Why Calsada?
Calsada R.S.D. aims to advance graduate legal education in the Philippines toward a more innovative, inclusive, and research-driven model by strengthening digitalisation, enhancing academic quality, and fostering institutional coordination to ensure broader access, stronger research capacity, and sustainable development.
Context
Law plays a central role in Philippine society
Legal education shapes political, judicial, and legislative leadership
5 HEIs offer master courses and 2 Phd courses in Law
LEB’s growing concern over quality: Revised Model Curriculum (order 24/2021) + National Legal Research Agenda (2023)
Challenges
Bar-centric legal education: lower importance to research, interdisciplinarity and social relevance
Focus on undergraduate legal education: policy gap
Unequal access to graduate legal education
Low levels of digitalization and connectivity, including on a digital approach to the teaching of law
Law Schools out of the debate for Digital Economy and Sustainable Connectivity (EU-ASEAN strategic partnership)