Session 2: Education, Rankings & Institutional Innovation (Sessão 2: Educação, Rankings e Inovação Institucional)

08:30 AM: Reframing University Rankings as Catalysts for Innovation, Sustainability, and Transformative Education – Angelito P. Bautista Jr. (QCU, Philippines).
08:50 AM: Pedagogical Advances in Biomedical Education: Lessons from the Medical Sciences Department – Margarida Fardilha (Univ. Aveiro, Portugal).
09:10 AM: Towards a Research-Responsive and SDG-Aligned Local University –Felma Carlos-Tria (Univ. Manila, Philippines).
09:30 AM: Standardizing Communication Education in the Philippines – Cherry Cabigon-Pebre (PUP, Philippines).
09:50 AM: Empowering Second Chances: A Case Study of Vocational Rehabilitation for Correctional Youth in Malaysia – Wan Edura Wan Rashid (UiTM, Malaysia).
10:10 AM: Morning Break (20 minutes)
10:30 AM: Educating Global Citizens: The Role of Graduate Education in Advancing Health and Sustainability – Dexter Soguilon (UPHSD, Philippines).
10:50 AM: Digital Transformation and Micro-Credentialing in TVET for Sustainable Development – Virginia I. Berganio (Univ. Manila, Philippines).
11:10 AM: Transformative Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development: A Case at HEIs in Vietnam – Ly Thien Trang (HUTECH, Vietnam).
11:30 AM: Bees, earthworms and other “creatures”: how trainee teachers raise children’s awareness of the links between health, environment and sustainability – Zélia Anastácio (University of Minho, Portugal).