The Department of Psychology of Mapúa University’s School of Health Sciences and Egypt’s Galala University (GU), held the first session of the Global Signature Course (GSC) on the “Impact of Social Media” last May 24, 2023. Dr. Edward Jay M. Quinto of the Department of Psychology collaborated with Dr. Eman Soliman and Dr. Dina Orabi of GU’s School of Mass Communication to deliver the GSC lecture in the state-of-the-art Mapúa-ASU Global Classroom at the University’s Makati campus.
Around 100 students from both universities participated either in-person or online as the faculty members delivered their respective talks. For his part, Dr. Quinto discussed “Disinformation, Fake News, and the Post-Truth Era in the Philippine Context”, while his Egyptian counterparts tackled “Infodemic and Disinformation in Egypt.”
GSCs are one of the key features of Mapúa University’s collaboration with Arizona State University. Mapúa belongs to a network of universities powered by ASU. With these GSCs, Mapúa students are able to interact with faculty and classmates from other countries conducted in state-of-the-art Global Classrooms. GSCs provide students with a broader worldview and an expanded international network through the faculty members and international students they work with in these GSCs. Another session of the Global Signature Course between Mapúa University and Galala University will be conducted in August 2023.
Mapúa University students at the Department of Psychology participated in the Global Signature Course entitled, “Impact of Social Media”, designed and delivered with counterparts from Galala University in Egypt.
Dr. Edward Jay M. Quinto from the Mapúa University School of Health Sciences’ Department of Psychology delivers his talk on “Disinformation, Fake News, and the Post-Truth Era in the Philippine Context.”