The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS), introduced the senior high school students from Igbaras National High School, Igbaras, Iloilo to various aspects of fisheries science during their work immersion program from January 21 to February 10, 2025.

In response to the dynamic needs of students especially in online modality, the UPV LMS integrated key tools that enable teachers to directly embed resources from the Journal of Visualized Expirements (JoVE) directly to the UPV Learning Management System through JoVE’s Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI).

The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture and Aquatic Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) funded project, ‘Assessing and Accelerating: Towards the Full Implementation of the FAO Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines (SSF Guidelines) in the Philippines,’ conducted a benchmarking activity last 25 January – 02 February 2025 in Japan. The benchmarking activity was hosted by Tokai University and TBTI Japan.

After a five-year hiatus, the University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) student journalists marked their come back to the 2025 Iloilo City Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC) as they won multiple awards in both individual and group categories held last February 8 and 15 at the Diamond Jubilee Hall, Iloilo City.

UP Visayas received two checks amounting to Php400,000 from the Iloilo Provincial Government last Feb. 7, 2025 that willl fund two research projects of the University.

Prof. Nathaniel Samson of the College of Management, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV CM) is the new Director of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), effective Feb. 1, 2025 to Jan. 31, 2028. 

The Gender and Development Program of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV GDP) and the Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Network held activities in Iloilo City and Miagao as part of the One Billion Rising campaign this February. 

Nine personnel of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) participated and contributed in the workshop of the UP System titled Commission on Audit (COA) policies supporting the digitalization of the UP Information Systems held at the College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City on January 27-28, 2025.

The Brackishwater Aquaculture Center of the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IA-BAC), UP Visayas marked its 47th year foundation anniversary last January 2025.