The Visayas State University (VSU) Villaba is set to grow its capacity to serve more students, following the official signing of a Contract of Usufruct with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Villaba on July 14, 2025.

Charlies S. Andan, a faculty member of the Department of Meteorology at the Visayas State University (VSU), placed 2nd in the First-Year PhD Student category at the Bažant Postgraduate Conference 2025 held last June 17, 2025 at the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague.

Visayas State University has named Dr. Roberto C. Guarte and Mr. Sanny M. Dumpa Jr. as the newest members of its governing Board of Regents. Dr. Guarte now serves as the Alumni Regent, while Mr. Dumpa assumes the role of Student Regent. 

The Society of Agribusiness Students (SABS) of the VSU-Department of Business Management (VSU-DBM) added another feather to the university’s cap after finishing as a top five finalist at the Young Leaders of Agribusiness Congress (YLAC), held June 4–6, 2025, at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna.

Visayas State University (VSU) brought together key officials from all its campuses for a four-day seminar-workshop on succession planning, held from July 28 to 31, 2025 at the Center for Continuing Education (CCE). 

Visayas State University (VSU) has opened its gates to new and continuing students for academic year 2025-2026 starting August 11, with a special initiative designed to make the transition into campus life easier. 

Dr. Joseph E. Padilla, faculty member of the Department of Arts, Languages, and Literature and the University Admissions Officer of Visayas State University (VSU) has been recognized as a High-Performing Alumnus in the Spring 2025 cycle of the U.S. Department of State’s Online Professional English Network (OPEN) program.