NVSU extends its doors overseas - Hongkong Campus is now open
The Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) in line with its mission of a globalized identity has opened its doors overseas to extend its capabilities and resources as an academe by forging a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Fulbright Education, an institutional education in Hongkong, on June 10, 2009.
In the said agreement, the Fulbright Education with address at 20 Saigon Street, 3FL., Kowloon, Hongkong represented by its Director, Dr. Rustico B. Santos, proposed that it be appointed as the Hongkong Campus of NVSU to provide educational services in the geographical area of Mainland China, Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan. While, NVSU as represented by its President, Dr. Marilou G. Abon has agreed to open its services to its neighboring countries.
At the onset, NVSU has agreed to the following terms; to provide letter of acceptance to obtain visas for Mainland Chinese students enrolling in any program of the university through Fulbright (Hongkong Campus), to facilitate accommodation of the Mainland Chinese students and guaranty their safety, to provide educational materials free of charge and give up to date advises relating to course offerings/programs, to provide English Remedial Class for the Chinese students and, to certify or authorize the Fulbright to collect all tuition fee, miscellaneous fee and all related school fee through the official website of NVSU.
On the other hand, Fulbright (Hongkong Campus) has accepted the following conditions; to promote and market the course offerings and educational opportunities of NVSU in the defined geographical location through information dissemination, to comply with NVSU’s requirements as to enrollment or admission, to inform NVSU as to the list of registered students and, to remit and guarantee NVSU of all related school fees of any programs on behalf of the students two weeks before the start of every semester.
The agreement took effect on the date of approval and will last for five years and with possible extension by mutual agreement of both parties. The agreement also provided that Fulbright (Hongkong Campus) shall be an independent entity and not the employee of NVSU and that both parties shall pay costs, expenses and tax incurred in connection with the said MOA. Nonetheless, either the university or Fulbright shall allow six months prior notice in writing in case it wants to terminate the said MOA.
By Arshiela G. Gauuan
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