{"id":6898,"date":"2025-12-16T04:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T04:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perpetualdalta.edu.ph\/new\/?p=6898"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:01:11","slug":"university-of-perpetual-help-system-dalta-uphsddiaconia-university-benchmarking-on-internationalization-and-academic-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perpetualdalta.edu.ph\/new\/university-of-perpetual-help-system-dalta-uphsddiaconia-university-benchmarking-on-internationalization-and-academic-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Perpetual Help System DALTA UPHSD\u2013Diaconia University Benchmarking on Internationalization and Academic Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6898\" class=\"elementor elementor-6898\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2118323 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2118323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67fe70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67fe70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Date: \u00a0<strong>December 16, 2025<\/strong><\/p><p>Partner Institution: <strong>Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Finland<\/strong><\/p><p>Activity<strong>:\u00a0 University of Perpetual Help System DALTA UPHSD\u2013Diaconia University Benchmarking on Internationalization and Academic Collaboration<\/strong><\/p><p>On December 16, 2025, a meaningful dialogue was held at the School Director\u2019s Office between representatives of the <strong>University of Perpetual Help System DALTA<\/strong> and the <strong>Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Finland<\/strong>. The Diaconia delegation was represented by <strong>Senior Lecturer Ms. Margarita Sakilaya-Latva<\/strong> and <strong>International Student Recruitment Specialist Ms. Mia Lehto<\/strong>, together with four other members of their team. Representing UPHSD were <strong>School Director Dr. Arnaldo S. De Guzman; Director of Planning, Linkages, ETEEAP and CPD Dr. Gabriel Archemedez Y. Flores; Dean of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Dr. Mona Liza N. Valencia; Dean of Radiologic Technology Dr. Chona Cabatay; Dean of Medical Technology Ms. Lily Aileen Alinao; Dean of the College of Pharmacy Dr. Ma. Victoria Mendoza; Dean of the College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Emerlyn Managuas; and Head of Technical Vocational Education and Training Ms. Myleen Anne Dablo.<\/strong><\/p><p>The meeting provided an opportunity to explore potential areas of collaboration, particularly in <strong>international student recruitment, academic exchange, and faculty and student mobility programs<\/strong>. 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