Dr. Nora A. Oredina, Dean of NLUC College of Education, served as a Keynote Speaker during the 4th International Conference on Innovative Research Across Disciplines (ICIRAD) 2021, organized by Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha in Bali, Indonesia— in partnership with DMMMSU.

Dean Oredina’s keynote address delivered virtually on November 2-3, 2021, was on the “Seasons of Change in Research”. Noting that the Covid-19 has created a myriad of challenges in the academe, she emphasized how researches may be conducted during this pandemic:

“The global pandemic does not put a pause on our research activities, but presents an opportunity for us researchers to align our work with the changing and pressing realities of schools and classrooms in the present time”.

She also urged researchers to continue the conduct of research with love and passion.

With the theme, “Enhancing Sustainable Development through Innovation and Creativity”, faculty-researchers from the three campuses were selected and accepted to present their researches during the two-day conference which was attended in by hundreds of faculty-researchers in the ASEAN Region.

DMMMSU President Dr. Jaime I. Manuel, Jr. also graced the occasion by giving his message during the opening ceremony.

“We have been pushing forward people-to-people connectivity—and through this co-hosting of the ICIRAD 2021 we are celebrating diversity, friendship and harmony, and most especially the culture of research in the global community”, Dr. Manuel said.

ICIRAD is a biennial international academic conference, which encourages scholars to exchange ideas. As a platform for cross-discipline studies among international researchers and scholars, ICIRAD facilitates respectful discussion and provides opportunity for networking across disciplinary borders in the teaching of natural sciences, humanities, technology, health and medicine. ICIRAD has been conducted since 2015. (Jesus Rafael B. Jarata)