CENTRO Escolar University (CEU) has renewed its partnership with the Department of Science and Technology – Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) to promote science and technology through a series of science communication activities designed to enhance the skills of its communication students.
PROMOTING SCIENCE ON CAMPUS Centro Escolar University (CEU) renews its partnership with The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Science and Technology Information Institute to boost science communication activities. Present during the memorandum of understanding signing were CEU president Ma. Cristina D. Padolina, DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) chief Alan Taule, CEU Media and Communication department chairman Jose Cris Sotto, and DOST-STII senior science research specialist Joy Lazcano. PHOTO BY RACHEL RIEZA OF DOST-STII
The collaboration was formalized last May 20, 2025 at the CEU Mendiola campus, Manila with a memorandum of understanding signed by CEU’s outgoing President Ma. Cristina Padolina and DOST Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer, Communications, and Commercialization Napoleon Juanillo Jr.
Through the Science Journo Ako (SJA) advocacy program, this partnership will provide communication students with opportunities for training in multimedia production, learning sessions, expert engagements, resource sharing, and internships.
In 2020, during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the two institutions collaborated to co-produce “Centrong Agtek,” a flagship mini talk show broadcast on social media. This project helped students develop an appreciation for the field of science by learning from various experts and scientists featured in the show’s first run.
With renewed enthusiasm, DOST-STII and CEU plan to create more science-related content to encourage students to explore the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The SJA is a science communication advocacy program aimed at capacitating and introducing science learning sessions to augment awareness of science and technology among communication students.
