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ATENEODEMANILAUNIVERSITYINFORMATIONFACTSHEETPhilippineStudiesImmersionProgramIntersessionPeriodSY2018-2019

TABLEOFCONTENTS PagePhilippineStudiesImmersionProgram 3

GeneralInformationandOIRDirectory 4

ApplicationRequirements:SETONE 5

ApplicationRequirements:SETTWO;ImportantDatesforAcademicYear 6

VisaandSpecialStudyPermit 7

Academic&Course-relatedInformation 8

ProgramFees,Meals,LivingExpenses,

AirportArrivalandHousingAccommodation 10

PaymentProcedures;CancellationPolicy 12

INFORMATIONFACTSHEETSY2018-2019

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TheLoyolaSchoolsoftheAteneodeManilaUniversity,undertheAteneoPhilippineStudiesInitiative,isinvitingundergraduatestudentsfromallfieldsofstudytoitssummerimmersionandstudyprogram.Scheduled for the intercession semester months of June and July 2018, the summer immersionprogramisdesignedtointroduceforeignandlocalstudentstothepracticeofPhilippinestudiesandtotheFilipinolifeworld.Through this four to six-week program, students will be given the opportunity to engage theuniversity’s eminent Philippine Studies scholars in classes that will demonstrate the variouspossibilitiesofthisareaofstudyandthemethodologiesof itspractitioners.Theseclasseswillalsoallowstudents to immersethemselves inaparticularaspectof thePhilippine lifeworld inordertoprovide an experiential ground for their reflections and insights. Students of this programwill beexposedbothtointellectualandexperientiallearningopportunitieswhichwillserveasaninvitationtoengageintheworkofPhilippineStudies.Therearefourtracksthatstudentcanchoosefrom,dependingontheirowninterests.Eachofthesetracksoffer6unitscredit.TheCulturalLaboratoryThe first track is the Cultural Laboratory, a four-weekprogramonthestudyofsocioculturalissues,including the conservation and promotion of thecultural heritage of particular Philippine districts,towns or cities. Here students will investigatedifferent life-worlds and social and culturallandscapesusingqualitativeresearchmethodsandpursue options for disseminating and utilizingresearch results. Such options include, but notlimited to,documentationof localhistory,places,andpractices,andprovidingtechnicalassistancetoculturalenterprisesandlocalgovernmentunits.The first week of the cultural laboratory isdedicated to classroom work that will preparestudentstocreativelyandmeaningfullyrealizetheirfieldresearchandimmersion.ThePhilippineStart-upCultureThesecondtrackfocusesondevelopinganideaintoabusinessmodelandproductorserviceprototype.In doing so, the student will learn about thePhilippinebusinessstart-upcultureandPhilippinebuying behaviors, enterprise etiquette, andbusiness negotiations in order to develop goodbusinessrelationships. This6-unit,4-weekcoursewillbeginwithlecturesontheFilipinowayofdoingbusiness, followed by exposure to the BusinessAcceleration program of the school, ending withdeveloping a prototype, for a close-up look atPhilippinebusinessinaction.

FilipinoUrbanitiesThis third track will present the student with aninterdisciplinary framework for studying the city.From a philosophical, sociological, historical,development, and literary perspective, studentswillstudyPhilippinecitiesandtheirsituatednessinthe in the global order. They will study theemergence of the Philippine cities, theirdevelopment, their lifeworld, and the people’sresponses to this. Aside from classroom work,studentswillbegivenperiodictoursoftheMetroManila to immerse in its various worlds andurbanities.TheAteneoDevelopmentFieldSchool

