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PACES Awards STEMS75 Scholarships for 2021-2022
The Philippine-Austrian Cultural and Education Society (PACES) has awarded university scholarships for the academic year 2021-2022 to four deserving students from the Philippines. The new STEMS75 scholars selected for the academic year 2021-2022 are: Mr. John Paul...
Statistics in Daily Life: Uses and Misuses
(Lies, damned lies, and statistics) "Lies, damned lies, and statistics," a phrase popularized by Mark Twain and variously ascribed to different public personalities, describes the persuasive power of statistics to convince, rightly or wrongly, and to prop up not only...
PACES Lecture: Zoom Your Way to the Top
Since the current pandemic began more than one year ago, online video calls and virtual meetings have become practically the norm, displacing traditional face-to-face interactions, work and business meetings, scientific meetings and conventions, social gatherings,...
PACES and CFC ANCOP Sign Partnership Agreement for STEMS75 Scholarships
PACES and CFC ANCOP Global Foundation have signed a Partnership Agreement to continue their cooperation in supporting Filipino students pursuing undergraduate studies leading to bachelor of science degrees in selected Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics...
STEMS70 Scholar Passes Metallurgical Engineering Board Exam
A former PACES scholar has achieved an important career milestone. Mr. Kenneth Dave Borja passed the July 2021 Metallurgical Engineering Licensure exam, also called the board exam, given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in the Philippines. Kenneth Borja...
PACES Leads Floral Offering at 123rd Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence
Together, Stronger. Stronger, Together! By Dr. Efren Abaya The Philippine-Austrian Cultural and Educational Society (PACES) spearheaded a floral offering at the landmark Catalpa tree in the Vienna Rathaus to commemorate the 123rd Anniversary of the Proclamation of...
A Tree for the Next Hundred Years
By Malou Soto-Reininger* The festive gathering of Filipino and Austrian guests at the park for the tree planting ceremony was treated to a bit of history in the making. The excitement was running high, as this was the first time that Philippine migrants to Austria...
PACES to organize floral offering at the Vienna Rathauspark
The Philippine-Austrian Cultural and Educational Society (PACES) is inviting all Filipinos and friends of the Philippines to the 3rd floral offering at the Catalpa Trees in the Vienna Rathauspark to commemorate the 123rd Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine...
PACES celebrates 5th anniversary
Founders, members, supporters and former scholars of PACES came together in a "Toast to Excellence" on the 15th of May 2021 to mark its fifth year anniversary. The virtual celebration was spearheaded by PACES president Maria Zelda (Marizel) Rojas and emceed by former...
Mission Accomplished: All Four PACES Scholars Have Graduated
In January 2021, Ms. Koleen L. Bacud officially received her diploma in B.S. Civil Engineering from the Cagayan State University in Tuguegarao, after completing some projects that were delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the delay, Ms. Bacud was awarded the...
PACES Induct Officers for 2021-2022 Biennium
The Philippine-Austrian Cultural and Educational Society (PACES) inducted its newly elected set of officers at a virtual oath-taking ceremony held via Xoom in Vienna, Austria on 9 January 2021. Assuming their posts as officers and Executive Board Members of PACES are:...
Dreams Fulfilled: PACES Scholars Graduate in 2020
Two recipients of the PACES STEMS70 scholarship program recently fulfilled their cherished dreams of getting a college degree, somewhat delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. They are: Mr. Kenneth Dave B. Borja, who obtained a B.S. Metallurgical Engineering...
