Broadsheet Special Ed. A.Y. 2021-2022

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The Official Student Publication of Quezon City University

QCU Times

Special Edition Feb. 28 - Mar. 4, 2022

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QCU among 1st Local Univ. in NCR to get institutional recognition from CHED

WHAT’S INSIDE NEWS

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SPORTS

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FEATURE

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) led the awarding of the Institutional Recognition (IR) to Quezon City University (QCU), making its 8,000 students eligible for free higher education (FHE) and the tertiary education subsidy (TES) under the Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Act of 2017 (UAQTEA).

A Tale Of Two Community Colleges: Finding Inspiration For QCU

BY QC Gov.

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fter having been found compliant with all the requirements of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Quezon City University (QCU), a local government led institution, has been given recognition and is now a full pledged Higher Education Institution. The certificate of recognition was awarded by CHED Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera and UniFAST Executive Director Atty. Ryan Estevez to the Quezon City University represented by Mayor Joy Belmonte.

have continuously strived to provide improved higher education programs for our students that will prepare them as they join the workforce. We believe this achievement will open more opportunities for our QCians,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said.

QCPU to QCU to align with the RA 10931 also known as Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act which provided free higher education in State and Local Universities and Colleges.

QCU now offers college degree courses such as BS Electronics QCU, formerly known as Quezon Engineering, BS Entrepreneurship, BS City Polytechnic was established on Industrial Engineering, BS Information March 1, 1994 by virtue of the City Technology, and BS Accountancy. Council Ordinantce No. SP-171 which Dr. Theresita Atienza who was started as an institution offering technical and vocational courses. It was appointed QCU President on December renamed to Quezon City Polytechnic 2020, leads the improvements in the University (QCPU) after it reached the three QCU campuses... university status in 2001.

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LOCAL NEWS

BY METRO NEWS

BY Jholo Louise Baybayon

The vaccination rollout program, “Padyak para sa Flexible Learning, sama-samang Vaccination

Are students actually learning during this pandemic?

QC registers declining COVID-19 cases

Vax rollout at QCU Batasan

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EDITORIAL

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“This CHED recognition is a In 2019, the city council passed testament to the quality of education that we provide in QCU. For years, we the ordinance SP-2812 converting

early 300 students of Quezon City University (QCU) received their 1st dose of AstraZeneca vaccine at Batasan campus through the initiatives of Quezon City LGU led by Mayor Maria Josefina “Joy” Belmonte and the chairperson of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Dr. J. Prospero “Popoy” de Vera.

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Program for Tertiary Students”, is for the anticipation of limited face-to-face classes or hybrid flexible learning. Mayor Joy declared that QC already reached 100% ully vaccinated in 1.7 million population which consists of 80% of the adult population in the city. Another 10%, reaching 90% of the population for the 1st dose vaccinee with 1.9 million population as of October 2021. Continue page 3

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he Quezon City government has recognized the public cooperation in its successful campaign to significantly reduce the Covid-19 cases in the last four weeks, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. This, after the OCTA Research Group noted that the city’s average of 255 cases per day... Continue page 2

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