The University in the Philippines Visayas served as one of the testing centers for the nationwide UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) examination this year. The four venues chosen at UP Visayas are the UPV Auditorium, UPV Little Theater, Graduate and Continuing Education Building training rooms, and College of Management Building rooms. The UPCAT examination was administered on August 10 and 11, 2024 with two sessions each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each session lasted for about four hours consisting of four subtests: Language Proficiency, Mathematics, Science, and Reading Comprehension. 

The Office of the City Human Resource Management Officer organized a comprehensive Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Workshop at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Iloilo City last August 9, 2024. 

A study by Kenneth W. Thomas and Warren H. Schmidt revealed that managers spend 20% of their time dealing with conflict within the organization. Seeing the importance of conflict management as a vital skill among administrators in an educational institution, the Western Institute of Technology (WIT) invited Ms. Gerthrode Charlotte Tan-Mabilog, a faculty member of UP High School in Iloilo, Division of Professional Education, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) to enhance the skills of its leaders. 

Students from the Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC) learned about fish biology for their science immersion program (SIP) at the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), UP Visayas, Miagao.

The Negros Museum in Bacolod City hosted nearly 300 educators from DepEd Special Program in the Arts (SPA) Schools across the Philippines for the Husay Sining: Program for Teachers in the Arts Training Structure last July 15-19, 2024.  

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) participated in a Small Group Discussion on aquaculture on July 30, 2024 at Citadines Amigo, Iloilo City.

With the University of the Philippines Visayas’ (UPV) continuous pursuit for excellence, four degree programs from the institution underwent external quality assurance (EQA) assessment last 31 July-2 August 2024. 

The UPV Balay Balay Child Minding Center (BBCMC) conducted a Parents’ Orientation “Pagkilalahay 2024” on 30 July 2024 at the College of Management Building, UPV Iloilo City campus. The orientation was attended by parents, guardians and caregivers of children enrolled in BBCMC Iloilo City and Miagao campuses.  

Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) Barotac Viejo Campus held its AY 2024-2025 In-Service Training for Faculty and Staff at the Sea Garden Resort in Leganes, Iloilo, on August 2, 2024, attributing to the crucial importance of educational transformation.