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The CALOHEA (Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Asia) is an international collaboration with other higher education institutions in Southeast Asia including the West Visayas State University with the University of Groningen at the helm and the ASEAN University Network as partner.
The objective of CALOHEA is to contribute to the internationalization of higher education institutions through developing a series of interrelated measures indispensable for improving recognition of higher education degree.
While authentic assessment is key if you want to prepare industry-ready graduates and make sure your students achieve complex learning outcomes, many academics believe that authentic assessment is very difficult, time-consuming, and even expensive to implement.
To show that this is not necessarily the case, CALOHEA experts from seven ASEAN countries have created compilations of Inspirational Examples – ranging from more daring options to those that every academic can easily introduce in their course, regardless of the class size and financial limitations.
Visit the CALOHEA website to consult or download the 3 compilations – one for Medicine, one for Teacher education and one for Civil Engineering: https://calohea.org/
The CALOHEA Erasmus+ project is coordinated by the Tuning Academy of the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and the ASEAN University Network and is co-funded by the European Commission.
May 29, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
Urdaneta Hall, University of San Agustin, General Luna St., Iloilo City
Awards Received:
- Outstanding Board Performance Award
- Award for Excellence in Community Extension
- Award for Excellence in Research
- Award for Excellence in Internationalization Initiatives
- Award for Excellence in Peace Education
- Model Implementer: SIKAP
- Recognition for the Provision of Support to the CHEDRO VI’s Endeavors
The 3rd CHED Regional Quality Awards is part of the celebration of the CHED’s 30th Anniversary and the 4th Higher Education Day with the theme “Transformative and Resilient Philippine Higher Education.”
These recognitions align with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 7722, known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994,” and Republic Act No. 11522, which declares May 18th as “National Higher Education Day” to commemorate the founding anniversary of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
According to CHED’s letter to WVSU, the CHED Regional Quality Awards aim to acknowledge the efforts and initiatives of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the areas of instruction, research, and community extension, among others, based on respective CHED Memorandum Orders and related issuances of the Commission.
One of the tools created by the CALOHEA Erasmus+ project participants in order to facilitate recognition of degrees and periods of studies both within the ASEAN region and between the ASEAN region and other world regions are Regional Subject-Specific Reference Frameworks.
A Qualifications Framework is a structure that allows us to classify different qualifications in a geographical area covered by the framework and establish a broad equivalence of qualifications (e.g. first cycle of higher education/undergraduate, etc.) across the region. This is done through describing what a learner will have developed in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, competences, and others upon successfully completing a particular level of studies.
Regional Qualifications Reference Frameworks seek to establish broad equivalence among qualifications offered in more than one country. Such frameworks are intended to be used as Reference Documents – facilitating recognition but not overruling National regulations or National Qualifications Frameworks. The ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) could be two good examples here.
CALOHEA Subject-Specific Qualifications Reference Frameworks facilitate recognition by allowing the following: Clearly see which key dimensions must be addressed by each program in the subject area; establish equivalence between qualifications offered in different countries in terms of their level, regardless of how the qualifications are referred to in each of the countries; express specialization of a particular program in terms of the sub-dimensions addressed; compare the level of achievement aimed at for each of the sub-dimensions – in terms of knowledge, skills or responsibilities; compare shorter periods of study as well – periods of study during which only particular types of knowledge, specific skills or capacity to perform particular responsibilities can be developed.
CALOHEA Regional Subject-Specific Qualifications Reference Frameworks state in a detailed manner what knowledge, skills, attitudes, competences, etc. are expected from graduates of a ARQF Level 6 degrees in Civil Engineering, Medicine and Teacher Education; & allow recognition across all the countries involved in the development of the Frameworks.
To see the CALOHEA Reference Frameworks, please visit https://calohea.org/
The CALOHEA Erasmus+ project is coordinated by the Tuning Academy of the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and the ASEAN University Network and is co-funded by the European Commission.
Your WVSU family is proud of you! To God be all the glory!
The combined performance resulted in a pass rate of 98.21% in the secondary level, making WVSU La Paz rank third among the top-performing schools in Category B which are universities with 100 to 299 examinees.
The LET was administered on March 17, 2024, and the results were released today, May 24, 2024.
𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘫𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘐𝘓𝘈𝘒 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘊𝘖𝘌. 𝘗𝘌𝘚𝘊𝘈𝘙 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘌𝘚𝘊𝘈𝘙 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘉 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦.
