External Relations & Internationalization Services and Programs
SLU is envisioned as catalyst for the internationalization of excellent and quality higher education founded on the principle of dynamic university partnership to foster intercultural understanding create and global harmony. Saint Louis University is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion through implementing the advancement of global engagement through promoting the internationalization of formal curriculum, and integrating global perspectives into academic programs to enrich learning experiences. The international mobility of students and staff facilitates opportunities for exchanges and professional development abroad. Moreover, the office fosters strategic cooperation, partnerships, and capacity building by collaborating with international institutions to strengthen mutual growth as it also supports internationalization credit mobility. Emphasizing internationalization at home and digital learning ensures the global education is accessible to all students through virtual platforms and local initiatives.
GLOBAL MOBILITY PROGRAMS
OGRAA assists schools, students, faculty, and staff with
anything and everything with regards to mobility
opportunities, immigration requirements, and overseas
monitoring of participants from application until the end
of the program.
PARTNERSHIPS
Working in collaboration towards holistic development is
the foundation for success. Sharing responsibilities,
resources, goals, and competencies are what SLU
continue to yearn for in the process of aiming for
excellence.
INTERNATIONALIZATION
SLU continues to increase its involvement in the
development of students, employees, and as an
institution for the international market by integrating
international and inter-cultural functions as a higher
educational institution for growth and success.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
OGRAA assists offices, schools, and departments in the
formulation, implementation, and coordination with
external institutions and/or organization for effective and
efficient partnerships.
INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS, RATINGS,
AND RECOGNITION
Saint Louis University, true to its international strategic
direction, exerts great participation in international
rankings, ratings, and recognition that will support SLU’s
standing among educational institutions in the global
landscape.
MEMBERSHIP
- Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)
- Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASEACCU)
- Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines (ACUP)
- Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
- International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU)
- Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Erasmus+ Beehive
The main goal of the BEEHIVE project is to build sustainable university-based entrepreneurial ecosystems at higher education institutions in Indonesia and the Philippines. The project is geared to enhance their students’ and graduates’ employability and ability to create jobs. Furthermore, the project strives to support the transformation of the participating universities into entrepreneurial institutions.
Visit the ERASMUS+ Beehive Project Website Here
Erasmus+ ANTENA
ANTENA is an international project that aims to increase the academic quality and research of
universities in the Philippines through the development of internationalization capacities.
In order to achieve this objective, ANTENA strives for consolidated internationalization structure. Also, it endeavors to build human capacities of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through targeted training programmes in 10 HEIs which include Saint Louis University.
As a structural project, ANTENA targets to support the governance reforms of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and to enhance international networking through strategic actions in key areas of the Philippine higher education system.
Erasmus+ FRIENDS
The FRIENDS project title stands for Furthering International Relations Capacities and Intercultural Engagement to Nurture Campus Diversity and to Support Internationalization at Home. The project is built around the concept of Internationalization at Home (IaH) that reframes the traditional perceptions of higher education internationalization in the five partner countries involved, namely Bhutan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. The notion of IaH is based on the assumption that for various reasons, the largest part of the university student body will remain non-mobile and therefore deprived from access to global knowledge and skills.
The launching of SLU FRIENDS Teahouse under the auspices of the External Relations, Media, and Communications, and Alumni Affairs (ERMCAA) Office which is an integral component of SLU’s purposeful integration of intercultural dimensions into its formal and informal curricula. It aims to strengthen the university’s internationalization capabilities and to develop local and international students’ global competence. Moreover, the FRIENDS Teahouse caters clients including faculty, staff, visitors, and even the alumni occasions for academic, research, and cultural exchanges. This commitment is also extended to SLU’s relevant partner communities to foster cooperation. Finally, the International Students Association (ISA) at SLU, which started in September 2019, is now placed under the supervision of FRIENDS Teahouse.
Erasmus+ TRUST
The TRUST Project aims to address the emergent workforce needs of the fintech industry by modernizing the curriculum of HEIs in Vietnam and the Philippines to integrate a Master in Fintech and Digital Innovation. The TRUST Project, for the first time, merges European Union, South Asian HEIs and industry stakeholders to promote fintech curriculum modernisation and development and improve the quality of HEI program in partner countries.
SEA – TVET
Following up on the High Officials Meeting on SEA-TVET: Working Together towards Harmonization and Internationalization organized on August 23-26, 2015 in Chiangmai, Thailand, it is important to have a collective effort at the institutional and industrial level by way of formalizing a consortium. This consortium will be the avenue to operationalize SEA-TVET activities in order to achieve its goals:
(1) to leverage the standard and competency of TVET in Southeast Asia through internationalization and harmonization;
(2) to promote and develop the curriculum harmonization, and internationalization of study programs through lecturer/student exchange, joint research programs and industrial linkages; and
(3) to create a sustainable networking platform among TVET leaders and institutions in Southeast Asia and industry, as well as other related development agencies.
SEA-TVET Consortium comprises Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in SEAMEO Member countries that agree to work together in harmonizing and internationalizing their programs through curriculum harmonization, students and staff exchange, and industrial attachment, and resource sharing. This consortium is formed to secure commitment from participating institutions and industries to work together towards achieving the following objectives:
– To create networking among TVET providers;
– To provide opportunities for participating institutions to work together in student and staff exchange
and industrial attachment; and
– To share best resources/practices and to generate new/innovative ideas through research
collaboration.
SEA Teacher Project
The SEA Teacher Project or the “Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia” is a project that aims to provide opportunity for pre-service student teachers from universities in Southeast Asia to have teaching experiences (practicum) in schools in other countries in Southeast Asia. Based on the SEAMEO, seven priority areas for the 11 SEAMEO Member countries to work together to improve the quality of education in Southeast Asia, “Revitalizing Teacher Education” is one of the priority areas in building and strengthening capacity of teachers in the region. The exchange is preferably for fourth year students whose majors are in Math, Science, English and Preschool. The duration is for one month and is based on the mechanism of cost sharing basis. Students’ roles and responsibilities are assigned weekly during the one-month period (observe, assist in teaching, teach and reflect). Moreover, the host universities will provide mentors to supervise and monitor the students throughout the practicum period.
SEAMEO RIHED AIMS
Programme
The Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme is SEAMEO RIHED’s regional initiative to support the mobility of students and enhance cooperation in higher education among countries in Asia. Connecting governments, universities, and students, the AIMS Programme provides a multilateral platform for academic exchange and collaboration to strengthen regional integration and community building. It provides students with opportunities to study abroad within selected disciplines and advance their learning and intercultural skills as confident global citizens.