Faculty members, REPS, and graduate student from UP Visayas College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UPV-CFOS) participated in the 9th World Fisheries Congress organized by the World Council of Fisheries Society held in the Hyatt Hotel, Seattle, Washington, USA on March 3-7, 2024.
The two nominees for the next Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV-CAS) presented their respective vision papers to the personnel and students of CAS at the CFOS AV Hall on March 8.
The Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA), in its 33rd Governing Council Meeting in New Delhi, India, elected Dr. Eduardo Leaño as its incoming Directer General starting May 2024 last 06 March 2024. Dr. Leaño will take on a five-year term, succeeding Dr. Huang Jie.
The University of the Philippines is mandated by RA 9500 to contribute to national development especially in the regions where inequities are stark. In line with SDG3 (Good Health and Well-Being), through its public health program, UP Visayas has formed a health leadership training program and a team that has been working with various Western Visayas LGUs to strengthen local health systems.
The Office of the Vice President for Development UP System, organized a workshop on 16 February 2024 in Ikeda Hall (Balay Kalinaw) at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. Vice President for Development Ferdinand Jesus A. Pecson led the workshop in discussing the template for the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which will be used to download GAA 2024-funded projects with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for outsourced procurement and contract implementation. The document shall lay out the responsibilities of UP and DPWH in the partnership.
The UPV Office of Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) concluded its celebration of the 2024 National Arts Month with "Ugnayan Iloilo: An Art Education Series" at the Performing Arts Hall of the UPV Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage (MACH) on 28 February 2024, from 9am to 3pm. The event was a collaborative endeavor between Linangan Art Residency and the SIGAHUM Art Group with support from the UP President’s Committee for Culture and the Arts (PCCA).
