Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) student ๐๐ค๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐, a BS Industrial Engineering major and active member of Effective Altruism Philippines, successfully participated in the ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ held at the ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, on ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑโ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
Organized by the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ผ๐ก๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐จ๐ข ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ผ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ (๐๐ผ-๐๐๐ผ) in collaboration with the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐, the conference convened students, researchers, and professionals from Southeast and East Asia to examine evidence-based approaches to pressing global concerns. The event aligned strongly with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฏ (๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น-๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด), ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฐ (๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป), and ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ณ (๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐), through its focus on capacity-building, interdisciplinary learning, and regional collaboration.
During the two-day program, Sola attended expert-led lectures and workshops addressing biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, mental health innovation, grantmaking strategies, and entrepreneurship for social impact. Key sessions included โ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค,โ โ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค,โ and โ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ด๐ช๐ข.โ These sessions offered technical insights and strategic frameworks relevant to global health security and sustainable development.
Sola also participated in the ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ, where she engaged with regional leaders and practitioners working to expand Effective Altruism initiatives across Southeast Asia. As a significant outcome of her attendance, she formally joined the ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ผ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ and explored a potential partnership with Rethink Wellbeing for mental-health initiatives rooted in evidence-based approaches.
In her report, Sola noted that the conference strengthened her understanding of high-impact fields, broadened her professional network, and provided actionable pathways for contributing to EA-aligned and SDG-focused initiatives. She expressed her appreciation to NDDU for supporting her participation, emphasizing that the experience enhanced her preparedness to engage in future academic and community-driven projects.
NDDU affirms that Solaโs participation reflects the universityโs ongoing commitment to internationalization, global competencies, and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. Her involvement in EAGxSingapore demonstrates the institutionโs continued support for student engagement in international platforms that promote responsible leadership, evidence-based decision-making, and meaningful regional collaboration.
