Professors from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU), a state university in Turkey, visited UP Visayas (UPV) from March 23-30, 2025, to explore avenues for future collaborations, particularly in the field of fisheries and marine sciences.

Two research teams from Grade 12-ABM from the University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) earned recognition at the 2nd World Research and Innovation Festival – International Conference for Business, Tourism, and Hospitality Management (ICBTHM 2025). The virtual conference, organized by West Visayas State University, took place on February 28, 2025.

The faculty and students of the Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) program at the College of Management, in partnership with the UPV Office of Continuing Education and Pahinungod (OCEP) and the Graduate School Student Council (GSSC), collaborated with the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP)–Western Visayas Chapter to organize a forum series titled "Safe, Welcoming, and Inclusive: Rethinking Our Spaces.”