ThefourthtrackistheDevelopmentFieldSchoolisa6-unit,4-weekcoursedesignedtohonestudents’skills in applied research, deepen theirunderstandingofadevelopmenttheme,andallowthem to contribute to social development. ADFStypically begins with a week of classroomdiscussions and exercises on key concepts,frameworks,andskills.Thisisfollowedbyaweekof exploration, where students visit variousstakeholderorganizations andareas to familiarizethemselves with the industry or sector, itsdynamics, and the relevant issues. Students arethentaskedtofocusonthechallengesexperiencedbyoneparticularcommunityororganizationandtouse research to resolve some of thesechallenges. The third week is spent conductingintensiveresearch,whilethefourthandfinalweekis spent completing the data collection process,producing the research outputs, and presentingthese outputs to the partner community ororganizatio

PHILIPPINESTUDIESIMMERSIONPROGRAM

GENERALINFORMATION

SchoolAddress

AteneodeManilaUniversityLoyolaHeights1108,QuezonCity,PhilippinesTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4037Tel/Fax:(+632)4265907,(+632)9274534Email:oir@ateneo.eduWebsite:http://www.ateneo.edu

OFFICEOFINTERNATIONALRELATIONS(OIR)

OfficeAddressRm.3043/FFaberHallAteneodeManilaUniversityLoyolaHeights1108,QuezonCity,PhilippinesWebsite:http://ateneo.edu/oir

THEOIRTEAM

MR.JOHNLUISD.LAGDAMEODirectorTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4037Email:jlagdameo@ateneo.edu

MR.JAYSONG.CERVANTESCoordinatorforInboundExchangeStudentsTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4041Email:jcervantes@ateneo.edu

MS.SUZZANEANNA.ANDAYACoordinatorforOutboundExchangeStudentsTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4038Email:sandaya@ateneo.edu

MS.KARLAJULIENNEC.ROXASCoordinatorforSpecialProgramsTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4043Email:kroxas@ateneo.edu

MS.CARASAMANTHASANPEDROProgramAssociateTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4036Email:cssanpedro@ateneo.edu

MS.GLADYSS.AGUINALDOOfficeSecretaryTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4037Email:gserra@ateneo.edu

MS.RAMVCLAIRESERRANOVisaOfficerTrunkline:(+632)4266001local4042Email:rcserrano@ateneo.edu

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APPLICATIONREQUIREMENTSApplicationdocumentsaresubmittedintotwosets.Pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefully.

SETONE:InitialdocumentstobesubmittedbeforetheissuanceoftheCERTIFICATIONOFELIGBILITYtoSTUDY(COES)tothestudentapplicant.

1 ApplicationForm(computerwritten)anda

LetterofIntentaddressedto:AgustinMartinG.Rodriguez,PhDProfessorDepartmentofPhilosophyAteneodeManilaUniversityPleaseindicatewhichtrackyouwillchoosetoenrol.

2 StudentInformationSheet

(computerwritten&savedinEXCELfile)3Originaltranscriptofrecords(TOR).

IftheTORisnotwritteninEnglish,pleasehavethistranslated,andcertifiedbythehomeuniversity.

4 Photocopyofthebiographicalpageofpassport

5 LetterofNomination/Endorsementfrom

InternationalOffice(certifyingthattheapplicantisofficiallybeingendorsedasanexchangestudent)

6 CertificateofEnglishLanguageProficiency(forthosewhosemother-tongueisnotEnglish)Anyofthethreebelow:

1. TOEFL(Paperbasedtest)minimumscore:550

2. TOEFL(Internetbasedtest)minimumscore:79

3. IELTSminimumscore:6.0

7 HealthCertificateinEnglishlanguage(statementfromamedicaldoctorthattheapplicantisfittotravelandstudyabroad)8Two(2)piecesofpassportsizephoto(whitebackground,noeyeglasses,contactlensesandheadwear)

INSTRUCTIONSCompleteall8initialdocumentsanddothefollowing:1.Scandocumentsnumbers1to7andemailthemtoMr.JaysonCervantes:jcervantes@ateneo.edu2.Mailallthehardcopies/originals(documents1to8)viaEXPRESSMAILto:

Mr.JaysonCervantesAteneodeManilaUniversityOfficeofInternationalRelationsRm.304,3/FFaberHall,KatipunanAve.LoyolaHeights,1108QuezonCity,PHILIPPINES

Note: Note: Please use EXPRESS MAIL(e.g. FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.) instead ofregularpostalmailtoavoiddelays.

