In its continuing efforts to provide quality learning spaces and to prepare for future programs that respond to industry and government needs, De La Salle
BusinessWorld
July 29, 2021 | 12:05 am
MEGAWORLD Corp. is teaming up with De La Salle University (DLSU) to establish a data science institute, which will offer research-based graduate and undergraduate programs as well as training and professional courses.
Named after the listed property company’s chairman and chief executive, the Dr. Andrew L. Tan Data Science Institute (ALTDSI) aims to “train the next generation work force of data scientists, particularly professionals in the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry.”
DLSU said in a Facebook post on Monday that the institute was launched via a virtual ceremony on July 21.
Megaworld Chief Strategy Officer Kevin Andrew L. Tan was quoted as saying: “There is a huge demand for knowledge outsource professionals who can help businesses and industries grow exponentially. This partnership with DLSU to build the ALTDSI is just the first step in tapping into this huge potential.”
Ateneo, DLSU, FEU, UST object to claims campuses are NPA recruiting grounds
Published January 24, 2021 4:32pm
Updated January 25, 2021 6:23am The Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, and the University of Santo Tomas objected to an anti-insurgency official’s claims that the universities were recruiting grounds for communist rebels. In a joint statement on Sunday, the schools said the accusations made by National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. was not supported by proof. “We therefore object to General Parlade’s statement and emphasize that our institutions neither promote nor condone recruitment activities of the New People s Army (NPA) and, indeed, of any movement that aims to violently overthrow the government,” the schools said.