Sociovation 2022:

Let the stars align under his feat

It was a feat that helped me realize to never doubt my worth because the stars may have already aligned for me.

In April of 2022, he came across an opportunity, and considering a pool of applicants from the ASEAN region that were inundating the international forum. It was a ghost of a chance. Yet he pushed through with his application on April 12.

During his interview period, he dealt with anxiety attacks and self-doubt. He found his capabilities far beyond those of his competitors, and his first interview was a total failure but was then rescheduled for valid reasons.

Nonetheless, God works miracles, as he believed. On April 27, he received a letter of offer from Temasek Foundation (TF) and the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) for the STEP Sociovation Forum 2022, which will be held June 1–10, 2022.

I may have given up hope, but He has always been there for me. My family and friends believed in me even when I felt insecure and doubted my possibilities. It’s also because of Ms. Rutchel, the head of external affairs, who assisted me in contacting them [campus director and department head].

Franz is 22 years of age and currently a graduating student of BS Electronics Engineering at the Technological University of the Philippines— Visayas. He was one of the seven Philippine Student Ambassadors and 80 undergraduates across ASEAN, where only 40 from various countries are accepted. Together with his fellow TUPians, namely Irene Aubrey M. Floresca and Patrick B. Salon, they represented the university in international space. Despite differences with other ambassadors, he lit himself up with pride.

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