What is PACES?

Mission:
To support needy but outstanding Filipino university students in the form of scholarships in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Our Vision:
A sustainable scholarship programme in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) leading towards a strong scientific and technical base in the Philippines.

PACES stands for the Philippine-Austrian Cultural and Educational Society. It is an association of like-minded members of the Philippine-Austrian community who believe in promoting the study of science and technology as a vehicle for development and progress.

PACES’ core activity is a scholarship program – STEMS75 – which aims to provide full scholarship to deserving students in the Philippines pursuing college degrees in the scientific fields, and will promote this learning process by strengthening the inter-cultural dialogue and the bilateral relationship between these two nations .

The Philippines and Austria are two countries with distinct historical and cultural backgrounds, and there are important knowledge and values that the people of one country can learn from the other. PACES is founded on the idea that peoples and societies develop and progress by learning from each other.

PACES activities build around the following concepts:

  • Promoting intercultural exchange between Austria and the Philippines;
  • Supporting science as a vehicle for progress and development;
  • Supporting education initiatives in science and technology; and
  • Helping provide full scholarships to deserving students.
The Faces Behind PACES

Officers and Executive Board, 2021-2022

Marizel Magistrado Rojas

Marizel Magistrado Rojas

President

Marizel Magistrado-Rojas has a BSc in Physics for Teachers.. more

Priscila Ramo-Confiado

Priscila Ramo-Confiado

Vice President, Internal Affairs

Priscila is a Social Development Consultant and Practitioner… more

Franz Berner

Franz Berner

Vice President, External Affairs

Franz Berner is a multi-awarded film maker and script writer… more

Robee Sallegue

Robee Sallegue

Secretary

Robee Sallegue studied at MODUL Tourism Institute in Vienna… more

Nilsa Fischer

Nilsa Fischer

Treasurer

Nilsa is a practicing nurse at the Department of Neurosurgery… more.

Jane Gerardo-Abaya

Jane Gerardo-Abaya

Auditor

Jane holds a PhD in Applied Geology and Geothermal Hydrology… more

Efren Abaya

Efren Abaya

Scholarship Committee

Efren Abaya formerly worked at the CTBTO…more

Gina Villanueva-Weinzierl

Gina Villanueva-Weinzierl

Fundraising Committee

Gina has been in the education and training field for over 15 years… more 

Rodolfo Quevenco

Rodolfo Quevenco

Auditor

Rodolfo Quevenco is a retired communications and outreach professional… more   

Maria Lourdes Reininger

Maria Lourdes Reininger

President, 2018-2020

Malou has a background in Computer Science and Information Technology.. more.

Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson

Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson

Founding Ambassador

Ambassador Collinson was the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to Austria.