D. Mergie C Gasataya, ISAT , U Board Secretary

Dr. Mergie C Gasataya, ISAT  U Board Secretary, assists participants from other countries.

A total of 68 faculty and staff from Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U) Miagao and Iloilo City Campuses  attended the International  Seminar  on ASEAN Community Collaboration Toward Quality Assurance and Capability Building on April 17-21, 2017 at Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

A series of lectures and presentations were conducted by participants from ISAT U, St. Theresa International College (STIC) and Panyapiwat Institute of Management (PIM).

Dr. Yongyut Khamkhong, Asst. Dean, Humanities and Social Sciences (STIC) lectured on the topic “Higher Education in Thailand: Toward Enhancing ASEAN Community Collaboration in the Millenium.” The “Quality Assurance in the Philippine Higher Education,” on the other hand was presented by Mrs. Sandra T. Examen, ISAT U Miag-ao Administrator.

Dr. Sandra T. Examen

Mrs. Sandra T. Examen

The “Technology of Productivity Improvement (Hotel and Restaurant Management)” was discussed by Prof. Nick Alfred T. Umadhay (PIM) while Mr. Weera Bumrungsee, Board of Director, Association of Thailand Travel Agents, gave the overview of “Tourism in Thailand, Biodiversity and Environment Ethics”.

After the presentations, ISAT U participants and 48 other foreign delegates gathered for a capability building activities. They were also treated with a tour  to historical and tourist spots of Thailand.