THE VISAYAS State University joined the third Faculty Forum of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The forum is an annual event that aims to provide an opportunity for faculty members from member universities to develop camaraderie, encourage transdisciplinary studies and promote greater integration of research through strategic partnerships for collaboration.

This is VSU’s first appearance in the event after being admitted as an official member in November 2020.

The Tokyo University of Agriculture in Japan organized the two-day virtual assembly with the topic “Agricultural Science for a Better World.”

Research titles “Challenging the change: connecting knowledge-based and community-driven approaches in the development of conservation agriculture in disaster-prone upland communities vulnerable to climate change in Cabucgayan, Biliran, Philippines” and “Comparative performance of fall cone and percussion methods in determining the liquid limit of clayey soils in the Philippines” were presented during the event.

Engr. Eldon De Padua, representative of VSU, emphasized the benefits of the internationalization.

“I believe that exchanges of knowledge during international forums would give VSU faculty and researchers a broader stance in their respective research endeavors. It could also develop empathy with the other nations in addressing both local and global concerns, thereby cementing a good relationship with international institutions and possible nascence of international collaboration,” De Padua said.