Asian Institute of Management and Trinity University of Asia Enter into Historic Partnership to Transform Educational Leadership in the Philippines
MAKATI CITY, Philippines – The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and Trinity University of Asia (TUA) have formalized a groundbreaking partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony on 09 October 2025 at the AIM campus.
Marking a significant milestone, this collaboration, to borrow the words of Jeremy John Pintor, Executive Director of the AIM-School of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning (SEELL) and Lead Business Development Officer for the program, “is not just about inking an agreement; it’s about starting the first stroke in writing a beautiful story of two institutions bounded by a shared vision of enabling leaders who can thrive in complexity, inspire others with vision and direction, and transform institutions and the education landscape in our country.”
The partnership centers on the Trinity University of Asia Executive Leadership Development Program (TUA ELDP), a comprehensive six-day executive education initiative under AIM-SEELL. The program will bring together TUA’s entire leadership team – from the university president to the management committee and middle managers – in an unprecedented institutional commitment to leadership excellence.
The TUA ELDP presents a bold commitment to the principle that educational leaders must model lifelong learning. The program addresses critical competencies for today’s education executives: strategic leadership and institutional direction, innovation and future readiness, global engagement, personal mastery, people management, and operational excellence. Participants will engage in two intensive three-day leadership retreats scheduled for November 2025 and March 2026.
What distinguishes this program is its transformational approach. Beyond traditional coursework, participants will undertake Action Learning Projects – real-world, results-oriented initiatives designed to deliver tangible institutional improvements. They will also receive personalized, confidential one-on-one executive coaching with the AIM pool of executive coaches to sharpen their leadership effectiveness and navigate organizational complexities.
Dr. Gisela D.A. Luna, University President of Trinity University of Asia, emphasized the significance of the partnership, “It’s not every day that institutions find alignment in both purpose and discipline. Today, we begin a collaboration that invites us to learn in ways that deepen both thought and practice. This partnership carries both opportunity and responsibility.”
She added that the program aligns with TUA’s vision of leadership as stewardship: “Every insight we gain, every new perspective we encounter, must return to the people we guide. Our students, our colleagues, and our communities. This program challenges us to translate learning into presence, strategy into compassion, and knowledge into action that uplifts others.”
Dr. Jikyeong Kang, President and Dean of the Asian Institute of Management, welcomed the collaboration as a demonstration of institutional courage and commitment. “For specifically another academic institution to come for a partnership of this sort, I think it requires having the courage to say, ‘Okay, this kind of partnership can grow us and we can look for opportunities to work together.’ I really welcome and I really applaud everybody who is here.”
Dr. Kang emphasized the mutual commitment innate in the partnership, “It’s not only your commitment but our commitment to deliver the best program, the best learning experience.”
The program will be led by Dr. Ivy Rose D. Samson as Program Director, supported by a distinguished faculty lineup including experts in leadership, human capital, entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy, technology, AI, and executive coaching.
The TUA ELDP embodies the principle articulated by U.S President John F. Kennedy, as quoted by Pintor, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to one another” – a truth that carries even greater weight for leaders of educational institutions who must model the courage to grow, adapt, and learn in an era of constant disruption.
This partnership represents more than an executive education program – it is a commitment to cultivating a new generation of educational leaders equipped to navigate complexity and drive meaningful change in an ever-evolving world. As both institutions recognize, when educational leaders invest in their own growth and development, they set the foundation for institutional transformation that ripples across the entire education sector.
