COMMISSION on Higher Education IV-A Regional Office commended the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Maragondon for its unwavering support for internationalizing Philippine higher education.

The recognition was made possible through Rachel Mecaela Baxal, a third-year BS Accountancy major, who was nominated to the 2023 Global Undergraduate Exchange Programs.

She was among the nine selected nominees from the Philippines out of the original 519 applicants for her “impressive academic accomplishments and credentials.”

The accountancy student studied for one term at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bayone from August to December 2023.

GUEP is semester-long non-degree scholarship exchange program sponsored by the prestigious Philippine-American Educational Foundation Board, which gives students from different countries an opportunity to study in the USA.

PUP Maragondon Director Agnes Gonzaga noted that the award will serve as a stepping stone for the university “to connect with other parts of the world, fostering an understanding of diverse knowledge, cultures, and educational and research levels.”

“With our first step in internationalization, we open the doors to increase the number of qualified and interested students to be more competitive and motivated to experience the joy of learning in different parts of the world,” Gonzaga said. “With this, we add more quality in our educational system and increase the learning outcomes among PUPians of PUP-MC.”