Marcos rebrands foreign students committee to market Philippine schools abroad
The Philippine government has launched the 'EduPhil' program to streamline the entry of international students and promote local universities globally. The initiative replaces an older committee with a new task force that will implement a centralized digital portal for visa and permit processing.
Why it matters
This move aims to boost the Philippines' competitiveness in the global education market by reducing bureaucratic hurdles for foreign students.
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is making a fresh push to attract international students, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordering agencies to market local universities abroad and simplify how foreign students enter the country.
Executive Order No. 124, signed September 8, creates the "Education Philippines" (EduPhil) program under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and tasks it with developing a five-year "international education promotion strategy."
The order gives EduPhil three aims: to promote Philippine universities abroad through research and academic partnerships, speed up the entry of foreign students, including the processing of student visas, and help schools recruit and support them.
The order says the country needs agencies working together on one digital system to compete as a destination for study and research.
The order converts the Inter-Agency Committee on Foreign Students, created under EO 285 in 2000, into the "EduPhil Task Force."
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