The Memorandum of Agreement between Trinity University of Asia (TUA) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) was signed on October 9, 2025, at the AIM campus in Makati City. The partnership establishes the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), a collaboration grounded on a belief that leadership must keep learning.

Developed by AIM’s School of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning (SEELL), the six-day program brings together TUA’s executives and academic heads to pause, examine, and strengthen the way leadership is practiced across the University. The sessions will open space for reflection on strategy, innovation, and people development, while also asking what kind of presence a leader must bring into their community.

During the ceremony, TUA President Dr. Gisela D.A. Luna reflected on the shared task before both institutions and that for TUA, leadership has always been a form of stewardship, an act of guidance that remains mindful of its human core.

The contract was signed by Dr. Gisela D.A. Luna, University President of TUA, and Dr. Jikyeong Kang, President of AIM. They were joined by Prof. Ivy Rose Samson, Program Director at AIM, and Ms. Matilde Asuncion, Vice President for Administration and Finance of TUA. The signing was witnessed by Mr. Jeremy John A. Pintor, Executive Director of AIM–School of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning.

Also present at the ceremony were members of the TUA Management Committee: VP for Academic Affairs Dr. Mark Francisco, VP for Sustainable Partnerships and Lifelong Learning Dr. Howell Ho, AVP for Administration Mr. Michael Santiago, Human Resources Management Office Director Mr. Jose Lino Sarmiento, Digital Marketing Unit Manager Mr. Gil Mariano Razon, and Trilink Officer Dr. Fernando Trinidad III.

In an interview during the ceremony, Dr. Luna described the partnership as “in a sense, historical,” seeing in it a call for leadership that listens before it decides, and builds before it claims.

“This is a path toward leadership that is more people-centered and student-centered, so that they learn the word care, and that empowers our students to care.”

For TUA, this partnership is a continuation of a long-standing pursuit: to lead through understanding and formation that uplifts. It is leadership that begins with awareness, of people, of learning, and of the communities we serve.