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iACADEMY: first IBM Center of Excellence in the ASEAN Region

Times really fly so fast. Summer almost comes to an end, and just after election, students and most of all, parents are now looking for the best school/university for their loved ones. As I may say, every one of us is looking forward for the best in terms of education because having a great education nurtured in our second home we call school/university is a MUST. It will predict our future on where we gonna end up. Hone our skills and talents for a better individual. In addition to that, please let me share with you dearies a discovery of great knowledge venue just along the avenue of high-profile companies – Ayala Avenue, the Central Business District of Makati – iACADEMY.

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Welcome to iACADEMY!

iACADEMY offers first-class IT, Business, and Art courses, conducted in high-end facilities where students can learn in both aspects of theoretical and practical education. Strategically located at the country’s leading Makati business district, iACADEMY is home to industry professionals and partners, who would teach, train, and eventually hire their students.

iACADEMY’s mission and vision is to develop trailblazers and movers by providing a venue for the incubation and realization of ideas through lasting and meaningful partnerships with leading industry players. As pioneer in adult education, iACADEMY inspires its students to pursue their passions, develop real-world solutions, and be of service to society. Lending its expertise and industry experience to iACADEMY is a group of distinguished individuals (Board of Governors) who ensure that the school is always in its finest working conditions.

iACADEMY: first IBM Center of Excellence in the ASEAN Region

“The world is rapidly changing. Businesses today are not the same as they were years ago. Technology is also changing. No college or university in the Philippines understands this better than iACADEMY. We are not heavily reliant on text books. Our programs are really a mix of technology, arts and business. We come up with our programs by looking at what the industry needs rather than what is already available,” iACADEMY CEO Vanessa Tanco Cualoping explains.

Established in 2002, its founders, opened doors to 72 students in June 2002 in its premiere location along Ayala Avenue, Makati City. The first 72 students enrolled in BSBA e-Management, BSCS Software Engineering, BSCS Network Engineering, and BSIT Digital Arts. For the succeeding school years, the population increased and so the curricula were enhanced. To better equip its students, a partnership was made with IBM Philippines in June 2003. Two years later, the Computer Science and Information Technology program was granted recognition, with zero deficiency, by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). New courses were offered like BSBA Marketing and Advertising (2004), and BS Animation (2007), which holds partnership with the Cutting Edge Productions. Soon, more courses were offered: AB in Multimedia Arts and Design (2011), and BS Game Development and Programming (2011), which includes developing computer games in both mobile and desktop platforms designed by select members of the International Game Developer Association.

“iACADEMY is led by some of the most brilliant minds in business and education. Our Board of Governors include Washington Sycip, the founder of SGV; and Eusebio Tanco, the president of Asian Terminals Inc. and chairman of Philplans, Philcare, and many more companies. We have partnerships with the top corporations. We work with these corporations and we make sure that we are always at the forefront of technology and business,” boasts Ms. Cualoping.

In 2009, WACOM, the world’s leading manufacturer of interactive pen displays, pen tablets, and digital interface solutions, became iACADEMY’s training partner. With this partnership, iACADEMY’s Animation and Multimedia programs have been tremendously enhanced. iACADEMY’s educational services are now at par with prestigious local and international colleges and universities. In 2010, IBM appointed iACADEMY as the first IBM Center of Excellence in the ASEAN Region and the first Lotus Academic Institute. With just eight years of operation, IACADEMY proved to be one of the best training grounds for future IBM professionals. In 2011, iACADEMY opened its BS Fashion Design and Technology program and was chosen by Solar Entertainment Corporation to be the official partner school and workspace of Project Runway Philippines Season 3, the highly coveted fashion design reality TV show that has produced some of the country’s finest fashion designers.

“We monitor the progress of each student carefully. We value continuous improvement. Next term, one of the electives of our Software Engineering and Game Development students is an Apple game development course wherein they will be learning from professionals working in Silicone Valley. Each week students will learn from these professionals and work on projects using their iPads,” Ms. Cualoping further emphasizes.

