Nagoya University (NU), Japan’s national research university and the third highest ranked educational institution in Nippon, is set to establish a station in the Visayas State University (VSU).

To be officially called the International Station for Tropical Agricultural Science (ISTAS), this will be the second of its kind in the Philippines with its pioneering station already set up in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).

This speech was delivered on August 19, 2021 during the Systemwide Student Onboarding Program of the Visayas State University.

Perspective view of the new VSU Alangalang Administration Building

A new two-storey building will soon be the centerpiece structure of this VSU component campus in Alangalang, Leyte.

Aerial view of VSU Isabel showing the upper and lower campuses of this component college.

In a push to further develop the component colleges of the Visayas State University (VSU) system, a total of 28 million pesos was allocated to upgrade the facilities and equipment of the College of Engineering and Technology (CET) in VSU Isabel.

Three departments are expected to benefit from this project which include mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, and information technology.

After two assessments that saw a decline in VSU’s Webometrics performance, the university has climbed up again and returned to the Top 20 web ranking of Philippine universities.

VSU was up by eight notches in the July 2021 assessment from 27th to 19th spot—just one step close to its highest Webometrics ranking in January 2020.

The School-on-the-Air (SOA) on Visual Arts for Mental Health and the Environment kicked off its six-week-long activities through a virtual opening program held on July 12, 2021 via Zoom.

“In whatever you do, always take the Philippines with you.”

This was Ms. Ea Kristine Clarisse Tulin’s main message to inspire the 101 graduates of the Visayas State University Integrated High School (VSU-IHS).