Congratulations to the College of Education at the WVSU Main Campus for achieving second place among the top-performing schools in the March 2024 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). The College ranked second in the elementary level with a pass rate of 95.58% and third in the secondary level with a pass rate of 98.21%.
Additionally, the WVSU COE Main Campus produced two topnotchers, both scoring 90.80%. Kaye Ann Socobos Gulmatico, a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education graduate, ranked 9th at the elementary level, while Angelika Andrade Asonada, a Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Science alumna, ranked 10th at the secondary level.
The LET was administered on March 17, 2024, and the results were released today, May 24, 2024.
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The president of West Visayas State University (WVSU), Dr. Joselito Villaruz, was recognized as the Filipino Physician of Distinction in Academe during the prestigious 33rd Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awards on May 18, 2024.
Dr. Villaruz, now in his second term as WVSU president, received his award from the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and PMA Foundation for Professional Medical Advancement Inc., in partnership with United Laboratories, Inc.
The ceremony, held from 8 a.m. to noon at Function Room 1 of the SMX Convention Center in Clark, Pampanga, honored Dr. Villaruz with a specially designed Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awards Trophy, a Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awards Medallion, a cash prize of P50,000.00, and P50,000.00 worth of Unilab medicines to be donated to a charitable institution of his choice.
The Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Award is an annual search for outstanding Filipino physicians who embody the ideals of the national hero in their lives, practice, and service.
Dr. Villaruz was awarded on the basis of the following criteria: Academe Involvement; Research and Scholarly Works; Community, Socio-cultural and Religious Involvement; Government service/partnership; Professional Practice; Experience and Training.
Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz is a product of the Philippine public school system, graduating from the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) with a BS in Biology, and proceeding to earn his MD degree from West Visayas State University (WVSU), where he was the class salutatorian and the most outstanding medical graduate in 1991. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at WVSU Medical Center (WVSUMC) in 1996, became a diplomate of the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) in 1999, and was conferred a fellowship by the same specialty society in 2006. He earned two postgraduate degrees: a Master in Management from UPV and a PhD in Educational Management from WVSU. He also completed a diploma/certificate course at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for the Global Academic Leadership Program in 2022.
Dr. Villaruz has served in various capacities at WVSU and the WVSU-Medical Center, including Training Officer and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics. In 2009, he was designated Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs at the WVSU College of Medicine (COM), a position he held for a year before becoming Dean of the College for seven and a half years, the first alumnus to do so. His term saw the college’s external accreditation, the launch of the WVSU Journal of Medical Studies, and consistent top performance in the Physician Licensure Examination. Additionally, he secured government funds to expand the College of Medicine and establish a Modern Skills Laboratory for medical students through legislated appropriations.
He has served as the editor-in-chief of the WVSU Journal of Medical Studies and the OIC Chair of the COM Office of Research.
One of Dr. Villaruz’s career highlights was his appointment as OIC President from November 2013 to May 2014. During this short stint, he left a significant legacy in managing the university’s affairs.
In 2019, he was appointed the 8th President of WVSU. He initiated the university’s vision to become a research university, achieving significant research milestones and improving WVSU’s national and international rankings in research productivity. He also initiated the WVSU Internationalization Program.
In 2012, the Commission on Higher Education invited Dr. Villaruz to join the Technical Committee for Medical Education, an appointment he held until May 2021. One of his greatest contributions to medical education was his participation in crafting the policies, standards, and guidelines for the Doctor of Medicine Program (2016).
In June 2022, he was appointed Chair of the Technical Panel for Medical Education (TPME). As TPME Chair, he played a pivotal role in implementing RA 11509, the “Doktor Para sa Bayan Law,” by assessing and recommending the approval of new medical programs by State Universities and Colleges to the CHED en banc. He also advises the CHED Chairman on awarding grants to existing and new medical schools for facility and laboratory modernization. Currently, he leads the TPME in formulating the SMART MD Roadmap for the Philippines, with Universal Healthcare (UHC) as a backdrop, and has led the formulation of the CHED-approved Accelerated Pathway for Medicine (APMed), set to be implemented in AY 2024-2025.
Dr. Villaruz served as National President of the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC) for two consecutive terms (2015 and 2016). He initiated institutional reforms, including automating the National Internship Program for medical graduates, launching the APMC Journal’s maiden issue, and assisting medical schools in transitioning to outcome-based education. Since 2017, he has been a member of the APMC Post-graduate Internship Committee, contributing to the formulation of policies, standards, and guidelines for the National Internship Program.
