Dr. Amihan April M. Alcazar is a lawyer and scholar from the Phillipines. She is currently the University President of Urdaneta City University, Pangasinan and is the Co-Chair of the Internationalization National Review Committee of the Commission on Higher Education.
In this episode, she talks about growing up in the Phillipines, her educational background, her experiences studying and researching in Europe and Japan, her involvement with Teachers Helping Teachers, challenges working in academia and being a university president, and other topics.
Metropolitan Manila – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Manila
Philippines – https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/philippines
The Spanish Period – https://www.britannica.com/place/Philippines/The-Spanish-period
U.S. Occupation – https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/philippines/tl01.html
Japanese Occupation – https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Philippines
Catholocism/Christianity in the Philippines – https://asiasociety.org/education/religion-philippines
Holy Week – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Holy-Week
Philippines Education System – https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/publications.asp?action=article&artid=5735
University of the Philippines – https://up.edu.ph/
Oblation Statue – https://epa.culturalcenter.gov.ph/3/82/2240/
AIESEC – https://aiesec.org/
Mindanao – https://www.britannica.com/place/Mindanao
University of Alabama – https://www.ua.edu/
Legal Resident Agent – https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/what-is-a-registered-agent
MEXT Scholarship – https://www.mext.go.jp/en/policy/education/highered/title02/detail02/sdetail02/1373897.htm
Tohoku University – https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
JET Programme – https://jetprogramme.org/en/
Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) – https://tht-japan.org/
THT Philippines – https://tht-japan.org/philippines/
A Brief History of JALT (Balsamo Asian Scholar) – https://jalt.org/page/jalt-central-58
Hirao School of Management – https://www.konan-u.ac.jp/english/academics/cube/
Urdaneta City University – https://ucu.edu.ph/
Education Channel – https://www.facebook.com/TheEducationChannel/
Opportunity 2.0 Program – https://www.edc.org/opportunity-20
Episode #37 can be found HERE.