SEA Journalism Teachers Review UNESCO Model Journalism Curricula  
 
(Manila, 30 June) - Journalism educators from Southeast Asia welcomed the UNESCO Model Journalism Curricula as a benchmark in preparing or revising journalism programs in the region. This was one of the agreements arrived at by some 30 journalism teachers from the region who attended the two-day ASEAN Orientation Workshop on the UNESCO Model Journalism Curricula held 25-26 June 2009 in Pasig City.
 
   
 
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AIJC President  Reappointed to CHED Committee
 
 

AIJC  president Ramon R. Tuazon was recently reappointed for another year as chair of the Technical Committee for Communication of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

The Technical Committee for Communication reviews and revises the curriculum of the undergraduate and graduate programs in Communication as well as in Development Communication.

 
   
 
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Dr. Braid lectures at PACE Conference

AIJC President Emeritus, Trustee and Senior Adviser, Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid, delivered the keynote address during the Communication Research Conference organized by the Philippine Association of Communicators and Educators (PACE) last May 20, 2009 in Batulao, Batangas.

 
 
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  AIJC offices expand to España  
 
The Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication has expanded its facilities by relocating to a more spacious location along Espana Avenue near Welcome Rotonda. The new AIJC Executive Office address is  5th floor, Next Mobile Bldg., 2224 Espana Avenue, Manila. Its new telephone numbers are 743-4321 and 740-0396
 
 
 
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Congratulations, Dr. Joey!

AIJC faculty Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II has completed  his Ph.D. in Communication with cognates in Educational Technology and Distance Education at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication. Formerly Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, he is currently teaching Research Methods at the AIJC Graduate School .
 
Dr. Alagaran’s dissertation, "In Keeping with the Digital Age: Planning and Adoption of Information and Communication Technology Among Communication Educators in the Philippines," was nominated for best dissertation/thesis award.

 
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AIJC Graduate School
welcomes new students

Five new students join the AIJC Graduate School on the second trimester of school year 2008-2009. With impressive professional backgrounds, the students are all enrolled in the Master in Communication Management program.

 
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UNESCO Office Jakarta finalizing
Philippine Country Program

 

The UNESCO Office Jakarta in coordination with the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines has completed the final draft of the Philippines-UNESCO Country Program Document (PH-UCPD) 2009-2012.

Prepared primarily by AIJC president Ramon R. Tuazon as lead consultant, the PH-UCPD is UNESCO’s blueprint of action in working with the Philippines in pursuit of national development goals and objectives along UNESCO’s areas of competence -- education, science and technology, natural and human sciences, culture, communication and information.

 
   
 
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The AIJC officers and staff
condole with the bereaved family of former Ambassador Oscar Villadolid who died on May 30, 2009. Villadolid was a member of the AIJC Board of Trustees from 1986 to 1990.

 
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Paghahabi is the Filipino term for weaving materials such as textile, mats, baskets. It also means the weaving or telling of stories.

In essence, paghahabi reflects the core competency of the AIJC, ie communication. This competency transmits truth, creates understanding, builds community. It brings together the diversity of warp and woof and interlaces them into a single colorful fabric of concord and trust.

Our e-newsletter Paghahabi tells AIJC’s stories. It reflects our efforts to promote understanding amidst diversity through our various communication programs and projects and to build a network of AIJC partners and stakeholders whose stories are intertwined with ours.

The AIJC is committed to weave a community committed to the common good and the best interest especially of marginalized sectors that need the comfort of a warm woven fabric.

   
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