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Asst. Prof. Janice Antoniette Forster, Silliman University Technology Business Incubator (TBI) manager and Philippine eLearning Society (PELS) president, talked about the free computer education program for senior citizens at SU during the EDUtech Asia Conference last November 5-7, 2023 in Singapore. Through her talk, titled “Silver Screens: Empowering Philippine Seniors through Tech Education,” Forster shared […]

Asst. Prof. Joshua S. Soldivillo and David B. Ragudo presented their research paper on environmental education at the International Conference on Environmental Education in Southeast Asia (SEA) last October 25 to 27, 2023 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The conference, hosted by the Philippine Network of Educators on Environment (PNEE), gathered educators and experts in Southeast Asia […]

Five Silliman University (SU) High School students clinched major awards in the different events of the recently concluded 11th National Student Leadership Assembly and Talent Fair on November 9-11, 2023, at the DepEd Baguio Teachers’ Camp, Baguio City.  Of twenty participating schools, twelfth grader Seve Nigel Tuale was hailed as the overall champion in the […]

Dr. Dave Marcial, the director of the Dr. Mariano C. Lao Global Studies Center, participated in a regional experts’ meeting titled, “Empowering Minds: A Round Table on Generative AI and Education in Asia-Pacific, held at the Pullman Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on November 7-9, 2023. Organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization […]

Silliman University joined 35 other Philippine higher education institutions (PHEIs) supported by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to compose the Philippine delegation to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Higher Education Summit: Asia Pacific 2023 on November 7-9, 2023 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With the theme, “Creating the Right Outcomes: […]

Atty. Mary Fokno-Capuyan, a 1976 graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Social Work program of Silliman University (SU), has been named 2023 Outstanding Professional of the Year in the field of Social Work by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The Outstanding Professional of the Year award is the highest recognition that can be given […]

Silliman University (SU) produced 35 licensed pharmacists who passed the November 2023 Pharmacist Licensure Examination. SU garnered an 82.93% passing rate for first-time takers of the said exam. The national passing rate is 73.65% (2,974 out of 4,038). The Professional Regulation Commission released the exam results on November 8, 2023. The SU Pharmacy Department reported that the […]

Silliman University (SU) ranked 6th among the top universities in the Philippines listed in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2024. SU shares 6th place with Mapua University. Among 856 universities in Asia, 16 universities from the Philippines were included in the QS Asia University Rankings 2024: University of the Philippines (#78) Ateneo de […]

When Dumaguete writer Bobby Flores Villasis passed on last May 2, he left behind a great array of literary works and books that defined a life dedicated to creative writing. He was also a persevering cultural worker, having spent most of his working life as the cultural officer of the Negros Oriental Provincial Tourism Office, [...]

The right to suffrage is a hallmark of a nation’s democracy, ensuring people’s active participation in the governance of the land. In any election, the outcome serves as a resounding testament to the sovereign will of the people. By choosing the officials entrusted with public office, citizens ultimately shape the character of the democratic government […]