday, March 1 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Shangri-La at the Fort, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The EducationUSA Fair will …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 February, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: education fair, EducationUSA
Manila, October 4, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines will partner with De La Salle University to host the first U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Apps Challenge from October 19 to 21 in Manila. The event is open to groups of three to five people, ages 16 and above. In …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: American Center, American Corner Manila, American Spaces Philippines, De La Salle University, NASA
Manila, October 4, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a Php250 million, three-year extension of USAID’s Science, Technology, Research, and Innovation for Development (STRIDE) project. The additional assistance, which brings the total USAID investment in the innovation sector to nearly Php2 billion since 2013, …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Trade and Industry, Lawrence Hardy II, STRIDE, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, September 7, 2018 — The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), convened the 12th National Education Summit on September 6, 2018 in partnership with the Philippine government and Synergeia Foundation. More than 400 leaders from local governments, schools, and the private sector gathered to share good practices in education …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 7 September, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Education
Iloilo City, August 23, 2018 — More than 70 alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs gathered at Iloilo’s historic Old Provincial Capitol for the Visayas leg of Alumni Reconnects, a nationwide series of reunions marking the 70th anniversary of U.S.-Philippines people-to-people exchanges . Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr., an alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted the reunion. He said, “One …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 23 August, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, American Spaces, Education, Environment, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: #USPHexchanges70, Central Philippines University, Fulbright, Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, Guimaras Island, Iloilo, Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange Study program, Philippine Youth Leadership Program, U.S. exchange alumni, YSEALI
Manila, July 25, 2018 — A team of scientists from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) visited the Philippines to participate in National Science and Technology Week (NSTW). During their visit, the NASA scientists interacted with Filipino scientists, engineering students, and high school teachers and highlighted NASA’s collaboration with the Philippine government on …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 25 July, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CAMP2Ex project, NASA, National Science and Technology Week
Manila, July 5, 2018 — The U.S.-PH exchange alumni network, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, celebrated the 70th anniversary of U.S. government-sponsored exchanges in the Philippines during an Alumni Reconnects reunion and networking reception on June 30 at SMX Mall of Asia. More than 200 U.S. exchange alumni attended the event. …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 5 July, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #USPHexchanges70, Fulbright, Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, International Visitor Leadership Program, Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange Study program, Michael Klecheski, Philippine Youth Leadership Program, Study of the United States Institute program, U.S. exchange alumni, YSEALI
Manila, May 9, 2018 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) completed its five-year, Php1.9 billion Basa Pilipinas project, which improved literacy and reading comprehension among more than 1.8 million students from kindergarten to grade three. USAID partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement the project in eight school divisions in the provinces …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 May, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Basa Pilipinas, Department of Education, USAID, USAID Philippines
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Ambassador Jennifer Galt (center) speaks with Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez (right) and former U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines John Maisto (left) at a 70th Anniversary of the Philippine Fulbright Program reception hosted by the …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 24 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Fulbright
Cebu, February 15, 2018— EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official resource for students interested in pursuing higher education opportunities in the United States, will host its first-ever university fair in Cebu on Friday, March 9 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Radisson Blu Hotel. The EducationUSA Fair will feature 22 U.S. colleges and universities. …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 February, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases | Tags: #USstudy
Manila, February 13, 2018 — EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official resource for students interested in pursuing higher education opportunities in the United States, will host its annual university fair in Manila on Thursday, March 8 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza. The EducationUSA Fair will feature 33 U.S. colleges and …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases | Tags: education fair, EducationUSA
Manila, February 1, 2018 — As part of its continuing response to the Marawi crisis, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines has launched the Php18.5 million #ForMindanao campaign supporting 37 projects throughout Mindanao led by Philippine alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchanges, many of whom have already played a crucial role in responding to humanitarian needs …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 1 February, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: #ForMindanao, Marawi, USAID, USAID Philippines
USAID Deputy Chief of the Office of Program Resources Management Chris Foley (extreme right) hands over the reading materials to the Department of Education-Mandaluyong City Division led by Dr. Nanette Losario (4th from left) and Highway Hills Integrated School Principal Marvie Duran (extreme left). Witnessing the event are YesPinoy Chairman Dingdong Dantes (3rd from right) …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 6 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Basa Pilipinas, USAID, USAID Philippines, YesPinoy Foundation
Makati, May 2, 2017—On April 28, 2017, Ambassador Sung Kim, honorary Philippine-American Educational Foundation Board Chairperson, renewed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that continues the Fulbright-CHED Scholarship Program for Graduate Studies in the United States. Fulbright-CHED Scholarships enable faculty and staff from higher education institutions to pursue master’s …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 May, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S. | Tags: CHED, Commission on Higher Education, Fulbright, PAEF, Philippine-American Educational Foundation
Manila, February 14, 2017— EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official source on U.S. higher education, welcomed 1400 students, parents, and educators to its annual higher education fair on Tuesday, February 7 at the Philippine Sofitel Plaza. Representatives from 20 U.S. colleges and universities attended the fair and met with prospective Filipino students. Ambassador Sung Kim opened …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 February, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases | Tags: education fair
EducationUSA Philippines organized a homecoming event on August 2, 2016 at U.S. Embassy Manila for Filipino students interested in studying in the United States . Participants interacted with and got tips from students currently enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities. U.S. Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg welcomed the participants, shared the diverse courses offered by schools and emphasized how a U.S. education could …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 5 August, 2016 | Topics: Education, Events | Tags: EducationUSA
