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UB, a Center of Excellence in the Country |
Today, the University of Batangas College of Education was accorded the distinction of being a Center of Excellence (COE) in Teacher Education by the Commission on Higher Education. This honor is the first ever to be given to any educational institution in the Province of Batangas.
As Center of Excellence, the UB College of Education is fully recognized as a unit with a strong graduate program and an undergraduate program that meets international standards of academic quality and excellence.
This is an additional accolade given to the University after the conferment of Autonomous Status by the same body.
The University of Batangas is thus recognized to be the loci of academic and human resource development at both the regional and national levels. With this honor, it has assumed the following roles, duties and responsibilities:
a. Serve as role model in the local, regional and national community - either in the form of technology transfer, industry linkages or consortia with other HEIs, or extension services;
b. Serve as Center of Training in the concerned discipline;
c. Serve as the country’s provider of top quality human resources for both academe and industry;
d. Develop research capabilities in line with the development agenda of the Philippine government;
e. Offer professional and/or research graduate program(s) in the concerned discipline;
f. Provide assistance to other HEIs within its geographical area of coverage in terms of faculty development, instructional materials development and other quality upgrading activities;
g. Undertake and initiate activities necessary in developing quality higher education; and
h. Implement specific upgrading projects as approved by the Commission.
The University of Batangas remains steadfast in its quest to provide the best education for the entire region.
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