Central Mindanao University Academic Paradise of the South
CMU has been handpicked by the Commission on Higher Education to participate in the British Columbia International Education Week (BCIEW), held in Whistler, BC, Canada, from June 22 to 25, 2025, and in Institutional Visits in Alberta under the Alberta Bureau for International Education (ABIE) from June 26 to 27, 2025. Dr. Raquelyn J. Dadang, the Director for the Office of International Relations, represented CMU during the events, together with seven other Philippine SUCs, composing the Philippine delegation.
BCIEW was designed to celebrate and promote international education in British Columbia through a series of engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and B2B meetings. Likewise, the Philippine delegation’s participation in this year’s BCIEW mission aims to build collaboration between higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines and British Columbia. It deepens exploratory discussion towards mutually beneficial transnational higher education partnerships.
After the 3-day BCIE event, CMU visited Universities and Colleges in Alberta, Canada. The province is recognized as an academic hub for energy and environmental engineering, health sciences, agriculture and food sciences, business and economics, education, and policy studies.
Promoting the international goals of CMU, Dr. Dadang proposed the following areas for partnerships:
- Development of Transnational Higher Education Programs
- Student Mobility through Internships and Training
- Faculty Exchange
- Collaborative Research
The participation of CMU in the two events is expected to seal a Memorandum of Understanding and/or Memorandum of Agreement with select institutions to foster international programs and activities.