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APPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS SETTWO:Afterevaluationoftheinitialdocuments,andapprovalforadmissiontothesummerprogram,AteneowillsendtheCERTIFICATIONOFELIGBILITYTOSTUDY(COES)tothestudentbyemail.Thestudentshallsubmitadditionalrequireddocumentsbelowtocompletetheapplicationprocess:

1 Medical/TravelInsuranceCertificate2 Scannedcopy-AIRLINEe-ticket

3 SpecialStudyPermitDataForm

(computerwritten)

INSTRUCTIONSCompleteall3additionaldocuments,thenscanandemailthemto:Mr.JaysonCervantes:jcervantes@ateneo.edu

Noneedtosendhardcopiesbypostmail.

IMPORTANTDATESFORACADEMICYEAR2018-2019

PHILIPPINESTUDIESIMMERSIONPROGRAMCALENDAR

ProgramDates 6June-14July2018

NominationDeadline 30March2018

ApplicationSubmissionDeadline 30April2018

PaymentDeadline 30April2018

ExpectedArrivalDatestoManila 2-3June2018

ExpectedDepartureDatesfromManila 15-16July2018

ApplicationforSpecialStudyPermit(SSP) 4June2018(between9:00AMto4:00PM)

AllstudentsarerequiredtoreporttotheOfficeofInternationalRelationsinthemorningofJune4thtosubmittherequirementsforSSP.

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VISAANDSPECIALSTUDYPERMITIn the Philippines, StudentVisas (9F) are issuedonly to international studentswho are taking fulldegreeundergraduateorgraduateacademicprograms.Thesestudentsarecategorizedasdegree-seekingstudents.Ontheotherhand,non-degreestudents,orstudentswhoarestudyingtemporarilyinthePhilippinessuchasexchangestudentsandcross-registrants,arenotissuedtheregularStudentVisas (9F). To study in thePhilippines for a period less thanone year (1or 2 semesters) they arerequiredhoweverbythePhilippineBureauofImmigrationtosecuretheTWOdocumentsbelow:Whatdocumentsareneeded? Whenandwheretoapply?

1. VisaUponArrivalthirty(30)days

-UponarrivalinthePhilippinesattheAirportImmigrationcounters.

2. SpecialStudyPermit(SSP)SeeBureauofImmigrationinformation

-UponarrivalinthePhilippines-AtAteneo’sOfficeofInternationalRelations,Rm304,FaberHall

NOTE:WithouttheSSP,internationalstudentswillNOTbeallowedtoenrollorregisterforclassesinAteneodeManilaUniversity.

APPLYINGFORSPECIALSTUDYPERMIT HOWTOAPPLYFOR

ASPECIALSTUDYPERMIT(SSP) 1. InternationalstudentsarerequiredtoattendtotheirSSPapplicationadayafterarrivalin

Manila.Studentsaregivenonly2-3daysafterarrivalinordertoapplyforit. 2. InternationalstudentsarerequestedtovisittheOfficeofInternationalRelationstosubmit

aphotocopyoftheirstampedvisapage.Afterwhich,theyshallfillouttheapplicationformfortheirSpecialStudyPermit(SSP).StudentsshallpaytherequiredBureauofImmigration(BI)processingfeetotheAdMUcashier.

3. InternationalStudentsshouldnotleavethePhilippinesandgoontravelsforthefirsttwoconsecutiveweeksafterarrival.ThisistoensurecompletionoftheprocessingoftheSSP.

