Manila, Oct. 27 -- To further advance a sustainable blue economy, the Philippines cited key higher education reforms implemented through national and regional efforts in cooperation with member states across Europe and Southeast Asia.

This comes as the regional delegation convenes for the 4th European Union-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (EU-ASEAN) policy dialogue on Higher Education under the EU-funded Sustainable Connectivity Package - Higher Education (SCOPE-HE), in Quezon City on Tuesday.

In a keynote speech, CHED Chairperson Shirley Agrupis underscored the importance of regional cooperation to harness and capacitate higher and technical education for a sustainable blue economy, in line with the directives of President Ferd...