Day: August 8, 2024

West Visayas State University (WVSU) participated in this year’s Global Reach 2024 virtual symposium last August 7-8, 2024. The symposium, themed “Food Systems and Community Agriculture’’ and ‘’Climate Smart Agriculture’’ was organized by Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture (Dal-AC), in partnership with universities and colleges around the world.

Two graduate students from the WVSU College of Agriculture and Forestry represented the university, allowing graduate students from partner universities to present their research findings and collaborate to an international audience. It also served as an important networking opportunity while showcasing Graduate Student research.

Rhea Joy Descalso Flora presented her study on “Effects of Creeping Daisy (Wedelia trilobata) Invasion on the Properties of the Soil Under the Selected Plantation Crops” and Charie T. Toledo for her study “The Importance of Community Participation in the Implementation of the Forestland Management Project: The Case of Jalaur River Basin”.

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mariano Marcos State University, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), and UP Los Baños, were also represented in the said symposium.

Dr. Ma. Asuncion Christine Dequilla, Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) of West Visayas State University (WVSU) represented the university in the 2024 World Korean Educators Conference at Seoul, South Korea from August 5 to 8, 2024.

During this conference, Dr. Dequilla joined groups of other Korean educators and teachers from King Sejong Institute branches around the globe. WVSU is selected as one of the two academic institutions in the Philippines to participate in the said conference.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been hosting the event annually alongside King Sejong Institute Foundation (KSIF), which supervises the network of King Sejong Institutes (KSIs) around the world. King Sejong Institutes are state-run Korean language institutes set up to better promote the language and traditions of Korea all around the world.

Annually, teachers and educators from all over the world come together to officially launch new KSIs and to reward outstanding ones, as well as to exchange information and experiences.

Dr. Dequilla expressed her excitement in exploring the diverse instruction and academic benefits offered by the KSI.

It is recalled that WVSU has been officially designated as a Sejong Institute for 2024, as part of an international network dedicated to spreading the Korean language and culture.