| GLOBAL City Innovative College | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Transforming Lives. Innovative Education. |
| Established | February 2002 |
| Type | Private tertiary school |
| Location | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Hymn | GLOBAL Hymn |
| Colors | Yellow and Green |
| Nickname | Globalian |
| Affiliations | Commission on Higher Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, St. Luke's Medical Center, Cardinal Santos Medical Center. |
| Website | www.global.edu.ph |
GLOBAL City Innovative College is a private college at the heart of Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. It began in 2002 when group of entrepreneurs joined to establish the first collegiate education center in what was then the Fort Bonifacio Special Economic Zone. It is non-denominational, co-educational, and primarily serves the students in its area. Known as "the Yellow Building," the school is located along 31st Street at the corner of 2nd Avenue near Metro Manila's main thoroughfare, EDSA.
Course offerings include BS Nursing, BS Education, major in English, BS Business Administration, BS Hospitality Management and other Technical/ Vocational short courses. It is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. Aside from teaching, GLOBAL also engages in research and social outreach.
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The process of establishing the new college was long and complicated. Many trials and unforeseen problems arose. Opportunities were opened to GLOBAL and the founding group was able to get a great location with excellent facilities and the qualified personnel to start the school. The incorporators of GLOBAL were nervous about getting 100–200 students for its first year. As enrollment was building, it became clear that GLOBAL would be opening with 500 students during its initial year. GLOBAL had to expand quickly to accommodate the additional enrollees. The group and their combined resources got construction of the classrooms and facilities finished the night before classes opened.
It has surpassed all expectation in terms of student population.
GLOBAL's curriculum is designed to train students for the local Board of Nursing Examinations and foreign exams like the NCLEX, CGFNS, TOEFL and TSE. For those who may wish to practice nursing internationally, it uses technology to improve its administrative function and medium of instruction to prepare its students for global competency.
GLOBAL is slowly but surely on the track to fulfill its dream of becoming a university someday.[1]
The school has a central administration led by the college president Michael See Tan who oversees academic affairs, institutional development, community relations, international linkages and other operational concerns. Each of the five colleges are usually led by a dean, with the exception of the Technical/Vocational unit, which is led by a director who facilitates the short courses as mandated by TESDA.
The indoor facility of GLOBAL City Innovative College has centralized air-conditioning. Audio-visual equipment is used for lectures and presentations.
GLOBAL City Innovative College has a number of corporate and business offices in its building.
Education students will gain extensive teaching experience from numerous laboratory and cooperating schools, private and public, near the school.
Nursing students make use of modern skills laboratories, including a simulated hospital environment. They undergo training at the school's base hospital, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, and are able to take advantage of affiliations with some of the best training hospitals in the country, such as St. Luke's Medical Center, V. Luna Medical Center and the Makati Health Department.
A strong student support program is implemented by the ACCESS and Student Affairs Office. Student service facilities, restaurants and malls are easily within reach.
Future GLOBAL nurses sharpen their skills in a state-of-the-art mini hospital and well-equipped skills laboratories and facilities. They gain experience through an extensive network of partner health agencies.
The GLOBAL Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program (BSBA) major in Business Management provides more flexibility than traditional business courses.
GLOBAL City Innovative College offers a business curriculum based on international standards. This curriculum design aims to help develop the students' core competencies in managerial judgment, decision making, interactive skills and analysis of diverse business situations.
GLOBAL Business and Accountancy students experience an innovative approach to business education as the college uses Harvard and Singaporean paradigms in its teaching techniques and tools to stimulate students' creative and critical thinking. They can choose from the United States, Australia, China and other parts of Asia as destinations for their business internship through the school's Foreign Exchange Program. If they prefer a local internship, they may choose from GLOBAL's business linkages with firms from the top 50 corporations and multinationals in the country.
The BSBA major in Business Management graduates are automatically admitted to an international university MBA course in Australia and Singapore.
The preparation, development and improvement of curriculum/instruction, facilities and equipment needed in the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (BSHM) program took one year.
In February 2008, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted GLOBAL the authority to open BSHM Level I and II under Government Permit CHED-NCR No. C-002, Series of 2008.
In June 2008, the School of International Hospitality Management opened its initial course offering, Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management. Following the CHED-TESDA interface curriculum, the dean of the college, a BSHRM and MSBA-HRM graduate, spearheaded the innovative design and developmental sequencing of lessons and training program presentation seasoned with culinary arts. The other seven terminal competencies with National Certificate Level II under TESDA are issued upon completion and passing the trade skills test.
The Office of the Alumni Affairs (OAA), created under the Office of the President, serves as liaison between the alumni and the GLOBAL community.
The Office of Alumni Affairs assists the GLOBAL and the GLOBAL Alumni Association, Inc. (GAAI) in identifying, promoting and involving the alumni in institutional and alumni programs, events and activities. It represents the college and GAAI at institutional and alumni programs, events and activities in local and international venues whenever possible.