Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, through its College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the Bamboo Grant from the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia for the project proposal titled “A Journey Towards a New Paradigm: Transitioning from Discipline-based to Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning.”

The Bamboo Grants Program of the United Board awards grants (up to US$5,000) that enable innovative educators to launch small-scale, start-up activities and pedagogical experiments to enhance whole-person education in their institutions. 

Through this Bamboo Grant, Xavier Ateneo’s College of Arts and Sciences is set to conduct a two-day seminar-workshop for its faculty on May 17-18, 2018 at the AVR 1 (XU Old Library). 

Prof Leung Mei Yee, director of the University General Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Prof Tina Clemente, associate professor of the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines Diliman will serve as resource speakers for the said seminar-workshop. Their presentations will focus on interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Faculty mentoring also forms part of this program.

The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia is a non-government and non-profit organization committed to education that develops the whole person – intellectually, spiritually, and ethically.

It draws strength from its Christian identity and values and its collaboration with Asian colleges and universities.

Xavier Ateneo is one of the active members of the network institutions of the United Board.∎

RESOURCE SPEAKER. Dr Leung Mei Yee, director of the University General Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Photo courtesy of CUHK Information Service Office. 

RESOURCE SPEAKER. Dr Tina Clemente, associate professor of the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Photo courtesy of UP Asian Center.