 |
| (Image Source: Orange Magazine TV/Smart Communications) |
The Lady Of Our Fatima University (OLFU) community is getting its own Smart Online Store to help its students, faculty and other personnel in the new normal for education. Called the OLFU Smart Online Store, the e-commerce platform from Smart Communications in partnership with PLDT's B2B arm PLDT Enterprise provides Fatimanians a convenient gateway to browse through Smart Prepaid products and services tailored to their own digital needs.
Fatimanians across OLFU's six campuses in Valenzuela City, Quezon City, Antipolo City, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and Sta. Rosa, Laguna can avail of Smart Prepaid load cards and electronic loads at discounted prices upon purchase on their own OLFU Smart Online Store. They can also avail connectivity devices at the customized digital marketplace including the Smart Bro Prepaid and PLDT Home WiFi. Smart is also waiving shipping costs for all transactions done at the OLFU Smart Online Store. The platform also offers safe and convenient payment options via credit cards and cash on delivery (COD). And to let the OLFU community enjoy the fastest 5G network in the Philippines, Smart gives away 5G-ready Prepaid SIMs to students.
In the future, Fatimanians will no longer need to visit Smart retail shops to subscribe to Smart's postpaid offerings including special deals on handsets. The partnership between Smart, PLDT Enterprise and OLFU reinforces PLDT Group's core value of 'malasakit' which drives its wireless unit Smart to assist where and when connectivity necessarily needs in the education sector. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted how students learn. And Smart has responded to the disruption by rolling out innovative solutions and services that enable students to adapt to and thrive in the new normal for education. Smart continues to encourage the youth to live the giga life and bring a sense of purpose into their day-to-day activities so they can live smarter and help build a better world," said Smart Communications Senior Vice President and Consumer Wireless Business Head Jane J. Basas.
True to its commitment of improving man to the best version of himself through excellent education and compassionate value formation, the university launched a variety of innovative programs that enable education to continue outside of its campuses. “Our Lady of Fatima University reiterates its commitment to our students wherein we will continue connecting with them. We will go that extra mile for our students and teachers to ensure that we can leverage all means possible to address their needs,” said OLFU’s Student Financial Services Head Vincent Kenneth Mercado. When the global COVID-19 pandemic forced the government to indefinitely suspend face-to-face classes, OLFU formally introduced "GO, FLEX (Fatima Learning EXperience)!!", an initiative centered on flexibility and adaptability which is a mix of distance learning methods that incorporates online classes, offline learning through asynchronous sessions and modular learning. Mercado stated, “Our goal is to always be flexible and agile, quick to act and adapt to the circumstances."
These innovations to support education amid the global health crisis underscore the commitment of PLDT and Smart Communications to help the Philippines attain one of the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals, SDG4: Quality Education, as a foundation in improving people's lives and obtaining sustainable development. OLFU takes pride in its recognized paramedical degree programs such as Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy among others. The university's College of Medicine has produced over 100 medical board topnotchers while more than 70 nursing alumni have excelled in Nursing Licensure Examinations. The school also touts its non-paramedical undergraduate and graduate programs that continue to churn out industry-ready graduates and molds young minds through basic education and senior high-school programs.
