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WVSU, ATIFTAP partner for global business conferences

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Post date April 22, 2022

West Visayas State University (WVSU) and the Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia and the Pacific (ATIFTAP) formalized their partnership for the ATIFTAP’s 16th Global Business Conferences by signing a memorandum of agreement on April 13, 2022.

In the agreement, WVSU will provide reviewers with doctoral degrees as peer reviewers for the research manuscripts. The university is expected to have at least ten faculty members subscribed to ATIFTAP membership and promote the association’s Global Business Conferences to WVSU’s Academic and Industry Networks.

Additionally, ATIFTAP recognizes WVSU as a non-exclusive partner of its Global Business Conferences by providing the university a certificate as a co-organizer of the event series.

The partners will hold online conferences on April 23, June 11, and October 15, 2022.

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CHED Chairman leads internationalization mission of Philippine higher education institutions to Canada

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Post date April 20, 2022

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera led a High-level Higher Education Partnership Mission to Canada to expand opportunities to engage in academic and research partnerships focused on health sciences, renewable energy, agriculture, engineering and technology, data science and disaster risk management, among others.

He was accompanied by CHED Region I OIC-Director Danilo B. Bose, Trade Commissioner for Education of the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines Ms. Angel Cachuela and officials from eight (8) Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) namely, Mariano Marcos State University, Iloilo Science and Technology University, West Visayas State University, Southern Leyte State University, World Citi Colleges and WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, Tarlac Agricultural University, Tarlac State University and Universidad
de Dagupan.

The mission provided an opportunity for CHED and delegates to visit and meet with nine (9) post-secondary institutions in Ottawa and Toronto such as Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Algonquin College, Ryerson University, York University, University of Toronto, Niagara College, Seneca College and Mohawk College.

As part of the mission, CHED and the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines organized the Philippines-Canada Education Networking session, an event that hosted about 20 Canadian education stakeholders on March 29, 2022 at the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa.

During the event, De Vera signed Joint Statements on Higher Education Cooperation with Universities Canada and Colleges and Institutes Canada to expand education collaboration in areas such as student mobility, Indigenous Peoples education, research aligned with the UN SDGs, faculty and staff development, Microcredentials, applied research, and inclusion of in-demand skills in the curriculum.

Letters of Intent were also signed by Universities Canada and Colleges and Institutes Canada with the eight (8) Philippine HEIs. The event announced and celebrated 11 MOUs forged between Canadian and Philippine institutions over the course of the pandemic in various discipline areas.

Aside from these milestones, CHED signed a Joint Statement on Higher Education Cooperation with Ryerson University on March 30, 2022 and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Academic Collaboration with York University on March 31, 2022 to initiate collaboration at the post-secondary and post-graduate levels.

On April 6, 2022 shortly after his return to the Philippines, De Vera virtually joined Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines His Excellency Peter MacArthur to witness the signing of the MOU between WCC Aeronautical and Technological College with British Columbia Institute of Technology on aircraft maintenance engineering and avionics.

“The success of CHED’s mission to Canada is rooted in an appreciation of Canada’s strengths in education delivery and research across disciplines and a shared vision to foster internationalization between Canadian and Philippine higher education institutions,” said Canadian Ambassador Peter MacArthur. “So we look forward to further enabling more trans-Pacific brain circulation between students and faculty.”

“CHED’s mission to Canada is a testament to the strong collaboration between Canada and the Philippines on higher education internationalization,” De Vera said.

“In recent years, the significant growth of academic and research partnerships between Canadian and Philippine higher education institutions has fostered cross-border collaboration between countries, expanding access to international education opportunities to Canadian and Philippine students and faculty,” he added

J. PROSPERO E. DE VERA III, DPA
Chairman
Commission on Higher Education

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WVSU Garners Recognition at the 35th AACCUP Annual National Conference

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Post date April 18, 2022

West Visayas State University bagged three recognition plaques during the 35th Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) Annual National Conference on March 9-11, 2022.

The university received a Plaque of Recognition for Institutional Accreditation after having obtained a Level III Accreditation Status during the conduct of the Institutional Accreditation Visit on April 12-16, 2021.

WVSU also received the Plaque of Recognition as Top 5 Performing SUC with the Highest Number of Level IV Accredited Programs in 2021. The ten Level IV accredited programs of the university are as follows:

Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, Bachelor of Special Needs Education, Master in Education, Master of Arts in Education, and Doctor of Philosophy in Education of the College of Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing of the College of Nursing
Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism of the College of Communication
Bachelor of Physical Education of the College of PESCAR

Another Plaque of Recognition is awarded to WVSU as Top 5 Performing SUC with the Highest Number of Level III Accredited Programs in 2021. The twelve Level III accredited programs of the university are as follows:

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management and Bachelor of Science in Cooperatives Management of the College of Business and Management
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting of the College of Communication
Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics of the College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology of the Calinog Campus
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology of the Pototan Campus
Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education of the Lambunao Campus

Living up to its institutional motto, “Where Excellence is a Tradition,” WVSU continues to be one of the top-performing schools in the region behind the strong leadership of its Board of Regents, university president, administrators, and faculty.

