Growing a green campus is a new frontier for many Jesuit education institutions. From Healing A Broken World (HBW), the recommendations initially focus on Jesuit lifestyle and institutions, with the first recommendation as a good starting point that “Jesuit communities and apostolic works are invited to discern the management of our own institutions and to…

Fr Matthias Joon-ho Chae SJ died suddenly, aged 57, on April 1 in his hometown, Daegu, in Korea. Fr Matthias oversaw the rapid expansion of the Society in Korea during the last 20 years. On completing his PhD in counseling in the USA, he was appointed Formation Delegate for the Korean Region. He was later…

On March 23 and 24, Sophia University hosted a workshop of Environment and Climate Change Consortium Division from the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP). The Consortium was planned by AJCU-AP General Conference as part of Jesuit Higher Education Networking to cope with the world-wide challenges, and this is the first…

August 5-25, 2012 Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta, Indonesia Service Learning Program (SLP) is one of the many programs of the AJCU-AP which focuses on providing a place for Jesuit university students in their efforts in applying the Ignatian Pedagogy in their everyday life. It is in an approach to teaching in Higher Education that is…

The Ateneo de Davao University hosted the 4th Service Learning Program (SLP) of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP) on August 7-27, 2011, participated in by students and mentors coming from the network of Jesuit institutions in the Asia Pacific region. A total of thirty two (32) participants from the…

Posted by Joel Tabora, S.J. on taborasj.wordpress.com The Annual Meeting of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP) was hosted this year by Sophia University. Participants. It brought together representatives from 11 of the 17 active association members: St. Michael’s Technical College -Surakarta (ATMI) and Sanata Dharma Univrsitity in Indonesia, Sogang…

The Ateneo de Davao University has released the announcement regarding the Service Learning Program with the theme, Education for Environmental Stewardship: A Model Towards Reconciliation with Creation. The theme is a response to one of the key frontier agenda identified in the recent General Congregation of the Society of Jesus: reconciliation with creation, where the…

Sogang University of Korea hosted the first International Sports competition with Sophia University of Japan from the 12th to 14th of November at the main campus of Sogang in Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. SOFEX, a short word for Sogang-Sophia Festival of Exchange, includes matching games of soccer, tennis, baseball and basketball plus cheerleading performances from…

Chief Executive Officers, University Presidents, and Representatives from Jesuit Higher Education Institutions and Endeavors in East Asia and Oceania once again gathered for their Annual Meeting last 24-25 August 2010. This year, the Seven Fountains Spirituality Center Community at Chiang Mai, Thailand served as hosts. <read full text> Annual Meeting 2010 [Annual Meeting Resolutions] | [Photo…

It’s that time of the year again where students and faculty from various Jesuit colleges and universities get together to celebrate cultural diversity, spirituality, and socio-environmental immersion. This year, Sophia University of Japan will host the program in Siem Reap Cambodia this 8-21 August 2010 under the theme:  Preserving Culture, A Way for Preserving Identity. <read…