How the NAT was “won” with the help of DOST’s digital science library
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Dr. Victoria B. Roman Memorial High School in the municipality of Pilar in Bataan Province has reason to be proud.
The school, which formally opened in 1998 with only two regular teachers and 46 first year high school students, ranked number 1 among more than 30 public high schools in the province, in the National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grade 10 in 2014 and 2015. It was the school’s first time to grab the top spot. Previously, the school ranked no. 7 out of 33 schools in the NAT.
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Disaster preparedness, K-12 materials now in DOST’s STARBOOKS
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Resource materials on disaster preparedness are now included in the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) unique library project dubbed as STARBOOKS, or Science and Technology Academic and Research-based Openly Operated Kiosks.
STARBOOKS is the first digital science library in the Philippines and a recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Library Program of the Year Award by the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians.
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Bataan schools with no internet connection receive DOST’s STARBOOKS
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Two schools in Bataan Province with no Internet connection in their remote areas have been provided with groundbreaking science and technology (S&T) research tools for their students, courtesy of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
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Experts eye crucial role of HEIs in pushing PH halal industry
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To further address the various setbacks in the halal sector and the growing demand for halal products in the country and the global market, the academic sector is now being tapped to serve as a thrustfor the development of a robust Philippine Halal industry.
At the recent Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines- East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) International Halal Congress last March 1-3, stakeholders from the academe, research community, industry, and the government sector from the member countries of the BIMP sub-region gathered to highlight the important role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in advancingthe halalindustry in the country.
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