Huawei sees bright future for Thomasian scholars

Huawei Philippines organized a virtual event to warmly welcome its first batch of scholars from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), the oldest existing university in Asia. 

Thomasian students Hermil Gerard Calasang, Jia Anette Phi, Kryzha Lei Aguilar, Maricar Auditor and Matthew Gabriel Rabanes joined the Huawei family as scholars with a bright future ahead of them. 

In her speech, Dean Jerralyn Padua of the UST College of Information and Computing Sciences shared how the pandemic has affected all families in terms of their financial capabilities to support the education of their children. "This opportunity given by the Huawei team is really very helpful for them to be able to continue their education despite the current situation in the country." 

Pixar Animation Studios luminary Ronnie del Carmen made a triumphant homecoming August 10 to his college alma mater, the University of Santo Tomas (UST).

In Manila to promote Disney-Pixar's latest animated blockbuster “Inside Out” which he co-directed, Del Carmen was awarded the citation of Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD) by the college's Regent, Fr. Edgardo D. Alaurin, O.P. in a lively recognition ceremony witnessed by hundreds of CFAD students.

In his inspirational speech, Del Carmen reminisced about his life as a Thomasian student, gratefully citing that “this is where it all started, where my creativity was nurtured and to be back here now is indescribable.”

Earlier in the morning, Del Carmen made a courtesy call to UST Vice Rector, Rev. Fr. Richard G. Ang, O.P.

KakaoTalk Invades UST

The home of the growling tigers, University of Santo Tomas, has become one of the stops of the free call and messaging app KakaoTalk on its university tour which brought great news and promos to the students.

KakaoTalk has set up a booth and free wifi were students can register and download the app and are treated with snacks upon successful download and activation. Users have the chance to win limited edition KakaoTalk Friends Dolls of the characters such as Tube, Apeach, Frodo and Muji. They also shared their latest contest the KakaoTalk Ambassador which students can win prizes by being a active and influential KakaoTalk starter in their area.