When COVID-19 halted almost all human operations last March 2020, everybody thought that the world would be standing still. However, the resilience of the human race conquered the limitations brought about by the pandemic.
With its power still growing, technology has kept the world running. Schools and universities have had an exodus to online class platforms. In University of Cebu, there was no dead end.
The administration, faculty and students showed no signs of quitting. One of the examples of UC’s pushing forward is the 3rd UC FRIENDS international partnership project.
The FRIENDS team did not waste time and get down to brass tacks in the middle of lockdown.
The project, dubbed as Intercultural Awareness and Cultural Massive Open Online Course (IACD MOOC), opened in Summer Class in April 2020 – an 8-week online course that all UC 4 campuses committed to participate and complete.
There were 242 official participants coming from all UC campuses. At the end of the course, all participants received an Intercultural Passport or an international certificate.
What’s more interesting was the Digital Storytelling Contest. This was the output after the Intercultural Awareness and Cultural Massive Open Online Course. Each participant had to submit a 3-minute video showcasing the learnings from the course and incorporate those learnings to the student’s own Filipino culture.
The top 4 winners are entitled to join the International Leadership Bootcamp in Varna University of Management in Bulgaria – all expense paid.
After the stringent standards of judging guidelines, 4 winners were announced – 2 participants from UC Banilad College of Teacher Education and 2 students from UC Banilad College of Tourism Management namely Shimilee Micah Agacita (BEED 2), Nhoaven Rameso (BEED 2), Earl Marie Regulacion BSTM 2, and Aljens Agbay BSTM 3.
University of Cebu administration, student body and FRIENDS team congratulate the winners!