SEAGST

^South^{East
Asia Graduate
School}^{Of Theology (SEAGST)}

Dean:
Dr. Sientje Merentek Abram
275 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave. Quezon City, Philippines
P.O. Box 3167 Manila 1099 Philippines
Tel. (632) 416 4994 Fax (632) 722 8568

Associate Dean:
Dr. Huang Po Ho

396 Chang Jung Rd., Sec. 1
Kway Jen, Tainan 71101
TAIWAN

Email: pekhohuang@yahoo.com

Tel:886-6-2785268
Fax:886-6-2785269

Area Deans:

Hong Kong area
Dr. Lo Lung Kwong

Eastern Indonesia area
Dr. Zakaria Ngelow

Western Indonesia area
Dr. E. Gerrit Singgih

Malaysia-Singapore-Thailand area
Dr. Ezra Kok

Myanmar area
Dr. Anna May Say Pa

Philippine area
Dr. Limuel Equina

Taiwan area
Dr. Cheng Yang En

To: Area Deans of SEAGST

All D. theol students of SEAGST

Feb. 18, 2008

Dear sisters and brothers:

As you may already informed that both the SEAGST senate and the ATESEA Executive committee have approved the new revised curricula for M. theol. and D. theol programs of SEAGST. You will find them from the website of SEAGST or the new handbook of ATESEA/SEAGST published in Nov. last year (2007). One of the major changes of the curriculum is to strengthen this academic community in terms of its theological orientation, methodologies and sense of belonging through a newly designed annual Regional Methodological Orientation Seminar. This according to the rule resolved by the seagst senate that all the first year students of the D. theol. program of seagst admitted after 2007 academic year are required to take this program as one o the require courses. Other D. theol students are optional if there is still space left.

The first Regional Methodological Orientation Seminar has now scheduled to take place from June 9 to July 4, 2008 in Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan, according to the program attached. The seminar will consist with lectures, group workshops, individual researches and writings/presentations. The participants will also have a chance to meet with the newly established seagst regional faculty members who will meet in the same venue from June 30 to July 4, 2008.

Considering the available resources the seagst has, we have to limit the numbers of the participants to 15 for this first Regional Methodological Orientation Seminar. And I have already received from Dr. Ezra Kok, the area Dean of Malaysia-Singapore-Thailand-Srilanka area four names from the area, the rest of the areas are encouraged to send me the names of the participants from your area no later than the end of March. (The individual students are encouraged to contact your area dean for the applications). We should do the final selection (if there are more than 15 applications) and issue letters of invitation for the visa purpose after the selection is done.

SEAGST will cover all the local accommodation expenditures and the international tickets. I am looking forward to seeing you in Tainan.

Wishing you the Lord’s richest blessings.

Yours truly,

Huang po ho

Associate Dean, SEAGST