4. ThefollowingrequirementsmustbesubmittedtotheOIRVisaOfficer:• Theoriginalpassport• 2photocopiesofthearrival-stamppageinthepassport• Php4,740.00ProcessingFee*• 2pieces2inchx2inchIDPhotos(whitebackground,noeyeglasses)

*Feesmaychangewithoutpriornotice

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ACADEMICANDCOURSE-RELATEDINFORMATION

CourseInformation

Studentswillbeenrolledinthefollowingcoursesdependingonthetrackstheyselected:THECULTURALLABORATORYSA114–EthnographicAnalysis(3units)Thiscourseisastudyofanthropologicalpraxistounderstandandcritiquetheunderlyingepistemologicalfoundationsofethnographicpracticeandtheorizing.Emphasisisonthepracticeofethnographyandtheanalysisofethnographicdata.SA159–Globalization,LocalitiesandIdentities(3units)Thiscourseisastudyofconsumptionandthetransformationofidentitiesasimportantcomponentsoftheculturalprocess,examiningtheintersectionbetweenthelocalandtheglobal.THEPHILIPPINESTART-UPCULTUREMKT199CandMKT199D–SpecialTopicsinMarketing:BusinessVentureLab1&2(3unitseach)Thiscourseisthefirstofathreeconsecutive-termprogramthatcoachesstudentsindevelopingtheirproductorserviceideaintoaworkingmodel.Studentsareinvolvedintheessentialsofproductdevelopmentandpresentaprototypeoftheirbusinessproposalattheendoftheterm.FILIPINOURBANITIESPH192–PhilosophyoftheCity(3units)PH157.5–PhilosophicalTopics:SolidarityinMultirationalSocieties(3units)ThisisacourseonthetheoriesofMaxScheler,JurgenHabermas,JohnRawls,andMahatmaGandhi.Thecoursediscusseshowtheycanbeusedtoarticulateaphilosophyofsocialsolidarityinaworldthatismulticulturalandmultirational.THEATENEODEVELOPMENTFIELDSCHOOLDS135.50–EntrepreneurshipforSustainableDevelopment(3units)Thiscourseexploreshowsocialproblemscanbeaddressedthroughfinanciallysustainableearned-incomeactivities.Thiscoursepresentsdifferentsocialenterprisemodelsanddiscussesvariousaspectsofthesocialdimensionofsocialenterprises,includingthesocialdimensionsofbusinessoperations.DS135.15–SpecialTopicsinDevelopmentManagement:Immersion/Workcamp(3units)Thiscourseisanextendedimmersionwithamarginalizedcommunity.Studentsexperiencethedynamicsofsuchcommunitiesandreflectontheirexperienceusingvariouslessonslearnedinclass.Thiscoursealsointroducesthepracticeofsocialinvestigation,apreparatorysteptocommunitydevelopment/organizationefforts.

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CreditandGradingSystem

TheAteneodeManilaUniversityusestheAmericanCreditSystem.Onesubjectusuallycarries3creditunits.Oneunitofcreditisequaltoonehourlectureortwotofourhoursoflaboratoryperweekfortheperiodofacompletesemester.

A Excellent(92–100)B+ VeryGood(87–91)B Good(83–86)C+ Satisfactory(79–82)C Sufficient(75–78)D PassingINC IncompleteF Failure(0)WP WithdrawalwithPermissionW WithdrawalwithoutPermissionAUD Audit,noqualitypoint

AcademicTranscriptsofRecords(TOR)ofexchangestudents

• TranscriptofRecords(TOR)willbeavailableamonthaftertheexchangeperiod.One(1)originalcopyofthestudent’sofficialTORwillbesenttothestudent’shomeuniversitythroughexpressairmail.

• ScannedcopyofTORwillbesenttostudent’sanduniversitycoordinator’se-mail.

