About VCS Research
VCS Research is an education and management consultancy/non -profit organization, founded in 1996, and incorporated in Washington, DC in 2000. It is also registered with Rwanda Development Board in Kigali, Rwanda in 2018 for its services in Africa. It is dedicated to empowering individuals, youth and women by providing them access to higher education and quality research.
VCS Research Education Consultancy works with individuals by providing counsel in their pursuits to higher education, research endeavors, career development, and professional growth.
VCS Management Consulting provides advisory and implementation services to the senior management of organizations with the aim of improving the effectiveness of their strategy, organizational performance and operational processes.
VCS Research, represented by Prof. Vince Sinining, is the authorized representative of HTMA Global in Africa. HTMA Global is the official promoter and provider of various scholarships from Western Campus Group (WCG). WCG has affiliated university campuses in Paraguay, Honduras, Finland, Uruguay, Spain, Italy Liechtenstein, Bolivia, Chile, Jamaica, Montenegro, Latvia, Czech Republic, Belgium, Greece, Norway, Croatia, Luxembourg, Modova, Denmark, Serbia, Macedonia, among others.
Participation in our programs is voluntary and only qualified applicants will be considered in various scholarships offered by HTMA Global and its member universities. Programs currently offered include scholarships for on campus study in Europe and in South America, Degree Equivalency and Research-based degrees in all levels - Bachelor, Master, and PhD from the Western Campus Group.
VCS was founded in 1996 by Prof. Vicente "Vince" Sinining. It was incorporated in 2000 as a non-profit organization in the District of Columbia, USA. During this time, the Council for Diplomacy and International Affairs (CODIA) was established and participated by students of Georgetown University, George Washington University and senior high school students in the Washington DC area. In 2018,VCS Research is registered at Rwanda Development Board in Kigali, Rwanda for its programs and services in East Africa since 2018.
CODIA focused its activities on increasing the understanding of the role of culture and internet communications technologies (ICT) in the conduct of diplomacy. It also aimed at preparing the youth in becoming effective leaders and diplomats in democratic societies. In promoting the role of culture in the conduct of diplomacy, CODIA conducted roundtable discussions with the distinguished members of the Diplomatic Corps attended by university and senior high school students. Many of the events were covered by C-SPAN TV in the USA. CODIA also participated in the First White House Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in 2000, hosted by First Lady Hilary Clinton and Secretary of State Madeline Albright. The Conference was participated by diplomats and world renowned artists.
In 2018, VCS focused its activities on providing consultancy services on Human Capacity Development for Sustainable Development to various organizations and government agencies and represented HTMA Global in providing scholarships to students from Africa and around the world to affiliated universities in the Western Campus Group.
Know our Vision, Mission, and Purposes
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| Prof. Vince Sinining Managing Director |
Mr. Jordy Kabalisa Coordinator, East Africa |
Ms. Arestina Moradas Coordinator, Asia-Pacific |
Ms. Rhoda Galos Coordinator, Oceania |
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| Prof. Novembrietta Sumil Consultant/Expert |
Mr. Gael A. Papillon Youth Coordinator |
Amb. Timothy Ihemadu Consultant |
Dr. Tengiz Magradze Consultant |
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| Amb. Timothy Ihemadu Nigeria |
Mr. Rodrigo Hidalgo Guatemala |
Mr. Fernando Falcon Venezuela |
Mr. Bruno Lovric Bosnia & Herzegovina |
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The International Advisory Panel (IAP) is composed of professionals in a voluntary status, to support the Managing Director (MD) on strategies and policies, research and innovation. The MD consult with the IAP via email and other forms of e-communications. |
The Founder
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Prof. Dr. Vicente "Vince" Sinining is the founder of VCS Research. The name of the organization, VCS is derived from his initials V for his first name, C for his middle name, and S for his last name. He was born in the Philippines and migrated to the United States of America in 1988. He founded VCS Research in 1996 after he completed his PhD Studies.He lived in the Marshall Islands in 2014-2016. He moved to East Africa in 2016 to serve full time as a Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and as a Professor of Education and Management.
He has been a professional educator since 1988. He taught in the United States from 1992 up until 2008. In 2000-2008, he served as a Senior Adviser for the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Nauru and of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations in New York with a diplomatic title as Counsellor for Economic and Political Affars.
Prof. Dr. Vince Sinining was a Designated Scholar at Columbia University School of Law and International Affairs, New York, USA. His research was focused on the "intricacies of multilateral diplomacy among small-island states at the United Nations".
Prof. Dr. Vicente Sinining is a Full Professor of Education since 2022 at the University of Technology and Arts of Byumba in Rwanda. He is a Ph.D. research supervisor at Azteca University in Mexico and at Lincoln University College in Mallaysia. He is also a Certified Research Professor at Winchester City University in Europe.