Umaasa si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na ibababa sa mga unibersidad ang resulta at mga napag-usapan sa National Higher Education 2024 Summit ngayong hapon.
“I do hope that this summit has given its participants a commanding and an unobstructive view of our educational landscape. Whatever the outputs of this summit are, I hope they will cascade down to campuses and to classrooms, as a force of good, as a [source] of innovation and methods to move our educational standards forward and upward.” —Pangulong Marcos Jr.
Ito ayon kay Pangulong Marcos ay dahil ang kalidad ng edukasyon ang pinakamataas na serbisyong maibibigay ng isang bansa sa kanilang mamamayan
“No challenge demands greater attention than this. This is the highest priority. I have stated it before but I will state it again that as far as my view of government service is concerned, the most important service that government must provide to its people is a good education. No country can prosper without a good educational background.” —Pangulong Marcos.
At ito rin aniya ang una sa listahan ng mga prayoridad ng Marcos Administration.
“Even if we take it down to the individual level, individuals cannot prosper without a good education. And of course together with all the stakeholders, both on the public side and the private side, once again, training, education holds the key.” —Pangulong Marcos
Layon ng kaganapang ito na talakayin ang mga istratehiya upang maipagpatuloy ang access, kalidad, at competitiveness ng higher education sa bansa sa pamamagitan ng kolaborasyon at paikipag-balikatan ng pamahalaan sa stakeholders ng higher education.
“I hope you take the above points into consideration. The last thing we need now is a set of new talking points that we rehash once again what we have learned a long time ago.” —Pangulong Marcos.
Sa kaganapan ring ito, ipababatid sa stakeholders ang status at direksyong tatahakin ng higher education ng Pilipinas.
“I would rather that consensus forged in this summit be incorporated in the proposed budget for CHED and SUCs for 2025 because only then can ideas be translated into reality. So, as we look further into the horizon in our higher [education] sector, I hope that this summit yields answers and solutions to the challenges and opportunities that we now face in our higher [education] sector.” —Pangulong Marcos.
Habang gagamitin rin ang pagkakataong ito upang kilalanin ang mga kontribusyon ng stakeholders sa development at advancement ng higher education sa bansa.
“And so, I encourage every stakeholder here to work with us and strengthen our efforts towards an inclusive, equitable, accessible, and sustainable higher [education] sector. Let us mold a new generation of critical thinkers, problem solvers, and visionaries who will realize our aspiration for a new Philippines, a Bagong Pilipinas, bring us to a future of growth, opportunity, and prosperity.” —Pangulong Marcos Jr. | ulat ni Racquel Bayan
