Batiancila: Recipient of Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

Mr. Marcial Reyes Batiancila, Library Director of San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite and currently the President of the PLAI - Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council (STRLC) has been accepted to the International Master in Digital Library Learning (DILL) for the academic year 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. In addition, he has been selected to receive an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship grants of €21,000 per academic year for two academic years.

DILL is a two-year Master Degree (120 ECTS credits) designed for information professionals who intend to work in the complex world of digital libraries. All students will follow a given structure, spending at least one semester at all three partner institutions: Oslo University College, Tallinn University, and Parma University.

Our warmest Congratulations to you Marcial! We hope this will inspire other colleagues to continue to pursue higher learning not only to uplift oneself but others as well!

Below is his email communication to PLAI-STRLC Officers dated 24 April 2009

Dear Fellow Officers :

Greetings from the city of Cavite!

Thank you so much for your prayers and support on my application for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship in International Master in Digital Library Learning. This is a new milestones for PLAI-STRLC.. . I am proud to be part of this Council! The Award would not be possible without you, my fellow officers!.

Again, thank you very much and more power!

Respectfully yours,,

Marcial R. Batiancila

St. Thomas of Villanova Libraries

San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite

Mla.-Cavite Blvd., Sta. Cruz, Cavite City 4100

Philippines

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