• SDG 13: Climate Action

Three faculty members of the University of the Philippines Visayas have joined the National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE), a group coming from various disciplines related to climate change and disaster risk reduction, during a virtual press conference held on October 13, 2021.

• SDG 4: Quality Education
• SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

UP Visayas, through the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UPV-CFOS)   and the Research Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Mate (HAKI-MATE), Hungary, kicked off a collaboration with a joint webinar-workshop on September 21, 2021.

“I thought of retiring from UP Visayas when the pandemic hit. Then this opening of vacancy as Chief of the Supply, Property & Services Office came up. I was encouraged to apply, and I gave it a shot because, in my heart, I believe that I can still ably serve the university. So here I am.” 

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

“Ang isa ka genuine nga leader, pursigido sa pagbag-o” said a participant during the Barangay Health Leadership and Management Program (BHLMP) Training Workshop at the Ricardo H. Castro, Jr. Memorial Hall, Dumalag, Capiz.

The University of the Philippines Visayas and the Local Government Unit of Pandan signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the project “Tourism Initiatives Anchored on Local History and Culture” on September 30, 2021, at Pandan, Antique with UP Visayas Chancellor Clement Camposano and Pandan, Antique Mayor Plaridel Sanchez VI. Signing as witnesses were Sashah Dioso of the UPV Center for West Visayan Studies and Vice Mayor Raymund Nonato Gumboc.

The three-part discussion on the nature of language, language varieties and multilingualism, and language teaching and learning in the digital age completed the three-part webinar series for language educators hosted by the University of the Philippines Visayas Language Program (UPV LP). 

• SDG 4: Quality Education

“If truth be told, at first, I couldn’t believe that I got into the Top 10. But the news eventually sank in, I accepted it with humility and rejoiced with my family and loved ones.” 

Asst. Prof. Mary Grace Sedanza won first place in a competitive student award at the 2021 World Fisheries Congress (WFC) held in Adelaide, Australia, on September 20-24, 2021. 

Prof. Reynold D. Tan has been appointed as the new Director of UP Visayas Technology Transfer and Business Development Office effective September 6, 2021.