09/07/2026
๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
๐ค Building Partnerships. Empowering Futures.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan and Universidad de Dagupan officially commenced the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing for the Google Coursera Certificate Program today at the 6th Floor, AVP Building, UDD. This milestone partnership reflects a shared commitment to equipping students, faculty, and non-academic personnel with globally recognized, industry-driven digital skills essential for the future workforce.
The ceremony was unexpectedly interrupted during the inspirational message of Assistant Regional Director Natalia B. Dalaten when an Intensity II earthquake was experienced in the area.
In response, Chief Operating Officer and Dean of SITE Jann Alfred A. Quinto promptly led the orderly evacuation of students, faculty members, staff, guests, and participants, ensuring that everyone's safety remained the highest priority. The calm, organized, and disciplined response of the entire Universidad de Dagupan community demonstrated the University's commitment to preparedness and resilience.
Although the program was cut short, the message that Chief Operating Officer Jann Alfred A. Quinto had prepared perfectly reflected the significance of the partnership:
"๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐คโ๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ. ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ, ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐."
He likewise expressed the University's heartfelt appreciation to the Department of Trade and Industry Pangasinan, particularly Assistant Regional Director Natalia B. Dalaten and Atty. Joseph Manuel P. Pamittan, for making this partnership possible. His prepared message emphasized that meaningful partnerships create meaningful opportunities and reaffirmed Universidad de Dagupan's commitment to advancing innovation, digital inclusion, and lifelong learning alongside DTI and Google.
While the ceremony was momentarily paused by nature, the vision behind this partnership remains steadfast. Together, DTI Pangasinan and Universidad de Dagupan continue to champion digital transformation, workforce development, and lifelong learning through the Google Coursera Certificate Program.
Today's event reminded us that beyond every ceremony is a greater purposeโto create opportunities, inspire lifelong learning, and build a future-ready generation. Milestones may be interrupted, but partnerships built on a shared vision continue to move forward.