By Cyrus A. Natividad

CPU Review, Continuing Education and Consultancy Center (CPU RCECC) facilitated the First Joint International Research Colloquium 2023 of Central Philippine University and its sister school, Filamer Christian University. The virtual activity was conducted via ZOOM CONFERENCE (JIRC) on February 11, 2023, from 8AM to 5PM.

C-F JIRC 2023 is a multidisciplinary colloquium which carries the theme “Exploring New Perspectives in Education and Society.” The sessions were categorized into Faculty and Student presentations. Topics encompass all areas in education and society, focusing on universal issues and trends that require attention from scholarly communities. There were 3 break-out sessions – Descriptive/ Correlational, Pure Science/ Experimental, and Qualitative/ Mixed Methods.

The colloquium was aimed at contributing to the development of collaborative initiatives in multidisciplinary research; and provide a platform where faculty and students could share novel ideas, discuss global trends and address universal issues; (3) encourage relevant dialogues in pursuance of academic excellence.

There was a total of 16 Panelists and 38 Presenters. There were 4 students and 9 presenters for Filamer and 16 students and 9 faculty for CPU.