Indonesian Ambassador Agus Widjojo visited UP Visayas and met with University officials last 20 January 2023 to discuss potential collaborations in the future. Chancellor Clement C. Camposano welcomed Ambassador Widjojo, who was joined by his wife, Madame Ranny Agus Widjojo.

The Integrated Chemists of the Philippines – Panay Chapter Inc. (ICP-PCI) held the F2F Annual General Assembly on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Days Hotel, Iloilo City. The Integrated Chemists of the Philippines is the accredited integrated professional organization of registered chemists and registered chemical technicians under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The ICP is concerned with matters related to the professional practice of Chemistry and other legal aspects and works closely with the Professional Regulatory Board of Chemistry of the PRC (https://www.icp.org.ph/).

The BS Fisheries (BSF) program of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences is the first degree program of UP Visayas that received the prestigious ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Certification.

UP Alumni Association North America, represented by Mr. Jose Antonio Teodoro “Topet” M. Samaniego (HS 1982, BS Fisheries 1988, UPV), turned over their donation for the University of the Philippines Visayas Library last January 13, 2023. 

The University of the Philippines Visayas, through the Gender and Development Program (GDP) together with the Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Network, joined the observance of the 2022 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (EVAW) from November 25 to December 12. Various activities were initiated within the campaign period in line with the theme, “UNiTEd for a VAW-free Philippines.”

Engr.  Jeraldine D. Calangi, Engr. John Salvador Y. Ricacho, and Engr. John Loui T. Tadia of the School of Technology, University of the Philippines Visayas, participated in the International Conference on Engineering Education-Philippines 2022 (ICEE- Phil 2022), held on December 9-10, 2022, at the Verdure, 4th Floor of Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, Manila Philippines. The faculty members also presented their research papers during the parallel paper presentation.

The University Library conducted a three-day training-workshop for the library staff on January 3-5, 2023 titled “Institutional Repository.” The activity proceeded after the approval of Chancellor Clement C. Camposano. 

The UP Visayas Office of Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) introduced the UPV Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage (UPV MACH) to tour operators and guides from Iloilo, Ilocos, Cordillera, and Batanes to promote the facility as an educational and tourist destination.

Sen. Pia Cayetano pushed for funding amounting to 6.3 million pesos in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) to support UP Visayas projects this 2023, and as part of her Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight Initiatives.