Alaya Conference

Guang Ming College Alaya

Guang Ming College’s Arts and Humanism conference (3rd edition). In partnership with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and University of the Philippines College of Music

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ALAYA

Alaya is the summit to ignite the creativity in you through artistic performance, research, and humanistic practices. With the aspiration to share one’s passion (alay) and liberate one’s thoughts and emotions (laya) in various art forms, Alaya is where the inception of the next generation’s artist-scholar and artist-educator begins. See More..

Michael L. Tan, DVM, PhD

Guang Ming College President

“Humanism is a philosophy, actually philosophies, that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings. Humanism recognizes that people are valuable and important. And emphasizing agency means it draws attention to the ability of human beings to change their situation.”

Guang Ming College

Guang Ming College (2014) (GMC) is the fifth member of the Fo Guang Shan International University Consortium, and the first in the Philippines. Founded by the late Ven. Master Hsing Yun, the consortium established universities in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, and USA. It is dedicated to providing the highest quality of humanistic education and experience towards the well-rounded development of socially responsible and accountable professionals for societal transformation. See more..

Master Hsing Yun

Ven. Master Hsing Yun, Founder, Fo Guang Shan

“Equality does not mean forced compliance through extreme methods, but to put oneself in other’s shoes and think of others as oneself… True equality is when one can attend to the dignity and rights of the other person”