THE VISAYAS State University got a big boost to its internationalization program after securing affiliate membership from the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources.

“I’m very happy for this opportunity given to VSU by the UC Executive Board. While there is a global pandemic ongoing, this did not stop us from attaining some of our plans for internationalization. This adds to our recent achievement of getting a 3-star rating from QS,” VSU President Edgardo Tulin said.

“Soon, we will also see to it that VSU will be included in Asia’s ranking of top universities,” he added.

VSU now joins the ranks of top universities in agriculture and natural resources across in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, and Canada.

As an affiliate member, VSU may participate in all UC activities including the Summer School to be hosted by Universitas Brawijaya in Indonesia, the Graduate Forum to be spearheaded by National Taiwan University, the Faculty Forum to be organized by Tokyo University of Agriculture, and the 34th Executive Board Meeting to be hosted by University Putra Malaysia.

The UC membership provides VSU students and faculty various opportunities such as graduate scholarships, research grants, travel grants, and mobility support to its member universities.

UC was established in 1989 by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture.