West Visayas State University (WVSU) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) initiated their collaborative partnership by hosting an International Seminar on Research and Academic on June 13, 2024 at UTM, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

The hybrid seminar was the result of the forged Letter of Collaboration (LOC) between the two esteemed institutions.

Topics on 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙧: 𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣; 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 and 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 were discussed by Dr. Greta G. Gabinete -VP for Research, Innovation and Extension.

Prof. Edel Subong Csoka, Director of International and Local Linkages Office discussed 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙕𝙉 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝, in which she underlined the importance of IZN in higher education institutions and the initiatives in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, the topic on 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 was presented by Dr. Rosario Clarabel C. Conteras, Campus Administrator WVSU CC; Dr. Elias C. Olapane, Head Campus Research, Innovation and Development talked on 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙣 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝; Dr. Zuraidah Mohd Don, Professor Language Academy FSSH, UTM tackled 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚-𝙄𝙣-𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙖; and Dr. Zaidatun Tasir, Professor School of Education FSSH, UTM concluded the discussion on 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜-𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝.

An open forum was held after the entire discussions, where focus on internationalization activities of WVSU were highlighted.