The P.Zone

The latest news about our existing and new partnerships

Partner Grace Christian College Works Toward a

Fully CIC TESOL Teaching Force

Concordia International College in the Philippines partners with Grace Christian College (GCC) in developing  and delivering programs for students and teachers through various on line programs . GCC President, Dr. James Tan and VPAA Zenaida Lumba are committed to the college mission of retaining highly qualified, diverse faculty and staff.

In its initial partnership, 16 GCC faculty and 3 students  enrolled in Concordia’s TESOL course. GCC provided the use of the classrooms and computer facilities for the teachers and students   while CIC provided the Canadian curricula in TESOL and  TEC. The high encouragement and positive feedback from the GCC President Tan and the college’s  managers   were evidence of the success of everyone’s hard work and commitment to GCC excellence.

CIC Partners with Martinez Memorial College

who is now going international

One of the highlights of the   50th Founding Anniversary of Martinez  Memorial College  (MMC) is its  academic partnership  with  Concordia- Philippines. On June  2012, MMC conducted the   Dona Luz A. Martinez Memorial Lecture Series 2 to launch the Concordia-MMC partnership. The activity was headed by  MMC Chief Operations Officer Dr. Elizabeth M. del Rio and Finance Officer Ms. Teresita M. Piscasio.

The mains speakers in that momentous event are Dr. Lilian M. Enriquez,

Education Specialist and Director of the Commission on Higher Education, National Capital Region, Philippines  and Dr. Violeta L. Jerusalem, Concordia International College President.

The launching of  this partnership was witnessed and well received by  MMC

students ,faculty, and administrators around the theme  “Trailblazing at 50 by Going International”.

EXCERPTS from the Dr. Jerusalem’s message :

“ By partnering  with MMC, CIC will assist you in being the  new global  citizens  to get  better  job  opportunities . You become  an alumni of CIC- Canada or USA after  completing  requirements CIC on line courses thus  at par with workers around the globe. That is our goal  in this partnership. The Concordia  International University  as  an e- learning institution provides MMC students the opportunity to achieve academic and professional success in an international society through a comprehensive and supportive on line curriculum in Hotel and Tourism Management anchored on its global experience by fostering a learning environment among  students of various cultural and language abilities.”