Universitas is Latin for universality. We envision a society directed by leaders who are competent, with stable character and well-formed conscience. We believe that good governance can be traced back to the formation received by leaders, with the right values planted in their hearts and minds while they are still young.
Exposure to conferences, internships and other programs offered by organisations with similar objectives is a key component of Universitas’ fellowship program. It aims to help its fellows grasp the universality of its aims as they are promoted in various countries around the world. In that way, they could learn practical solutions that may be applied to help solve the problems faced by leaders in their own social milieu.
Our Fellows have participated in the various programs of the following institutes:
World Youth Alliance (New York)
Witherspoon Institute (Princeton)
Kolegium Antona Neuwirtha (Slovakia)
RINRI (Japan)
Elm Institute (New Haven)
Officer for International Linkages (OIL)
Partnerships to various institutions abroad is handled by OILs, who are volunteers preferably residing in the country they represent. They serve as the bridge between Universitas and the partner organization/s in their area of responsibility, in coordination with the Executive Director of the International Linkages Program. They make arrangements for the terms of the partnership, and whenever necessary, sign the corresponding memorandum of agreement on behalf of Universitas. In order to help support the activities of Universitas, OILs appoint Friends of Universitas (FUn) in their locality. They may propose a separate FUn Manager to handle this responsibility, who shall be under their direct supervision in coordination with the CFO of Universitas.
Partner organizations
Partner organizations are managed by the Executive Director of the International Linkages Program in coordination with the Officer for International Linkages in a given country. They do not necessarily have an organizational structure similar to Universitas, but they must at least share its foundational principles and core values. Partnership may come in various forms, like sharing of resources, sending of interns or participants to conferences or other programs, among others.
Executive Director
Bino Socrates is the Executive Director of the International Linkages Program. He received his BA in Sociology at the University of Santo Tomas (Manila) and his MA in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Lublin (Poland). He was a Fellow (Spring 2018) at John Jay Institute in Pennsylvania, USA, and he has attended academic summer seminars in the United States and in Europe. You can reach him at bino@universitas.ph.
= Highlights =
The Priority of Law revealed in Princeton
Discovering the Japanese Way: Reflections on the RINRI Institute of Ethics’ Seminar
A Get-together with the WYA President on Global Youth Leadership
Get-together with the WYA President
East Coast Trip Continues to Cambridge, MA: Towards the Good Life
Becoming Good Doctors: 3 Physicians Look Back on Medical Ethics Seminar at Princeton Campus
Breaking Into Silicon Valley
MAKING LAWYERS MORAL: A Course on the Moral Foundations of Law in Princeton
The Free Society Seminar
Expanding the International Linkages: Washington, D.C. Prospects
Forging partnerships in New York and New Haven
