The first of the International Professional Lectures in Political Science was held today, a cooperation between my class on Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics, and the class of Asst. Prof. Ma. Zenia Rodriguez on Gender Studies. It is also a cooperation between their courses and professor Chuing Prudence Chou of the Department of Education, National Chengchi University; and Mr. Antonio Bolaños Casanova of the International Doctoral Program on Asia Pacific Studies, also from National Chengchi University.
Both universities were bridged by Angelo Brian Castro, UST AB Political Science alumnus who is a fellow of Mr. Casanova and a Research Assistant to Prof. Chou.
This event was prequeled a couple of years ago when Lukas Riek of NGO, Assist Asia, gave a talk on policy implementation to my Political Science as a Profession class. Today we formalize this endeavor as a bi-annual event, to further the stand for a Better Normal.
This first in the series was themed International Perspectives on Gender and Education. Details can be found in the Youtube description.