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WVSU inks int’l exchange program with Spain’s Univ of Deusto

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Post date March 28, 2022

By Hazel P. Villa, Anne Cortez, Rosemarie Felimon, Amabel Siason

ILOILO City — A representative of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union from Universidad de Deusto visited the West Visayas State University (WVSU) on March 28, 2022 in view of a cooperation for the exchange of students and/or academic staff.

Dr. Edurne Bartolome, a social scientist and PhD lecturer at the Universidad de Deusto paid a courtesy call to the Office of WVSU President Joselito Villaruz, currently represented by OIC President Celina Gellada.

She was also welcomed by Project FORTH (Formation of Teachers in Challenged Areas) Coordinator and WVSU Vice President Ma. Asuncion Christine Dequilla and Project FORTH trainer and module writer Dr. Purita Bilbao who will be accompanying Dr. Bartolome in Iloilo and Aklan until April 1, 2022 when she returns to Spain.

WVSU and University of Deusto’s agreement “commits to respect the quality requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education in all aspects of the organization and management of the mobility, in particular the recognition of the credits (or equivalent) awarded to students by the partner institution.”

The above Inter-institutional agreement 2021-2022 has the University of Deusto assessing applicants of WVSU in a selection process of who best fits the academic offerings of the said University whereas University of Deusto sends its students and professors to WVSU.

Signing the agreement for University of Deusto was Dr. Alex Rayon Jerez, vice rector for International Relations and for WVSU, Ms. Edel Carmela Subong-Csoka, director of the International and Local Linkages Office. /PN

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Vape bill exposes young ‘vulnerable’ consumers to health risks, endangers already weak enforcement

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Post date March 2, 2022

Two senators – Pia Cayetano and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan – voted against SB 2239 on third reading. Only Cayetano consistently opposed the bill and said she was “beyond disappointed and beyond saddened” by its approval. Three days after the bill hurdled the Senate, the DOH slammed the “retrogressive” measure that “undermines the country’s progress in tobacco and control,” saying that it puts Filipino youth at risk. If passed into law, the bill will “expose our youth to harmful and addictive substances by making vapor products enticing and easily accessible,” the press release read. The bill stripped the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the regulatory authority over e-cigarettes and its components as a consequence of their reclassification as consumer products falling under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). To health experts, the measure involves public health issues and should have stayed with the FDA for regulation, adding that people should not wait for vaping-related deaths to happen when parallel harms with traditional tobacco have already been proven in studies. After the sessions resume on January 17, the Senate and the House will harmonize their respective versions of the bill and ratify the conference committee report, then submit an enrolled copy to Malacañang. The DOH, FDA, several medical professional organizations and health experts, youth groups and tobacco control advocates are counting on the president to stick to his anti-smoking and anti-vaping position and veto the proposed law that defies the policy he laid down in 2019.

Read whole article HERE.

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West Visayas State University is actively engaged in CALOHEA

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Post date March 1, 2022

West Visayas State University is one of the 31 HEIs across 8 ASEAN countries, and 5 European states engaged in CALOHEA Project. The Project measures Competences and Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Asia, a Project of the Erasmus+ Programme. It is coordinated by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands with the ASEAN University Network (AUN) partner agency.

CALOHEA operates through three Subject Area Groups: Civil Engineering, Medicine, and Teacher Education. Contributing to the internationalization of higher education institutions in South-East Asia, The Project is developing a series of interrelated measures in three Key Recognition Mechanisms:

The creation and use of regional subject-specific qualifications and assessment reference frameworks to permit greater comparability of institutional degree program profiles
Installment of the culture of Student Workload Measurement as an integral part of curriculum design
Implementation of authentic assessment of internationally comparable Learning Outcomes in degree programs

(calohea.org)

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WVSU launches institutional internationalization

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Post date February 17, 2022

The urn, a West Visayas State University symbol, oozes with life as it records the past, symbolizes the present, and inspires the future. As the era of today heads towards internationalization, the university courageously rejected the notion of getting left behind.

WVSU braves the arena of internationalization by conducting an impactful event termed as #ReSpACE: The Redesign of Specialized Access to Connectivity and Engagement – A Glocalized Delivery of Internationalization Programs and Partnerships. The university, through the International and Local Linkages Office (ILLO), with its dynamic Director Edel Carmela Subong-Csoka, incredibly materialized the international meeting of minds on December 20-22, 2021.

The entire WVSU community and its passionately driven University President, Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz unconditionally united to welcome with wide open arms both the perks and perils of internationalization.

The 3-day online event was full of messages of gratitude as expressed by the WVSU community. The resource persons effectively brought inspiration and motivation as they shared their expertise on internationalization.

