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Jeju National University ends immersion visit at WVSU

The Jeju National University (JNU) Academic & Cultural Immersion program in partnership with West Visayas State University (WVSU) has concluded with a dynamic Culminating Activity and Closing Program held at the WVSU Research Building on Feb. 15, 2024.

 

The event marked the conclusion of a transformative experience that fostered cultural exchange and collaborative research initiatives between JNU and WVSU.

 

The morning session kicked off with welcome remarks from Head Coordinator Dr. Eleonora Padilla and ILLO Director Edel Carmela Subong-Csoka. The audience was then treated to insights from Korean delegates who shared their enriching cultural experiences in Iloilo and Western Visayas.

 

The afternoon segment, spearheaded by Dr. Joel T. De Castro, Head of BINHI, centered on research initiatives. Dr. De Castro’s opening remarks set the stage for JNU student teams to present their innovative research projects focused on smart farming initiatives. These collaborative endeavors showcased the power of innovation bridging linguistic and cultural divides, with the projects developed in partnership with counterparts from WVSU’s College of ICT.

 

The event reached its conclusion with closing remarks from Dr. Ma. Beth S. Concepcion, dean of the College of ICT, emphasizing the significance of cross-cultural collaboration in fostering academic and cultural enrichment.

 

The Culminating Activity and Closing Program not only celebrated the achievements of the participants but also highlighted the enduring bonds forged through this academic and cultural exchange program.

 

The success of the Jeju National University Academic & Cultural Immersion program underscores the importance of such initiatives in promoting global understanding, collaboration, and the pursuit of knowledge across borders.

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POLICIES AND GUIDELINES in the APPLICATION for IN-COMING KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE 7 for SY 2024-2025

FOR KINDERGARTEN

Registration / Application Period:  February 19 to March 15, 2024

Kindergarten applicants to West Visayas State University-College of Education-Integrated Laboratory School (WVSU-COE-ILS) should meet the following requirements:

 

  • Age: The child must be at least five (5) years old on or before October 31, 2024 (born between November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019). This is in accordance with DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016 or the Omnibus Policy on Kindergarten Education.
  • Original and a photocopy of Birth Certificate (issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
  • Recent 2 x 2 picture
  • Child Progress or Report Card from the pre-kindergarten school (if applicable)
  • Certificate of Employment for employees of the WVSU with PERMANENT STATUS only
  • The applicant must pass all admission requirements such as paper-pencil test and interview.

Registration / Application Period:  February 19 to March 15, 2024

  • Paper and Pencil Test:                                                                       April 13, 2024 (Saturday)
  • Posting of Qualified Applicants for Interview:                                 April 16, 2024 (Tuesday)
  • Interview (Face to face):                                                                   April 20, 2024 (Saturday)
  • Posting of the Final List of Qualified Kindergarten Students:     April 29, 2024 (Monday)
  • Medical-Dental Examination To be scheduled later

Steps:

  1. Applicants should register through the WVSU ONLINE APPLICATION MODULE.
    Link: https://iuis.wvsu.edu.ph/iuis/applicants/
    NOTE: Fill out the form with child’s information. 
  2. Submit the hard copy of your requirements at the ILS Secretary’s Office (Room: NAB 117)
  3. If your requirements are complete, you will be given Order of Payment Slip (OPS) for payment of testing fee of two hundred pesos (P 200.00) to be paid at the university cashier office.
  4. Present your official receipt to the ILS Secretary to get your ADMISSION SLIP for the paper and pencil tests.
  5. The list of qualified applicants for the written Examination will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/coe.ils.wvsu. Take note that only applicants who were able to register online and submitted the hard copy of application requirements will be in the list.
  6. For inquiries, contact us at [email protected] or https://www.facebook.com/coe.ils.wvsu or at telephone nos. (033) 320 0870 local 1802.

