SKorea to offer shipboard training for Filipino cadets; Japan gov't too for maritime engineering, etc

SKorea to offer shipboard training for Filipino cadets
GENIVI FACTAO April 17, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/skorea-to-offer-shipboard-training-for-filip...

South Korea‘s government-subsidized Mokpo National Maritime University (MMU) has offered to help in providing shipboard training for Filipino maritime cadets.

Partnering recently with some of the country’s maritime schools, MMU will facilitate the use of Korean training ships to help Filipino cadets meet the shipboard training requirements by the Philippine government before they can be considered officially as graduates.

MMU and One Movement for Maritime Education of the Philippines (Ommep) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday, April 15 onboard T/S Segero at South Harbor Pier 15 Manila, to help Filipino students get an on-the-job training.

MMU owns two training ships for the training of Naval Academy students. The T/S Segero and T/S Hannara, are two identical training ships with a length of 133 meters and a beam of 19 meters. The training ships can accommodate up to 200 and 186 students, respectively.

MMU President, Dr. Park Sung-Hyeon said it was the first voyage of T/S Segero, since it was delivered, and Manila was the first port of call for its first voyage. He added that it was the first MOU signed onboard the training ship.

“As president of MMU, the goal is to make my university, an internationally recognized university beyond Korea. This is the first official step moving forward. MMU has the world’s best training ship,” he said.

South Korea has already been listed as one of the top eight maritime powers in the world, and its mission is to continue to be a key leader in the world.

“Our university is a specialized maritime institute that focuses on cultivating intellectuals who will have not only the leadership for new maritime culture, but also the knowledge of maritime science,” MMU said.

SKorea to offer shipboard training for Filipino cadets

By GENIVI FACTAO

April 17, 2019

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South Korea‘s government-subsidized Mokpo National Maritime University (MMU) has offered to help in providing shipboard training for Filipino maritime cadets.
T/S Segero at the Manila South harbor. PHOTO BY FAS MARITIM

Partnering recently with some of the country’s maritime schools, MMU will facilitate the use of Korean training ships to help Filipino cadets meet the shipboard training requirements by the Philippine government before they can be considered officially as graduates.

MMU and One Movement for Maritime Education of the Philippines (Ommep) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday, April 15 onboard T/S Segero at South Harbor Pier 15 Manila, to help Filipino students get an on-the-job training.

MMU owns two training ships for the training of Naval Academy students. The T/S Segero and T/S Hannara, are two identical training ships with a length of 133 meters and a beam of 19 meters. The training ships can accommodate up to 200 and 186 students, respectively.

MMU President, Dr. Park Sung-Hyeon said it was the first voyage of T/S Segero, since it was delivered, and Manila was the first port of call for its first voyage. He added that it was the first MOU signed onboard the training ship.

“As president of MMU, the goal is to make my university, an internationally recognized university beyond Korea. This is the first official step moving forward. MMU has the world’s best training ship,” he said.
South Korea has already been listed as one of the top eight maritime powers in the world, and its mission is to continue to be a key leader in the world.
Signing of memorandum of understanding onboard T/SSegero (from left): Chong Pal Kim, chairman, Foscon Shipmanagement Inc; Dr. Sung-hyeon Park, President, Mokpo National Maritime University; Engr. Galileo Maglasang, President, One Movement for Maritime Education of the Philippines; and Dr. Joy Villapando, president, Worldwidelink Educational Development Inc. PHOTO BY FAS MARITIME

“Our university is a specialized maritime institute that focuses on cultivating intellectuals who will have not only the leadership for new maritime culture, but also the knowledge of maritime science,” MMU said.
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“We are equipped with modern laboratory equipment and two new large-scale practice ships that are used in classes. We also provide qualified students with scholarships and stipends, which are comparable with international standards,” MMU added.

Engr. Galileo Maglasang, president of OMMEP, said the newly organized group was composed of 33 universities from Misamis Occidental, Davao, Cebu and Luzon.

“We’re trying to have collaboration with MMU on how to improve the maritime education and training. Maritime schools should have 100 percent deployment of students after graduation. But the domestic shipping cannot accommodate them,” Maglasang said.

