{"id":2360,"date":"2026-05-12T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccad.upcebu.edu.ph\/?p=2360"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:54:44","slug":"shaping-minds-that-shape-the-nation-position-statement-of-the-communication-program-on-cheds-proposed-reframing-of-the-general-education-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccad.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/shaping-minds-that-shape-the-nation-position-statement-of-the-communication-program-on-cheds-proposed-reframing-of-the-general-education-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping Minds that Shape the Nation: Position Statement of the Communication Program on CHED\u2019s Proposed Reframing of the General Education Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

The Communication Program of the College of Communication, Art, and Design (CCAD), University of the Philippines Cebu, expresses its position on the ongoing discussions concerning the proposed reframing of General Education (GE) in Philippine higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n


As the academic unit currently hosting the largest number of GE offerings in UP Cebu, we recognize the profound responsibility carried by General Education in shaping not only students, but the broader intellectual and civic life of the nation. GE is not simply a curricular requirement positioned alongside specialized training. It is the shared space through which students encounter history, culture, ethics, communication, art, philosophy, science, and the social realities that bind communities together. It is where disciplines meet, where perspectives collide, and where individuals begin to understand themselves in relation to others and to society.<\/span><\/p>\n


At stake in the current discussions is not merely the number of units assigned to GE, but the kind of human formation higher education seeks to cultivate.<\/span><\/p>\n


There is a difference between producing human beings and nurturing humaneness. One concerns biological and technical existence; the other concerns the development of discernment, empathy, imagination, ethical responsibility, historical awareness, and the capacity to engage meaningfully with the world. General Education plays a vital role in this process. It allows students to move beyond narrow specialization and encounter the wider conditions of human life from which all professions ultimately derive their purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n


In an era increasingly shaped by automation, algorithmic systems, ecological instability, political polarization, and the rapid acceleration of information, the role of GE becomes even more indispensable. Technical expertise alone cannot sustain democratic life, cultural understanding, or social responsibility. A nation also depends on citizens capable of critical reflection, dialogue, interpretation, and compassionate engagement across differences.<\/span><\/p>\n


The GE system contributes to the formation of well-connected individuals: individuals capable of connecting knowledge to lived realities, connecting disciplines to social problems, connecting selfhood to community, and connecting professional competence to ethical accountability. It develops the capacity not only to know, but to understand; not only to communicate, but to listen; not only to function within society, but to participate responsibly in shaping it.<\/span><\/p>\n


For this reason, any reframing of General Education must proceed with careful reflection and broad academic consultation. Efficiency and streamlining cannot become the sole measures of educational value. The university does not merely prepare workers for an economy; it helps cultivate persons capable of contributing thoughtfully and humanely to the life of the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n


The Communication Program remains committed to defending the significance of General Education as a foundational component of holistic university formation and as an enduring public responsibility of higher education institutions.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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