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Elected as Vice-Chairperson:
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Dr. Sanjay P. Claudio is currently the Director of the Quality Assurance Center of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), overseeing the development, implementation, monitoring and review of quality assurance policies and projects for the University’s over a hundred academic programs offered in 17 colleges, institutes, graduate school and 2 dozen branches and campuses.

He is the immediate past President of the Association of Schools of Public Administration in the Philippines, Inc. (ASPAP), a non-stock and non- profit organization of more than one hundred institutions offering degree programs in public administration/ management/ governance in the

Country.

He holds the distinction as the youngest to be appointed as Department Chairperson and College Dean in the 119th-year history of the University. At 43, his administrative and managerial experience already span more than 19 years which include the following key positions: Director of International Affairs, Director of the School of Open Learning, Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Program Chair of the Public Administration graduate

programs.

A full professor (Professor 6) of Political Science and Public Administration, Dr. Claudio is a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with option in Public Administration (Magna Cum Laude), Master in Public Administration (MPA) and a Doctorate degree in Public

Administration (DPA). He recently received his master’s degree in National Security Administration (with honors and meritorious thesis) from the National Defense College of the

Philippines as part of the pioneer Executive Class (MATATAG) and was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel in the Philippine Air Force (Reserve).

He completed his International Diploma in Educational Planning and Administration from India’s National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) in New

Delhi under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Scholarship. He has participated in the Executive Development Program for State Universities and Colleges

“Flagship Course on Academic Excellence for Middle Managers” sponsored by the Commission on Higher Education. He also attended the Graduate Certificate Course on Corruption Prevention at the Development Academy of the Philippines under a Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) fellowship, a course on Managing Change and Transition from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and a course on Phronetic Leadership at the Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Japan under the Leading Asia Program. He was also part of the Taiwan- Philippines knowledge Co-Creation and Social

Innovation Study Group at Tunghai University through a grant by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education.

He placed 10th among the Top examinees of the September, 2016 Career Executive Service

Written Examination and was conferred the Career Executive Service Eligibility in 2018.

His vertically articulated academic background, exposure and positive disposition have effectively prepared him for important leadership roles as Member of the CHED Technical Evaluator for Public Management, Governance and Administration, Member of the Quality Assessment Team (RQAT)-NCR for Political Science and Public Administration, Treasurer and Board Member of the Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA). He is a

member of the Quality Assurance Committee of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP). Dr Claudio was recently appointed by PBBM as Member of the Board of Directors of the People’s Television Network Inc (PTV4) representing the educational sector.

A proud alumnus of the PUP, he was named as Dangal ng Pililla in 2017 by the Municipality of Pililla, Rizal where he spent most of his formative years. Recently, he was also awarded as Top Performing Accreditor for 2017 and his office as Outstanding Internal Quality Assurance

Unit for 2018 and Most Improved Internal Quality Assurance Body for 2019 by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines.