Pathways Pilipinas Joins Forces with WUSC to Strengthen Refugee Education Pathways in PH

Makati, Philippines - Tarlac State University (TSU), represented by Dr. Grace N. Rosete, Director of the Office of International Affairs and Linkages (OIAL), and Prof. Maria Tiara Fatima F. Galang, Linkages Department Head, attended the 3-day co-design workshop organized by the World University Service of Canada - Entraide universitaire mondiale du Canada (WUSC-EUMC) last April 28-30, 2025, at the Canadian Embassy in the Philippines.

The workshop aimed to maximize the potential of the Complementary Pathways (CPath) program in the Philippines through strengthening the Pathways Pilipinas, a newly formed consortium of CPath-participating higher education institutions (HEIs). Leading the sessions, Mr. Warsame J. Warsame, Program Manager of Complementary Pathways, helped the HEIs through a series of workshops, leading to crafting an action plan towards ensuring sustainability of the CPath program to help more refugee-scholars in the future in the country.

Key representatives from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and CPath coordinators from the seven founding academic institutions of Pathways Pilipinas, namely Columban College Inc. (CCI), De La Salle Brothers Inc. (DLSBI), De La Salle Araneta University (DLSAU), San Beda University (SBU), Saint Louis University (SLU), and University of St. La Salle (USLS), also attended the workshop.