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 University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Development (UP OVPD) met with the UP Visayas Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development (OVCPD) and heads of concerned offices and units.
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.”
Two research groups comprised of eight Grade-12 ABM students from UP High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) participated in the 16th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development (ICERD) at Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, held from March 13-16, 2025. The students presented their research through a poster presentation, with one group receiving the prestigious Award of Excellent Poster Presentation—one of the conference’s prestigious recognitions.
The Institute of Fisheries Policy and Development Studies of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IFPDS) launched its Fisheries Policy Laboratory on 25 March 2025 at the Umali Hall (Faculty Center), University of the Philippines Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo. CFOS Dean Prof. Dr. Harold M. Monteclaro led the ceremonial ribbon cutting, together with Vice Chancellor for Administration Asst. Prof. Dr. Farisal U. Bagsit, IFPDS Director Assoc. Prof. Caridad N. Jimenez, and CFOS Coordinator for Instruction Asst. Prof. Joshua M. Regalado. Thomas Harriot Distinguished Professor for Anthropology of East Carolina University, Prof. Dr. David Griffith, along with the faculty, staff and students from the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) and the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) participated in this milestone event for IFPDS.
The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), in partnership with the Institute of Contemporary Economics (ICE), hosted a forum titled Quantum Technology: Unlocking the Future of Computing, Communication, and Sensing to Address Intractable Problems on March 27 at the UPV Little Theater, Iloilo City Campus.