FOR GRADE 7 (JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL)

Application Period: MARCH 4 to 15, 2024 

Requirements:

  1. Applicants must have a general weighted average (GWA) of 88 or better in Grade 5 and must have NO grade lower than 85 in any SUBJECT AREA in the 1st and 2nd Grading Periods in Grade 6.
  2. Original and a Photocopy of Birth Certificate (issued by PSA)
  3. Photocopy of school ID
  4. 2 pcs. Recent 2 x 2 picture
  5. Certified photocopy of Report Card in Grade 5 and 1st and 2nd Quarters Grades in Grade 6 (to be certified by the school principal)

Note: There will only be limited slots for Grade 7 since the availability of which will

        depend on the number of qualified applicants coming from the WVSU COE-ILS.

Application Period:    MARCH 4 to 15, 2024 

  • Written Examination                                                    April 6, 2024
  • Posting of Qualified Applicants for INTERVIEW       April 12, 2024
  • Face to Face INTERVIEW                                           April 20, 2024
  • Posting of Final list of QUALIFIED STUDENTS        April 29, 2024
  • Medical and Dental Examination                              To be scheduled later

Steps:

  1. Prepare all needed requirements.
  2. Submit the requirements personally at WVSU – COE INTEGRATED LABORATORY SCHOOL Office of the Secretary (Room: NAB 117)
  3. Fill up Application Form
  1. If your requirements are complete the ILS Secretary will issue an ADMISSION SLIP for the Written Examination.
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RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSPECTED OR PROBABLE COVID-19 REINFECTION AMONG WVSU EMPLOYEES FROM MARCH 2020 TO MARCH 2022

Please participate in a research of the third year medical students of the West Visayas State University – College of Medicine entitled “Risk Factors Associated with Suspected or Probable COVID-19 Reinfection among WVSU Employees from March 2020 to March 2022”. This is part of their course requirements for Research Ill.
 
Their study intends to profile COVID-19 reinfected patients using the data gathered from WVSU employees reinfected with COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2022 and determine the significant risk factors associated with reinfection.
 
To participate, please scan the QR code here or go to
You may also check your wvsu email to access the link. The QR code and link contains the details of the study, informed consent form, and questionnaire.
 
Rest assured that all provided data will be utilized solely for the purpose of this study.
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WVSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ADMISSION FOR AY 2024-2025

NOTE: Corrected PDF link of requirements: DOWNLOAD HERE

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WVSU participates in 7th CALOHEA General Meeting in Portugal

West Visayas State University (WVSU), through its representatives, participated in the Seventh General Meeting – GM7 of the CALOHEA (Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Asia) last Dec. 13 to 15, 2023, in Porto, Portugal.

Dr. Lynette Alcala of the College of Medicine (COM) and Dr. Hilda Montaño of the College of Education (COE) represented WVSU, one of the 31 Higher Education Institutions across eight ASEAN countries, and five European states engaged in the CALOHEA Project. Dr. Alcala is with the Medicine Subject Area Group while Dr. Montaño is with the Teacher Education Subject Area Group.

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. It operates through three Subject Area Groups: Civil Engineering, Medicine, and Teacher Education.

“The initiatives of the University to conduct a system-wide Workload-Based Curriculum Planning and Development as well as the inclusion of authentic assessment and student workload in the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) and Teacher Integration Program are tangible outcomes of the CALOHEA project,” said Dr. Montaño, former Dean of the COE.
Welcoming the participants on the first day were Dr. Robert Wagenaar of the University of Groningen who is also the Director of the International Tuning Academy, Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti of the ASEAN University Network, and Mervin Bakker of the University of Groningen.

The 3-day event had the participants discussing the following: On Day One, the “Creation and use of Regional Subject-Specific Qualifications and Assessment Reference Frameworks to permit greater comparability of institutional degree programme profiles”, and “Implementation of authentic assessment of internationally comparable learning outcomes in degree programmes.”

On Day Two, the participants discussed “Implementation of authentic assessment of internationally comparable learning outcomes in degree programmes”, and “Instalment of the culture of student workload measurement as an integral part of curriculum design”.

