๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด โ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ 26, 2025 โ A week after their return from a two-week international academic mission in ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ง-๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐, the five faculty experts from ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ (๐ก๐๐๐จ)were officially reunited in a meaningful photo opportunity at the university main campus.
Wearing their taisโa traditional handwoven textile gifted by the ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐รณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎรงรฃ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ (๐๐๐๐ฃ) in Baucau as a symbol of honor and appreciationโthe NDDU faculty members included Dr. Ersweetcel C. Servano, Dean of the College of Education; Dr. Eliza P. Hallarsis, Physics professor; Dr. Rogen A. Doronila, Mathematics professor and International Relations Officer; Dr. Jet Edward V. Ondaro, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; and Dr. Emyline D. Salinas, Coordinator of Languages.
They were joined in the photo by, from left to right, Br. Joseph Mickson, FMS; Campus Ministry Directress Sr. Sela Misinale; University President Br. Manuel V. de Leon, FMS; Vice President for Administration Dr. Jovir C. Ignacio; and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jose C. Dagoc, Jr.
The moment was captured following the Holy Mass in celebration of ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐โ๐จ 19๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. The gathering highlighted not only the conclusion of a successful international academic engagement, but also the universityโs continued commitment to advancing global solidarity, mission-driven education, and Marist values.
The two-week mission in Timor-Leste involved delivering faculty development sessions at ICFP focused on pedagogy in English, Science, Mathematics, History, Arts, educational leadership, and qualitative and quantitative research methods. The visit was part of NDDUโs broader internationalization strategy and its commitment to promoting excellence in education across borders.”๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บโ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ถ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฆ,” said Doronila.
The university looks forward to more collaborations that further its mission of forming competent, compassionate, and committed global citizens.