{"id":11785,"date":"2025-03-29T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.addu.edu.ph\/?p=11785"},"modified":"2025-03-29T16:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T08:59:00","slug":"ajcu-ap-opens-new-cycle-of-interdisciplinary-academic-pairings-across-the-asia-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.addu.edu.ph\/?p=11785","title":{"rendered":"AJCU-AP and ADDU Open New Cycle of Interdisciplinary Academic Pairings Across the Asia-Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-50px||73px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider show_image_video_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_bg_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; use_text_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#020443&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#020443&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;100px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;38px||420px|||&#8221; auto=&#8221;on&#8221; auto_ignore_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_transition_duration=&#8221;10ms&#8221; hover_transition_delay=&#8221;10ms&#8221; hover_transition_speed_curve=&#8221;ease-out&#8221; hover_transition_duration_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hover_transition_duration_phone=&#8221;&#8221; hover_transition_duration_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/international.addu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/403.png&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/international.addu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/404.png&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/international.addu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/405.png&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP), through Ateneo de Davao University, continues to strengthen international academic collaboration through the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Program. This new cycle features a wide range of interdisciplinary courses involving partner institutions from Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COIL provides a transformative platform where faculty and students engage in meaningful cross-cultural academic exchange through virtual modalities. For this second iteration of the program, diverse pairings have been facilitated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the ongoing COIL classes involves a pairing between <\/span><b>Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines, and Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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This course, led by Ms. Dina Adam and Mr. Alvin George C. Cobar, began on 25 March 2025 and combined perspectives from health sciences and applied fitness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scheduled for implementation in the upcoming semester is a collaboration between <\/span><b>Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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