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The total enrollment of the Visayas State University (VSU) Main Campus in Baybay City, Leyte has reached 8,017 students both in the undergraduate and graduate levels as released by the Office of the University Registrar on July 13, 2015. As compared to last year’s enrollment of 7,174, this first semester’s enrollment increased by 11.19%. There are 7,757 students enrolled in the different undergraduate degree programs and 260 in the graduate degree programs.

Based on the comparative analysis of data, the Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness (BSAB) remains to have the highest total number of students enrolled this first semester at 1,085 as compared to last year’s 943 with an increase of 15.06%. The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA) followed with 847 students enrolled with an increase of 37.95% as compared to last year’s enrollment of 614.

The other top eight degree programs based on the highest total number of enrollment are as follows: Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (BSHRTM) – 799; Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) – 794; Bachelor of Animal Science (BAS) – 579; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) – 517; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) – 408; Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) – 364; Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) – 310, and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) – 246. JFMBaldos

SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM AND								COMPARATIVE ENROLLMENT OF
YEAR LEVEL AS OF JULY 13, 2015								THE TWO 1ST SEMESTERS
Course	1st Semester, SY 2015-2016						Total	1st Semester	% Increase
Course	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	SY 2014-2015	% Increase
AB	71	21	15				107	36	197.22
BAS	185	155	122	117			579	509	13.75
BEEd	40	51	106	113			310	368	-15.76
BSA	370	207	131	139			847	614	37.95
BSAB	396	262	211	216			1085	943	15.06
BSAC	3	1	5	4			13	14	-7.14
BSAE	84	36	30	26	20		196	155	26.45
BSBio	70	54	42	28			194	163	19.02
BSBiotech	23	11	16	5			55	44	25.00
BSCE	192	127	82	54	62		517	436	18.58
BSChem	57	39	23	32			151	134	12.69
BSCS	171	112	41	40			364	308	18.18
BSDC	49	49	30	25			153	159	-3.77
BSDE	53	58	34	38			183	191	-4.19
BSEcon	43	12	21	21			97	90	7.78
BSEd	152	221	268	153			794	799	-0.63
BSEM	22	14	19	14			69	51	35.29
BSF	51	34	28	31			144	141	2.13
BSFT	57	40	43	45			185	193	-4.14
BSGE	38	22	18	20	20		118	112	5.36
BSHRTM	308	179	139	173			799	815	-1.96
BSME	112	55	34	30	15		246	178	38.2
BSN	42	29	18	9			98	82	19.51
BSS	14	15	7	9			45	49	-8.16
DVM	96	73	84	69	32	54	408	362	12.71
	2699	1877	1567	1411	149	54	7757	6946	11.68

PhD	6	7					13	16	-18.75
MS	68	62					130	129	0.78
MEd	29	11					40	43	-6.98
MLAM	3	1					4	5	-20
MMgt	29	16					45	47	-4.2
DLAM	3						3	2	50
	138	97					235	242	-2.89

MAgDv/A	4	3					7	5	40
MAgDv/B	13	5					18	17	5.88
	17	8					25	22	13.64
Grand-total	2854	1982	1567	1411	149	54	8017	7210	11.19

Dr. Maria Anabelle D. Gerona, instructor of VSU’s Department of Development Communication (DDC), topped among the 48 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) graduates of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) during the UPLB Commencement Exercises on July 4, 2015 at the DL Umali Freedom Park in the said university. She completed her Ph.D. in Development Communication with cognate in Development Management and Governance within the prescribed three-year course under the SEARCA-DAAD Scholarship Program. Her dissertation focused on “Theorizing (dis)engagement, voice and silence in a community-based forest management organization” with Dr. Serlie Jamias as her adviser.

The Visayas State University (VSU) Main Campus in Baybay City, Leyte organized a conference on Experiences and Lessons Learned in Rehabilitating Typhoon-Damaged Agriculture and hosted the 6^th PSAI Biennial Convention on July 30 – August 1, 2015 at the VSU Convention Hall.

A group of experts from Korea and personnel of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in the Philippines conducted on June 30-July 1, 2015 an ocular survey at the VSU-Tolosa Campus where the 4-million US dollar project funded by KOICA will be established. The group composed of Mr. Joon Bang (Construction Manager, Heerim), Mr. Bok-ji Kim (Project Manager, Usun Co., Ltd), Mr Hong-shik Shin (Architecture Assistant, Usun Co., Ltd), Ms. Sunhyung Hwang (Assistant Country Director, KOICA Philippines), Ms. Soon Ok Kim (Education Specialist, KOICA Philippines), and Ms. Maria Regina Arquiza (Program Officer, KOICA Philippines) were warmly welcomed by Dr. Lourdes B. Cano, VSU-Tolosa Dean, and Dr. Obdulia G. Camoying, VSU-Tolosa Assistant Dean.