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ViCARP_steers_shift_to_strategic_RD_roadmap_in_Ormoc_City

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape of local governance, where data-driven decisions and innovation define progress, the Visayas Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Program (ViCARP), through Visayas State University, led Ormoc City in formulating a transformative, future-proof research and development (R&D) roadmap through a two-day Strategic Planning Workshop on March 18-19, 2026 that gathered 42 key officials, planners, and technical experts from one of Leyte’s fastest growing cities. 

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DiscoverWithVSU-Why-many-English-Teachers-feel-anxious-and-what-it-means-for-our-schools

Teaching English in a public junior high school is often seen as routine work–lesson plans, classroom discussions, quizzes, and grading. But behind closed doors, many teachers carry a different reality shaped by pressure, self-doubt, workload, and expectations that go far beyond teaching itself. 

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VSU_advances_research_standing_with_NRCP_inductions

The Visayas State University (VSU) continues to rise in the national research landscape after several of its faculty researchers were inducted into the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), reflecting the university’s robust research ecosystem following the Scopus indexing of Annals of Tropical Research (ATR) last year.

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VSU_hits_Platinum_in_IPOPHIL_Award

Visayas State University (VSU) hit the highest mark possible for any institution in the area of intellectual property (IP) creation, protection, and commercialization, as it garnered the 2026 Platinum Award from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in the recently concluded Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) President’s Summit and General Assembly on March 25, 2026 at Iloilo Convention Center.

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ProudViscans-rank-7th-at-the-National-Forestry-Olympiad

For the Visayas State University (VSU) forestry team, the journey through the 15th National Forestry Olympiad was not simply a test of technical knowledge—it was a measure of resilience, preparation, and teamwork. 

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