Saint Louis University (SLU) participated in the Project Closing Meeting of the Erasmus Project: TRUST (Financial Technology and digital innovation to modeRnise and develop cUrricula of VietnameSe and Philippine UniversiTies), an event that gathered European Union (EU) partners and representatives from partner-universities in the Philippines and Vietnam, and Philippine partner industry FinTech Philippines Association (FPA).
Held at Mapua University-Makati Campus last 28-31 August 2023, the program highlighted the intersection between the financial technology (fintech) industry and the academe by sharing best practices and trends, distilling lessons learned, and discussing roadblocks as well as the path ahead for financial technology in partner countries and institutions.
Among the project team members from SLU that attended were Dr. Roberto M. Arguelles, Vice President for Finance, as the Project Leader; Dr. Faridah Kristi C. Wetherick, Dean of the School of Advanced Studies (SAS); and Dr. Zenedith P. Monang and Dr. Beverly Estephany P. Ferrer as Project Team Members.
MoU Signed Between SLU and FPA
On the first day of the Erasmus TRUST Philippine National Event, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between SLU and (FPA) signifying the desire to collaborate and cooperate in joint programs, projects, and activities aligned with the vision to forward innovations in the financial technology industry.
