Five academic staff members from the 九色 (UST) Faculty of Arts and Letters and the UST Graduate School participated in the International Conference on Cross-Disciplinary Research on Industry, Tourism, and Regional Studies,鈥� held from November 21 to 22, 2024, at the National Dong Hwa University in Hualien, Taiwan. The conference, which was the first to be hosted by the Asia-Pacific Regional Studies program, focuses on cross-disciplinary integration.
The UST delegation was composed of UST Graduate School History program lead Assoc. Prof. Augusto V. De Viana, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. Salvador M. Evardone, Ph.D., Mr. Gian Paulo R. Mayo, Mr. Jerome J. Jaime, and Mr. Miguel Antonio A. Jimenez.
During the conference, the delegates shared their research outputs with De Viana discussing his paper on 鈥淕localization, A Philippine Experience鈥�. Evardone spoke about the history of the Seminary of the Divine Word and the history of the congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul Society. Mayo, whose discussion focuses on the Struggle and Recognition of the Philippine Revolutionary Veterans from 1902 to 1970, translates his interest on war veterans into his research. Jaime presented the role of Victor Heiser and the utilization of public health as a tool of American domination in the Philippines. Lastly, Jimenez discussed the interesting history of mathematical pedagogy.
Aside from presenting their respective papers, the delegates from UST also served as members of the panel of discussants for the papers of other presenters. During the visit, de Viana donated three of his books titled, 鈥淗alf-Century of Philippine Independence (2024),鈥� 鈥淪tories from the Other Side (Revised 2024 edition),鈥� and, 鈥淣ew Ink on the Parchment (2015),鈥� a small booklet which was intended to be a guide for students doing historical research.