And finally on Day Three, discussions were by country-specific groups were they focused on the “Guidelines for bridging South East Asian Student Workload with other contexts” and “Dissemination and impact in country-specific groups”.
 
Dr. Alcala and Dr. Montaño returned to Iloilo City on December 19, 2023 and in relation to CALOHEA, will work to ensure the dissemination and sustainability of the theee recognition mechanisms.
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WVSU holds groundbreaking rites for new law building

The West Visayas State University (WVSU) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the P800-million twin four-story College of Law (COL) building, each valued at P400 million, near the Alumni Center, January 25.
WVSU President Joselito Villaruz said that the funding for these structures will be derived from the 2024 General Appropriations Act.
 
“For the past years, we have had no capital outlay insertion in the budget… And for the first time, she (the First Lady) facilitated the insertion of P400 million for the COL building with the help of Speaker Martin Romualdez,” said Villaruz.
“And just this year for the 2024 budget we have another 400 million insertion for the package 2 of the building. So, there will be two buildings that will be built for the COL,” he added.
 
The planned four-level structure that is set to increase the intake of students has a total floor area of 3,456 square meters with each floor spanning 864 square meters.
 
Commission on Higher Education Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III revealed that the Legal Education Board (LEB) is mandating law schools to establish a dedicated building, as part of new regulations.
“The WVSU-COL building will do two things. [First], it will start complying with the LEB and [second], it will allow the law school to increase its student population,” said de Vera III.
 
Regional Director Sanny Boy Oropel of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region VI disclosed the key features of the upcoming establishment, which will include fully air-conditioned classrooms.
The new building is also set to house an auditorium, a prayer room, designated faculty areas, a conference space, a library, the Journal for Law Advocacy Office, a legal clinic, an arbitration room, and two moot courts.
The facade of the said building will integrate elements from the Quezon Hall, emphasizing its historical significance.
First Lady Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta Marcos served as the guest of honor for the event. She is currently a faculty of the COL and is teaching second-year Juris Doctor students.
 
Among the other key officials of the government present at the ceremony were Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., Cong. Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda, Mayor Jerry Treñas, Uswag Ilonggo Rep. Jojo Ang, WVSU administration officials, and higher figures from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
WVSU is the only state university in Western Visayas that offers a Juris Doctor program.
 
Story by Timothy James Sampang
Photos by Franz Chrysler Marie Delgado and Rogie Ken Villarin
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Oath-taking Ceremony of the 8th WVSU President

Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz formally commenced his second term and took his oath as the 8th President of West Visayas State University (WVSU) during a ceremony at the WVSU Cultural Center on Thursday, Jan. 25.
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WVSU joins cultural mapping project

West Visayas State University (WVSU) is among the partner state universities and colleges (SUCs) undertaking the collaborative Cultural Mapping of Panay and Guimaras Project (CMPG), a priority cultural initiative led by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda.

WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz, along with other SUC presidents, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) during the Project Launch and MOA signing at the Little Theater, University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo City campus on the morning of December 14, 2023.

 

WVSU is tasked with the Cultural Mapping of Iloilo City and Iloilo’s 3rd District.

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WVSU records 32 newly registered agriculturists in Agriculturist Licensure Examination

Text and Pubmat by John Felip Gerasol

Embodying the tradition of excellence, the West Visayas State University-La Paz Campus has proudly recorded 32 new registered agriculturists as a result of the November 2023 Agriculturists Licensure Examination (ALE).

The university jotted down a 46.38% rate in overall performance out of 69 takers; 52.17% passing rate for first timers; and 34.78% passing rate for repeaters.

 

The West Visayas State University takes pride in its commitment to nurturing skilled professionals in agriculture and congratulates the 32 newly registered agriculturists on their well-deserved success.

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The WVSU Community sympathizes with Mindanao State University (MSU) over the recent bombings. We pray that MSU rises above these challenging times.