CED receives COE grant

By: Marites Lopez


With the pertinent provision of the Higher Education act of 1994 and the recommendation of the Technical Panel for Teacher Education (TPTE), NDMU as one of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) was graced with the title Center of Excellence (COE) for teacher Education on June 02, 2008.

Among the fourteen identified HEI in the whole Philippines, the Notre dame of Marbel University is the sole HEI in region XII and in the whole Mindanao who was given the privilege to enjoy the COE grant for three consecutive years starting from June this year after almost 12 years since 1996.

The College of Education (CED) as one of the COE grantee was identified based on HEI’s: institutional qualities which include the administration, faculty, curriculum, laboratory, facilities, student support system, performance in the Licensure Examination for Teachers, graduate profile, graduate tracer study/employment of graduates; Research and Publication which includes research activities, research environment, access in documents, references and equipments to undertake research; extension and linkages; and institutional qualification that has good academic program that stems from a clear and achievable institutional vision for excellence and quality.

Together with the profound title, are the benefits being identified as COE to wit: priority in the selection of CHED institutional partners with regards to other CHED developmental projects, entitlement to other no-monetary subsidies and awards such as graduate scholarships for faculty members, priority for CHED research grants, and recognition as autonomous and deregulated HEI.

“Aside from the fact that you will be using the name that will give you prestige, graduates can use COE as teacher education in their official documents, and we endowed priorities to grants and scholarships for our school was acknowledged to be the lead institution in the whole region,” said Dr. Noemi B. Silva, the CED Dean and NDMU Academic Vice President.

As a COE grantee, the following are highly expected: act as a role models in the local, regional, and national community, sustain and enhance research capabilities and upgrade professional or research graduate programs in the discipline, provide assistance to agencies/institution within its geographical area of coverage, undertake other activities/ projects necessary in developing quality education in the specific discipline.

Talking about quality education, Dr. Noemi Silva said “Quality education does not happen rather, we have to work for it. Working for it requires team endeavor in continuous and collaborative sustained effort of all stake holders in the University, particularly in CED, focusing in our mission-vision. "