Dr. Ulderico B. Alviola, the Founding Head of the University Integrated Media Centre (UIMC), is the newly designated Country Representative for the Visayas of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC). This is an international, non-profit, non-government organization that serves as a regional research hub for media and communication issues.

Multi-awarded researcher and University Professor Dr. Anabella B. Tulin, who is also the concurrent dean of the VSU Graduate School, served as one of the keynote speakers at an international conference held at the Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) in Europe.