• StudentswhorequestforextracopiesoftheirTORcandosobypayingadditionalfees,suchrequestshouldbee-maileddirectlytoregistrar.ls@ateneo.edu

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PROGRAMFEES&LIVINGEXPENSES

COSTPERSTUDENT–PAIDTOATENEODEMANILAUNIVERSITY

PARTICULARS AMOUNTINPHP

AMOUNTINUSD

A. TUITION WAIVED WAIVED B. AIRPORTTRANSFERS(toand

fromAteneo)2,000.00 42

C. VISA–SPECIALSTUDYPERMIT 4,740.00 99 D. ACCOMMODATIONINMANILA 17,900.00 373 OracleResidencesandDorm 317KatipunanAvenue,Loyola

Heights,QuezonCity,1108MetroManila

E. PROGRAMFEES AteneoDevelopmentField

SchoolFieldworkintworuralsites(includestransportation,accommodation,foodandactivitycosts)

20,000.00 417

TheCulturalLaboratoryRatesmayvarydependingonthefinalizeddestination(includeslocaltransportation,accommodation,foodandactivitycosts)localairfarewillbechargedtothestudentifany.

10,000.00to20,000.00

208to417

ThePhilippinesStart-upCulture N/A N/A FilipinoUrbanities N/A N/A COSTINUSD USD1=PHP48.00

Note:TheOfficeofInternationalRelationswillsendaBillingStatementtothehomeuniversitytofinalizethecostperstudentonceacceptedintheprogram.Thehomeuniversityshallprocessthepaymentonorbeforethegivendeadline.

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RECOMMENDEDMEALEXPENSES

-CUSINGACCOMMODATION

AIRPORTARRIVALANDHOUSINGACCOMMODATION

RecommendedBudgetforFoodwhileinManila(costperday)

Php200/mealx3meals-Php600.00/day*

ArrivalGuideandAirportTransfer

TheOfficeofInternationalRelations(OIR)willarrangetheairportpickuponcethestudentssubmittedthescannedcopyoftheAirlinee-tickets.Thearrangedairporttransferwillsendthestudentsdirectlytotheiroff-campushousingaccommodation.

ArrangementforHousingAccommodation

OIRwillcoordinateroomreservationswithOracleResidencesandDorm,locatedalongKatipunanAvenue,a5-10minutewalktotheAteneocampus.Therewillbetwostudentsassignedinadormitoryroom.Eachroomwillhavethefollowingamenities:-loftbedswithstudyandcomputerdesk:-air-conditioningunit:-bookshelf:-cabinet:-cableTV-telephone-bathroomandtoiletFormoreinformation,pleasevisitOracle’swebsite:http://dormitory.oraclehotel.com.ph/index.php

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PAYMENTPROCEDURES

CANCELLATIONPOLICY

Deadlineforpayment

Paymentshouldbemadeonorbefore30April2017.Kindlyusethefollowingformatwhenforwardingyourpayment:

AccountName :AteneodeManilaUniversityAddress :KatipunanRoad,LoyolaHeights,QuezonCity

1108BankName:CITIBANK,N.A.BankAddress :8741PaseodeRoxas,MakatiCityContactPerson :Ms.CesLazaroTelNo.:+6328139118AccountNo.:0012132519ABA# :021000089SwiftCode :CITIPHMX

PleaseindicatethatthepaymentisforthePhilippineStudiesImmersionProgramFeesofthestudentfromyourhomeuniversitywhichwillbecoordinatedbytheAteneo’sOfficeofInternationalRelations(OIR).KindlyinformtheOIRInboundCoordinator,Mr.JaysonCervantes,jcervantes@ateneo.eduwhenyoushallremitthepayment,sothatwemayinturninformthebankregardingyourwiretransfer.

CancellationPolicy

PaymentDeadline:April30,2017Requestsforcancellation:

1. CancellationsbetweenMay1to7–100%refundlessbanktransfercharges

2. CancellationsbetweenMay8to15–50%refundlessbankscharges

3. CancellationsafterMay15–NorefundPleasecontactMr.JaysonCervantes,jcervantes@ateneo.eduforanycancellationrequest.