On February 8, I went to the Karen State in Burma (Myanmar) with the staff from a non-government organisation and foreigners who wanted to help the Karen people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Southeast Asia. When we arrived … Continued
Myanmar Leadership Institute (MLI), a long cherished dream of Yangon Archbishop Charles Cardinal Maung Bo and the Jesuits of the Myanmar Mission, was realised at its formal opening on November 14, 2018, though MLI started its first classes on October … Continued
The Jesuits in Timor-Leste with their lay and religious partners, parents and students celebrated the inauguration of a new chapel dedicated to the Madonna della Strada. The chapel marks an important step in the implementation of Projeto Educação Jesuíta, the … Continued
Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa SJ told students of the Ateneo de Manila University to be agents of reconciliation, reiterating the call of General Congregation 36 to seek and promote reconciliation between man and God, reconciliation among men, and … Continued
“Replace the ‘I’ of ‘illness’ with ‘we’ and it becomes ‘wellness’. A good leader confronts the illness of society and brings it to wellness.” These are the words of Charles Cardinal Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, who formally opened the … Continued
The Jesuit higher education institutions in Japan and Thailand have signed an agreement to work closer together to boost academic, scientific and educational opportunities of both institutions. Thailand Jesuit Superior Fr Agustinus Sugiyo Pitoyo SJ was in Tokyo on October … Continued
Fr Michael Garanzini SJ, Secretary for Higher Education of the Society of Jesus, was recently in Manila as the post-conference keynote speaker for the International Conference on Education Frontiers, organized by the Asia-Pacific Interactive Jesuit Education Consortium (API-JEC) and … Continued
The rise of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet, is changing the field of education. Advances in technologies are redefining teacher and student identities, their relationship, knowledge and values, and the “space” where the relationship takes … Continued
Students from Jesuit universities in Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Timor-Leste and Japan spent two weeks learning about post-disaster community recovery from the experience of Japan. Through volunteer activities and exchanges with people from the local community, the students studied the progress … Continued
A new institute in Yangon combines ethics, life skills, analytical skills and professional competencies for leaders in the fields of education, business and civil society in Myanmar. Fr Joseph Antony Jacob SJ, recently arrived from Loyola College Chennai to join … Continued