Capacity Building Legacy of LAMP: Valuation Students Graduate

Sustainable development through capacity building was a core implementation approach promoted through LEI’s management of the Philippines Land Administration and Management Project, Phase 2 (LAMP2). It is no coincidence that 1 year on, since the conclusion of the project in June 2010, we are proud to announce the first 9 students graduating from the first Diploma in Land Administration and Management at the Visayas State University (VSU). This latest curriculum along with two Masters courses, developed under LAMP2, is a legacy of the capacity building efforts which started initially with the Bachelor of Science in Geodetic and Geomatic Engineering curriculum in 2004 at VSU.

The Bachelor of Science in Geodetic and Geomatic Engineering course has continued to produce high level graduates since 2008. Inspired by the positive results of the Bachelor program, VSU and the implementing project agency Department of Environment and Natural Resource, developed the graduate program in Land Administration and Management. Enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate courses are a number of government officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resource which provides important professional development for up-skilling staff. The University has also developed international linkages to ensure it remains part of international best practice and the latest in research and technology.