DOST-SEI scholars earns graduate degree in Petroleum Engineering in Malaysia
29 November 2018
Six scholars of the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) received their diploma in Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering at the Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) in Perak, Malaysia during its 18th Convocation held on 18 November 2018.
Dr. Josette Biyo, SEI Director, together with Dr. Josefina Abilay, DOST IV-B Regional Director, and some officials of the Palawan State University (PSU) graced the event.
The scholar-graduates are faculty members from PSU and Batangas State University (BSU)—two among a few universities in the country that offer undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering. The six have been teaching for the program in the said universities but could not secure tenure since they are not Master's degree holders. At present, there is no university in the country that offers graduate degree in the said program hence those who intend to take advance degree in Petroleum Engineering had to pursue it abroad.
DOST-SEI Scholars as Game-changers for CBDRRM
November 21, 2018
Bannering the values of professional excellence, servant leadership, and social responsibility, the Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) empowered 86 Leytean DOST-SEI scholars through what was dubbed by the participants as an “eye-opening and enlightening” Comprehensive Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) Training on July 28-August 1, 2018 at the Visayas State University (VSU). Prior to this training program, the scholars attended the two-day Scholars’ Formation Program on April 21-22, 2018 at the VSU to inculcate the values of volunteerism and patriotism among the scholars. This formation program is the Phase 1 of the Filipino Patriot Scholars Project.
Together with the DOST Regional Office VIII, local government of Baybay City, Leyte, and the VSU, this 4-day workshop focused on increasing awareness and knowledge of the scholars on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), as well as exposing them to social realities. All these put the scholars at the forefront of patriotism, volunteerism, and social change. The CBDRRM Training is the Phase 2 of the Patriot Project.
With a whole heart and open arms, the City Administrator of Baybay City, Mr. Deogracias E. Pernitez, welcomed the DOST-SEI and the participants. He encouraged the scholars to impart their acquired knowledge to the least of their brethren in the city. However, DOST Regional Office VIII Director, Engr. Edgardo M. Esperancilla challenged the participants to be part of the S&T human resources available and ready to serve before, during, and after disaster. Their goal is to have at least one DOST-SEI scholar in every community to lead Disaster Preparedness.
DOST-SEI scholars as Advocates of Peace
November 21, 2018
With the aim of fostering patriotism, as well as bridging the gap between different cultures and belief systems for inclusive sustainable peace, the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) brought the Two-Day Scholars’ Formation Program to the recipients of the Bangon Marawi Program on September 22-23, 2018 in “The City of Golden Friendship”, Cagayan de Oro City.
For this leg of The Filipino Patriot Scholars Project, 218 scholar-participants from Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) and Mindanao State University-Main Campus, Marawi City (MSU-Main) travelled to Cagayan de Oro City to take part on this definitive lecture-forum on patriotism and nation-building.
Most of the participants were undergraduate scholars under the DOST-SEI Bangon Marawi Program, while there were some under RA 7687, RA 10612, and Merit Scholarship Programs. Moreover, 30 masters and doctorate scholars under the Bangon Marawi Program and Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program (ASTHRDP) joined in the formation program, actively shared their thoughts and insights to their fellow participants.
