The Linkages and Scholarship Office (LO) is generally mandated to establish partnerships with agencies, industries, and institutions of higher learning in support of the goals of the university, guided by its vision-mission. The unit provides a platform for exploratory discussions on all possible areas of cooperation, with academics as a priority. The Office is under the supervision of the Vice President for Linkages and External Affairs (VPLEA) and is headed by a director, who directs the unit operations, and coordinators to handle inbound and outbound programs and activities, and internationalization programs in general.
Functions and Activities
- Leads/assists in partnership and coordination efforts.
- Institutionalize policies, standards and guidelines on academic partnerships.
- Nurture partnerships and networks.
- Provides inputs for the alignment of the curricular and co-curricular learning activities through partnerships and collaboration.
- Support academic, research, and extension activities.
- Help enhance university presence, prominence and relevance.
- Support academic mobility.
Programs
- Partnership and collaboration meetings
- Faculty and Student Exchange programs
- Funding and assistance in international internship deployment
- Lasallian Development Program for Inbound Students
- Orientation and Welcoming program
- Lasallian Formation Program
- Fitness and Sports Activities
- Environmental Awareness Workshops
- Extension Programs
- Cultural Activities/Seminar
- Functional Filipino language class (in cooperation with the Language Learning Center)
- Recruitment of international students (through partnerships)
Lasallian Student Ambassadors Programs
- Paving my future: Introducing DLSU-D
- Marhaba! Introducing Emirati Culture
- Women in the Spotlight: Reclaiming Our Bodies and Voices in Media
- LIMITLESS: Navigating Internationalization and Campus Ambassadorship Conference
Services Provided
- Arrange collaboration meetings with departments, colleges and particular offices.
- Facilitate review of MOAs/MOUs for partnerships.
- Deployment of university students for international exchanges.
- Deployment of faculty members for international exchanges.
- Conducts pre-departure orientation for outbound.
- Travel assistance (visa and extension, airline tickets, medical insurance, etc.)
- Local transport arrangements.
- Airport transfers.
- Admissions and enrollment assistance.
- Endorsement for customized language classes.
- Campus tours.
- Accommodation arrangements.
| Downloadable Documents | |
|---|---|
| Internship Partners | |
| Linkage Fund Utilization | |
| Subsidy for Linkage-Related Activities | |
| Subsidy for the Academic Mobility Program (Faculty and Student Exchange) | |
| Institutional Benchmarking Process | |
| Embassy Lecture Series | |
| Process Flow for Exchange Students’ Enrollment | |
| DLSU-D MOU Signing Process | |
| Guidelines/Criteria for Choosing Academic Partners | |
| MoA/MoU Recommended Signatories | |
| DLSU-D Fact Sheet | |
| Data Form | |
| University Linkage Committee | |
| Evaluation and Narrative Report |