𝘉𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘭 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴
Story by Shianne Michael Dela Peña
Photos by Hazel P. Villa
West Visayas State University acknowledged the resounding success of its delegates at the 11th Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges National Culture and the Arts Festival (PASUC-NCAF) 2024 during a flag ceremony held in front of the Administration Building on April 29, 2024.
The College of PESCAR proudly presented its champion performance of Sala Ti Alat during the ceremony, marking a significant milestone in the university’s cultural journey. Sala Ti Alat clinched the championship title in the Philippine Folkdance category at the PASUC-NCAF last April 24.
Moreover, the administration of West Visayas State University took the opportunity to extend well-deserved recognition to the entire university delegation for their outstanding performances in various competitions during the event. Notably, Jon Athan Maypa, a second-year BCAED student, secured second place in Instrumental Piano (Solo). Likewise, the Short and Sweet Play-Musical, and Short and Sweet Play-Dialogue bagged the second place. The Indigenous Dance (Tarektek) placed third.
WVSU-COP also showcased diverse talents in other fields, including Lynden John Tajolosa in Pencil Drawing, Jenny Rose Balboa in the Kundiman category, Lovely Delos Reyes in Vocal Pop (Solo), and the WVSU Panayana Cultural Group for the Standard Chorale Competition.
Recognized during the flag ceremony were Professor-Trainers from the College of PESCAR, namely Professor Liberty R. Porras, Professor Jon Kristoffer E. Deguma, Professor Noel P. Mondejar, Dr. Jemuel Garcia Jr., Professor Ryan Puljanan, Professor Rocky Penuela, Professor Rus Will Ledesma, Professor Ronie Libutaque, Professor Nenitte Bajador, Professor Hennel Rhee Funtecha, Professor Sheila Ann Montero, Ms. Febrah Mae Tacorda, and Mr. Leonard Catedrilla.
To enhance research-related outputs, such as commentaries, essays, opinion pieces, notes, and longer articles, approximately 40 WVSU professors participated in a Writeshop focused on Varied Article Types for Journal Publication.
The 2-day workshop, held on April 29-30, 2024, was led by Prof. Don Prisno III, editor-in-chief of Public Health Challenges (Wiley) and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of BMC Global Health Research and Policy.
Prof. Prisno, a medical doctor and global health scientist specializing in health equity, covered the following topics on the first day: Landscape of WVSU Research, Types of Articles, and Journal Selection.
On April 30, Prof. Prisno will guide WVSU professors in a workshop on Developing a Topic and Writing the Manuscript.
Meanwhile, Dr. Greta Gabinete, WVSU Vice President for Research and Extension, stated in her opening remarks that the workshop “aims to maximize scholarly impact by exploring key insights and strategies for enhancing research visibility and influence.”
Hosted on the 4th floor of the Research and Extension Building of WVSU, participants are expected to produce five outputs each within five days for submission to Dr. Prisno, who leads a global initiative, “Achieving University Excellence through Research,” addressing global research inequity.
Prof. Prisno teaches Economics of Global Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and International Health at the University of the Philippines (Open University). He was a Visiting Scientist at Harvard Medical School and currently holds Adjunct and Visiting Professorship at various universities in Asia.
(Text and photos by Dr. Hazel P. Villa)
Faculty member Arizza Julia A. Inocencio, of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies (DEFLLS) of West Visayas State University, participated in the 9th Philippine Korean Studies Symposium-Special Workshop for Filipino KFL Educators where she presented and discussed the Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages Program offered by West Visayas State University.
The symposium, held under the theme “A Decade of Korean Studies in the Philippines: A Glance at the Past, a Gaze at the Present, a Glimpse of the Future,” aimed to disseminate the latest academic outcomes of renowned scholars in and outside of the Philippines.
Additionally, it sought to mobilize Philippine-based Koreanists to extend their knowledge in Korea from various disciplines.
During the three-day symposium, Ms. Inocencio highlighted the unique aspects of the program, particularly the four-year Bachelor’s degree program in Foreign Languages, with a major in Korean—the first and only program of its kind in the Philippines.
As discussed during the workshop, the UP Department of Linguistics and UPKRC, supported by the Korea Foundation, are always open to inquiries and partnership suggestions for Korean language training and classes.
The above-mentioned institutions are eager to explore potential collaborations and welcome any opportunities for mutual growth and development.