USJ-R going green

WITH the global trend toward “green technology,” the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) will slowly incorporate the concept of developing environment-friendly technologies into their curriculum.

USJ-R president Enrico Peter A. Silab said the school is working on different partnerships with industry players, universities abroad and the USJ-R Alumni Association for this goal.

“We are also requesting the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) to revise its curriculum to incorporate technology updates like simulation and design using the latest software and hardware technologies soon so that we can already start offering these to our students,” said Silab.

For this curriculum year, Silab said USJR noted a surge in the number of enrollees for engineering courses compared to nursing and ICT (information communication technology), which used to be the most popular courses.

This is due to the increased demand for engineers in all industries and sectors, said Silab.

Mechanical and electrical and communications engineers are in demand because every company needs these skills all over the world while the demand for industrial engineers is also increasing.

To ensure their students are updated with the latest development in engineering, USJ-R has also signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Toyo University in Japan for an exchange faculty and students agreement.

“USJ-R will teach the English language to Japanese faculty and students, while USJ-R will learn from engineering technologies and curriculum in the university. We also have an existing tie-up with the Korean University of Technology for technology-transfer,” he said.

For this year’s alumni homecoming, USJR’s Engineering Alumni Association batch 1987 will carry the theme “Empowering the Future Through the Evolution of Green Technology,” which is timely for their thrust towards “green technology.” Reporter Aileen Garcia-Yap