By Keziah G. Huelar

Dr. Teodoro C. Robles, CPU President and Ms. Wang Yang, Chief Executive Officer of Weilian Educational Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. together with Dr. Florence P. Bogacia, Vice President for Administration and Finance; Dr. Rowena M. Libo-on, Director, CPU Office of Transnational Programs and Acting Dean, CPU School of Graduates and Prof. Anna May A. Yap-Zerrudo, Acting Director of the Office of International Relations and Cooperation.

Central Philippine University and Weilian Education Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd. signed a cooperative agreement on the offering of the degree Masters in Business Administration (MBA) establishing academic linkages between China and the Philippines. The said agreement was signed at the Administration Building, Conference Hall on January 2, 2019 by Dr. Teodoro C. Robles, CPU President and Ms. Wang Yang, Chief Executive Officer of Weilian Educational Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Present during the signing were Dr. Florence P. Bogacia, Vice President for Administration and Finance; Dr. Rowena M. Libo-on, Director, CPU Office of Transnational Programs and Acting Dean, CPU School of Graduates; Prof. Anna May A. Yap-Zerrudo, Acting Director of the Office of International Relations and Cooperation together with other academic and administrative officers of the university.

Weilian will be sending 15 students from China to study Masters in Business Administration in the university.

CPU President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles and Ms. Wang Yang, Chief Executive Officer of Weilian Educational Consulting (Beijing) sign the memorandum of agreement.

According to Ms. Wang, Weilian came to know about the academic services of CPU during the 1st China International Import Expo held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, China on November 3-10, 2018. CPU was one of the 10 universities featured in the Philippine National Pavilion during the said expo and was represented by Prof. Leilani Fatimah Ledesma Trompeta, Director of the office of International Relations and Cooperation and Prof. Kay Arden Q. Gallo, Assistant to the President on Special Projects.

As CPU expands its academic services to the international community, the university is committed in providing competitive and holistic academic and cultural immersions that is responsive to the needs of the international community.