Eight academic programs—four undergraduate and four graduate—of VSU shall be subjected for Level IV (Phase 2) Accreditation by the accreditors from the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc, March 16-18. 

VSU alumna Reiofeli Salas recently earned the Outstanding PhD Student award from the Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS). Salas is one of the 11 graduate students of the University of Arkansas (U of A) who were recognized during the 16th Annual Meeting of the SWSS/Weed Science Society of America in San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 8-11.

The long-standing partnership between VSU and Mendel University (MENDELU) in Brno, Czech Republic since 2014 has fostered a renewed collaboration this year with fresh opportunities for faculty, staff, and students.

VSU entered into an agreement with NatureLife-International in Germany for carbon emissions trading making the university the first in the Visayas to institutionalize carbon dioxide compensation.

VSU eyes its campus in Baybay City, Leyte as an ecotourism site in the near future.

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Dr. Manuel T. Corpus, executive director of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACCUP), named VSU as a model state university in the country after the Level IV Phase 2 evaluation of eight academic programs, March 16-18.

The Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) celebrated Biology Week on February 9-12, 2016. The celebration centered on the theme “15 years and beyond”. The activities were spearheaded by the Organization of Biology Students (OBioS).

The week-long activity preluded with an opening program on February 9, with lectures on Ecology, Marine Biology, and Botany. Speakers were Dr.Senona A. Cesar, Dr.Humberto R. Montes, and Prof. Marita I. Galinato.

            The OBioS also conducted an essay writing contest, a poster-making contest, and a quiz show. The quiz show was held in two categories, one for the BSBio students, and the other for non-BSBio students. Prizes include certificates, medals for the BSBio student winners, and cash prizes of PhP1,000, 600 and 400, respectively, for the non-BSBio student category winners. The celebration concluded with a Biolympics exclusive to BSBio students.