๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด โ A team of professors from the ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ (๐จ๐ฆ๐ ) served as resource persons during the ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ conducted by Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) on ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, at the ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น.
The initiative forms part of NDDUโs ongoing commitment to strengthen its internationalization programs, improve its digital presence, and enhance institutional preparedness for participation in global university ranking systems such as the ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ.
The USM team was composed of ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎรฑ๐ฎ, Director of the Office of International Affairs and President of the Region XII Council of International Relations Officers; ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ท๐ผ, Director of the University Information and Communications Technology Office; and ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ป ๐. ๐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ, University Web Administrator. Their sessions provided valuable insights on data-driven website management, optimization strategies, and best practices for aligning higher education institutions with global standards.
๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฟ., ๐ฅ๐ก, NDDU Vice President for Academics, delivered the Welcome Address, emphasizing collaboration and digital readiness as key to advancing the universityโs internationalization goals. The overview of the activity was presented through an audio-visual presentation centered on the theme: โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ โ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ.โ The presentation emphasized that the website is not just an information hub, but a living representation of NDDUโs identity, values, and aspirations as a Catholic, Marist, and Filipino university.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐, facilitated by Prof. Bretaรฑa, focused on the Importance of Website Enhancement for Global Rankings and included a sharing of USMโs internationalization practices, offering practical examples of how web platforms support academic engagement and global collaboration. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐, led by Prof. Ranjo, explored Best Practices in Higher Education Website Development and Optimization, while ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐, conducted by Prof. Mibalo, covered Technical Guidelines for Website Content, Accessibility, and Analytics.
The open forum that followed was fruitful and forward-looking, as participants and USM professors shared and clarified strategic directions for enhancing website content structure, strengthening the universityโs capacity for regular updates, and reinforcing the importance of quality assurance in digital management.
The event concluded with the Awarding of Certificates and Closing Remarks, expressing appreciation for the expertise shared by the USM team and reaffirming NDDUโs commitment to continuously enhance its digital platform as part of its broader global engagement strategy.
This collaborative undertaking supports NDDUโs pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)โparticularly ๐๐ฟ๐ 4 (๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ), ๐๐ฟ๐ 9 (๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐), ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ 17 (๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ)โas it continues to open its digital front door wider to the world, welcoming partners, scholars, and communities to experience what makes it truly distinctive.