He added that they need a government-to-government agreement in order to get the shipboard training onboard Korean ships.

The Initial process is to have an MOU with schools and satisfy the requirements, followed by a memorandum of agreement (MOA).

Chong Pal Kim Mokpo Chairman of Foscon Ship Management Inc. said since MMU is a government university, the shipboard training requires government-to-government agreement.

“We want to make our school, a quality university in the world. We know that many Philippine maritime schools do not have a training ship. More than 80 percent of the students, although they were graduates, cannot join the vessel, without a one-year training program. We want to help students,” he said.

“This is modernized training ship in the world. All we need is a MOA,” he added.

MMU can accommodate 30 foreign students to experience the training onboard ship. Students come from Ecuador, Panama, China, Vietnam, Malaysia. Around 10 Filipino cadets can be accommodated in the six -month programs. The other six–month balance can be done in other private ships. The fee is minimal, as it would cover only few expenses like food.

Filipino students need to learn the Korean language and their culture, while Korean students can learn English from other students.

Commissioner Ronald Adamat of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) expressed optimism on the forging of understanding between MMU and OMMEP and congratulated both institutions for a remarkable undertaking. The same cordial recognition was given by Undersecretary Renato Ebarle of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).

The oath taking of OMMEP officers was also conducted during the program with CHEd Commissioner Adamat as inducting officer.

Inducted into office were: Engr. Galileo A. Maglasang (Misamis Institute of Technology) as president; Engr. Alden Salazar (Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology) as vice president and Representative for Visayas; Senforiano Alterado Jr. (MATS College of Technology) as vice president and Representative for Mindanao; Dr. Mansueto Atillo (Misamis Institute of Technology) as secretary; Dr. Dionisio Victor Balite (BIT International Collge) as treasurer and representative for Visayas; Lucile Maglasang (Our Lady of Triumph Institute of Technology) as auditor; Chief Engr. Patricio Gonzales Jr. (Our Lady of Triumph Institute of Technology) as public relations officer and representative for Mindanao; Capt. Victor del Prado (Misamis Institute of Technology) as representative for Luzon; and Atty. Rebene Carrera (PIMSAT Colleges) as representative for Luzon.

WITH REPORTS BY WILMAR ALMERIA

Japanese gov't opens scholarship application for Pinoys
Joyce Ann L. Rocamora April 22, 2019 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1067815

MANILA-- The Japanese Embassy in Manila is now accepting scholarship applications from Filipinos aspiring to study in Japan.

The Embassy's 2020 program offers education assistance for incoming college and graduate students who want to take courses in humanities, technology, and a dozen others.

High school graduates, ages 17 to 24 years old, may apply in three of the Japanese government's education programs, namely Undergraduate, Specialized Training College, and College of Technology scholarships.

The main requirements are Nihongo background and good academic standing in English, Math and Science.

MANILA-- The Japanese Embassy in Manila is now accepting scholarship applications from Filipinos aspiring to study in Japan.

The Embassy's 2020 program offers education assistance for incoming college and graduate students who want to take courses in humanities, technology, and a dozen others.

High school graduates, ages 17 to 24 years old, may apply in three of the Japanese government's education programs, namely Undergraduate, Specialized Training College, and College of Technology scholarships.

The main requirements are Nihongo background and good academic standing in English, Math and Science.

The years of study for the three categories ranges from three to five, with fields of study in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information Communication and Network Engineering, Materials Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Maritime Engineering, Technology, Personal Care and Nutrition, Education and Welfare, Business, Fashion and Home Economics, Culture and General Education, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Natural Sciences.

Meanwhile, graduate students with "clear and feasible research proposal" and good academic standing under 35 years old could apply for the Embassy's "Research Student, Master's or Doctoral Course" category.

Application forms and detailed information on prerequisites are available at the JICC Library or may be viewed and downloaded from the Embassy Website: (http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000193.html ).

The deadline for submission of applications is on Friday, May 31, 2019.

In its announcement, the embassy reminds applicants that only hard copies printed on A4-size paper and mailed through courier or hand-delivered to the Embassy will be accepted.

Interested individuals could also attend its free scholarship consultations offered at the JICC Library every Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PNA)