Aside from this, The Office of Student Affairs and Services at iACADEMY has a diverse set of programs that their students can enjoy like activities and services that encourage campus engagement, develop leadership potential, promote self-expression, and nurture personal growth and development. Classes are a maximum of 30 students per class providing an in-depth discussion of topics, wherein all its professors, who are industry professionals and expert academicians, can focus on the needs of each student.

iACADEMY cares for its students and provides different programs that will support their academic and non-academic experiences. It’s Academic Advising, Coaching, and Enhancement (ACE) Program provides students a support system that helps students adjust to college life, learn, pass the rigors of academic requirements, and enjoy in the process.

As one of the pioneers of industry-partnered education, iACADEMY also built an internship program, where student interns work full-time with partner companies for at least 960 hours with professionals. This model has resulted in a 98% job placement success rate of iACADEMY graduates to date.

The premier location; the high-end facilities; and the dynamic and optimized student programs and services, provide the most conducive and effective learning environment for globally-competitive professionals. All these at iAcademy.

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See? What a great learning institution that would bringus a better future. If I were going to enhance my skills in terms of programming (since I’m working as a Software Engineer) and multimedia (for the love of arts) I would surely enrol at iACADEMY as they also offers short courses for everyone. Whether you are young or young-at-heart, there’s always a room for improvement and to know a little something of information that would make a bigger impact to our life and of course iACADEMY would be there to help us and guide us!

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One Way to Make a Teacher Better is to Learn Online

Nowadays, where internet is almost a necessity in every home, accessing to the wide array of information is within reach, that is helpful to all the people who is hunger for knowledge. Most students of today rely on the details they’re getting when they search a certain topic in the internet. Good thing, that there are numerous reliable sites that would help them understand and give them an immeasurable knowledge that would lighten their vast ideas.

Thanks to the internet, as educators of today as well, have an advantage on this technology. Teachers have now an access to the wide array of information that can help in their profession. However, teachers also have to keep in their minds that they should look and read articles online from the trusted sites since many sites and blogs are popping out loaded with certain and uncertain details, that as a reader, should have to weigh things if this is reliable or not, well, I must say, a trial and error learning.

Meanwhile, upon randomly searching and looking for something online, I stumbled upon on the Be Better Website. For me, the site title is catchy and this is what almost of us is looking and aiming for – to BE BETTER. As I navigate the website, I was surprise on how they wanted the teachers of today to be better having a trustworthy website that would boost up their knowledge. I graduated from a public school and during those days access to the internet was too costly and 70-80% of knowledge gained was through books but since Be Better site is up and running you’ll now have an access to almost everything.

Furthermore, “Be Better” tries their best to put together useful and insightful articles, as well as reports and statistics of the Philippine education settings, which they hope that will guide teachers in their professions. Indeed, a Better Education Thrives Through Effective Reading which is available online for free. Even though I am not a teacher by profession, I always love to read inspiring articles that can help me reach my goals and dreams to have a better future. On this site you’ll have an access to free articles on a variety of topics like teaching tips, book features and profiles of writers and other educators that you look as an epitome of your future.

I’ve read an article “How to discourage cramming,” and I wish this site do exist when I’m still at school. Why? It has a lot of advises that will help students or even me to have a proper time management and prevent a non-healthy behavior. In most cases, I still do cram whenever projects were on a tight deadline which leads to defect and unhappy clients. But I know, it is not yet the end of the world, I still have time to Be Better, even though I am not already a student, some advises will take me to good light to have a better future, but most especially, a better ME.

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As we all know, learning is a step by step process, both for the teacher and the student and of course to everyone, that’s why Be Better will be there to be our companion. By the way, you can sign up for its regular newsletters to stay up to date and they have Facebook Page for faster access to knowledge and learning.

Knowledge is Power and Reading is BETTER! ^_^
Happy Weekend!

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