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.

Prof. Alice Joan G. Ferrer, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), was one of the invited speakers of the 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (14AFAF) held at New Delhi, India from 12-15 February 2025, with the theme, ‘Greening the Blue Growth in Asia-Pacific.’ The forum was co-organized by the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS), The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, and The Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch (AFSIB).