The resource persons were:

Atty. Lily Freida Milla, CESO IV Deputy Executive Director, Director III, CHED-IAS, Philippines

H. E. Kreso Glavac, Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia

Dr. Lily Nurlaili, Former Education and Cultural Attache, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Manila

Br. Manuel Pajarillo, FSC, Ph. D., Vice Chancellor for Research, De La Salle Lipa, Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines

Asso. Professor Dr. Yazrina Yahya, Deputy Director, Center for Leadership Sustainability, Higher Education Leadership Academy (Akept), Malaysia

Dr. Donludee Donnie Jaisut, Associate Dean, International Relations, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Ms. Jenni Montero, Regional Manager, Camosun Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Dr. Christine Nabor-Ferrer, Tarlac Agricultural University, Philippines

Mr. Hector J. Gloria, Jr., Partner, CHED-International Affairs Staff, Faculty, Communication Department, IZN Lead, College of Arts and Sciences, University of St. La Salle, Philippines

Mr. Harfiz Rasul Mohamad, Senior Officer for Student Engagement, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Mr. Andre Kwok, Founder, Future City and Good City Foundation, Hong Kong and China, University of Hong Kong and Lee Kuan Yu School of Public Policy, Singapore

Dr. Daniel Cha, Professor, Chemistry Education, College of Education, Daegu University, South Korea

Ms. Rithika Susan Thomas, Project SHEA Lead, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Prof. Muhammad Wahyu Islami Pratama, Program Manager, Study Abroad and CommTech Camp, ITS International Office, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh (ITS) Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia

Mr. Anas Hasan, Young Professional and Innovator, Aspire to Innovate (A2I), Office of the Prime Minister, Bangladesh

Ms. Jenny Omadio, Director of the International Affairs, University of Antique, Philippines, and Ms. Saredith Sola, Coordinator and Adviser, UA Student Antbassadors, University of Antique, Philippines

Ms. Pichmonyka Chan, Investment Analyst, Knight Frank, City Partner, Good City Foundation Young Ambassador – United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Ms. Shalimar Ramirez-Dormitorio, Assistant Manager, Pre-professional Education Office (PPEO), Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Mr. Bryan P. Foronda, Student Ambassador of the Philippines to Japan, College of Agro-biological Resource Science, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Mr. Yee Teng Low, Founder, RAKUN, Student Ambassador of Malaysia Faculty of Tropical Forestry, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

Ms. Syazwin Fahzlin Binti Mohd Fahrughazi, ASEAN Poet, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Ms. Hershey Geline Sumpay, President, Supreme Student Government/ Student Regent, West Visayas State University, Philippines

The virtual activity had an excellent flow of talks as the objectives of learning different internationalization strategies and exposing the WVSU community to various prospective international partners were realized.

It had been proven beneficial and productive as the participants were able to gather inputs on internationalization policies and procedures that include students, faculty, and staff.

As the strengths and key niches of the university were identified, WVSU became prepared to launch and sustain its internationalization program.

The 3-day virtual activity was only the start of the promising future of the university as the WVSU became completely ready to conquer the world.

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WVSU PRESIDENT LEADS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW COM BUILDING

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Post date February 14, 2022

West Visayas State University College of Medicine held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the soon-to-be-constructed COM annex buildings last February 9, 2022. Carrying the theme “Construction of Increase in Carrying Capacity of the College of Medicine,” the groundbreaking ceremony signals another milestone for the university that will increase the carrying capacity of the College of Medicine through the new Clinical Skills Laboratory.

Held on the land adjacent to the Roxas Building, the groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the members of the WVSU Board of Regent, namely , Regent Vice Chair Joselito F. Villaruz, MD, Ph.D., FPPS (President, West Visayas State University; Vice Chair, WVSU BOR), Regent Meylene C. Rosales (OIC-Regional Director, National Economic and Development Authority Region VI), Regent Peter Ernie D. Paris (President, WVSU Faculty Association), and Regent Hershey Geline D. Sumpay (Chairperson, Federated Student Council).

The WVSU vice presidents also attended the groundbreaking ceremony: Dr. Porferio J. Barlas, Jr. (Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance), Dr. Ma. Asuncion Christine V. Dequilla (Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs), Dr. Greta G. Gabinete (Office of the Vice President for Research, Innovation and Extension) and Dr. Celina C. Gellada (Office of the Vice President for Medical and Allied Sciences).

Also in attendance were the WVSU College of Medicine personnel Jose Nemesio A. Granada, MD, FPCS, FPSGS, FPSCRS, FPALES (Dean, College of Medicine), Roumilla B. Mendoza, MD, MMBM, FPPS, DPSPGHAN (Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs), Lynette F. Alcala, MD, FPPS, FPSN, FPNSP (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs), and Victor A. Amantillo, Jr., MD, FPPA (Head, Office of Student Affairs).

Wearing their white hard hats and with ‘golden spades’ at hand, the Board of Regents buried the symbolical time capsule in a celebratory mood, witnessed by other guests and attendees.