CRS has had sustained internationalization efforts for all its four degree programs鈥�,  (accredited by the World Federation of Occupational Therapy), , and . Student exchanges (both inbound and outbound) are complemented with faculty members receiving degrees and training abroad. The College likewise receives foreign guests from academic institutions for benchmarking and exploration of possible bilateral ties.

The first session took place on October 5, 2019 at Remedios T. Romualdez Memorial Foundation in Tacloban, Leyte. The officials who participated were Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs , DrPH, Dean Anne Marie C. Aseron, MSPT, and they were joined by faculty members Mr. Ivan Neil B. Gomez, PhD, OTRP, Ms. Zyra Mae V. Sicat, MOH, Ms. Catherine Escuadra, MHPEd, Asst. Prof. Christian Rey Rimando, MSPT, and Mr. Mark Angel B. Serra, MOH.

Two sessions were conducted simultaneously on October 13, 2019. The first session saw Dean Aseron, along with faculty members Escuadra, Rimando, and Serra, share CRS鈥� best practices on Internationalization to 14 faculty members of San Pedro College, Davao. Meanwhile, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Peralta, , and Sicat held the cascading session with Universidad de Sta. Isabel (USI) faculty members, who were led by USI Rehabilitation Sciences Department Chair Sue Romero, MSPT, also a Thomasian alumna.

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The UST Journal Affairs Committee is headed by the UST Secretary-General Rev. Fr. Jes煤s Miranda, Jr., O.P., Ph.D. It is composed of the respective chief editors of the academic journals published by the various units of the University.

Through this committee, UST aims to intensify its support for the maintenance of these journals by bringing them together in a single official online portal, providing editors with technical and financial
assistance, guiding editors in maintaining quality assurance and professionalizing the respective editorial boards, among others. Now that the various UST academic journals are under one common platform, it will be easier for researchers to access content and information about the journals, specifically the respective submission and publication policies of each publication.

Moreover, featuring various academic journals from different disciplines is an indication of the University鈥檚 commitment to knowledge production and dissemination, as well as the recognition of the academic efforts of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and health sciences.

One of the goals of the UJAC is the eventual adoption of a University Open Access (OA) Policy, through which all academic journals identified with UST will be published in Open Access platforms, which means that all published articles will be made freely available to the public The 鈥淯ST Journals Online Portal鈥� can be accessed through http://journals.ust. edu.ph.

The journals included in the online portal are: Acta Manilana, published by the Research Center for the Natural Sciences and edited by Prof. Emeritus Fortunato Sevilla, Ph.D; Antoninus Journal, published by the UST Graduate School and edited by Prof. Rey Donne Papa, Ph.D.; Asian Journal of English Language Studies published by the Department of English and edited by Asst. Prof. Veronico Tarrayo, Ph.D.; Hasaan published by the Department of Filipino and edited by Prof. Imelda De Castro, Ph.D. and Assoc. Prof. Zendel Rosario Taruc, Ph.D.; Journal of Medicine 探花精选 published by the Faculty of Medicine and edited by Prof. Raymond Rosales, M.D., Ph.D.; Journal of Social Health published by the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education and edited by Asst. Prof. Maria Carinnes Alejandria Gonzalez; Kritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy published by the Department of Philosophy and edited by Prof. Paolo Bola帽os, Ph.D.; Philipiniana Sacra published by the Ecclesiastical Faculties and edited by Rev. Fr. Jes煤s Miranda, Jr., O.P., Ph.D.; Philippine Journal of Allied Health Sciences, published by the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and edited by Mr. Ivan Neil Gomez; Tom谩s, published by the Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies and edited by Assoc. Prof. Ralph Semino Gal谩n; UNITAS, the 96-year-old international research journal published by the Department of Literature and edited by Prof. Maria Luisa Torres Reyes, Ph.D.

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During their month-long stay at NUHW, the students were exposed to various training, and research and clinical experiences. On their first week, the students participated in NUHW鈥檚 Interprofessional Education (IPE) training along with other students from Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. At the end of the IPE training, NUHW President Prof. Masaharu Yamamoto, M.D., Ph.D., conferred upon them the title of IPE Masters.

The succeeding weeks provided the UST-CRS interns with research exposures in the fields of kinesiology, neuroscience and elderly exercise groups, among others. They also had the opportunity for clinical observations in various rehabilitation and health-related settings.

The UST-CRS and NUHW partnership which has been on-going for several years now, has produced fruitful collaborations in the fields of research, and both inbound and outbound student and faculty exchange.

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