Thirteen (13) undergraduate students of the Visayas State University taking up BS Biotechnology and BS Agriculture (Plant Breeding/Genetics) signed the joint VSU and Department of Agriculture-Biotechnology (DA-Biotech) Scholarship Agreement on February 10, 2020, at the PhilRootcrops Training Hall, Baybay City.

Engr. Andy Phil D. Cortes, an instructor at VSU’s Department of Civil Engineering, is among the University of the Philippines Diliman distinguished graduate students during the school's annual Parangal sa Mag-aaral.