Despite not having a topnotcher for the October 2023 Geodetic Engineering Licensure Examination (GELE), VSU reclaimed the 2nd spot of the top-performing colleges and universities offering the GE degree program across the country.

College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Dr. Santiago Peña, Jr., VSU’s 2023 Outstanding Researcher of the Year, is currently in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States as one of the first 10 Filipino Fellows of the Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) - Southeast Asia Veterinary Medicine.

This is the first time that a faculty researcher at Visayas State University made it to the reputable ranking of the World’s Top 2% Scientists published by Elsevier on October 4, 2023.

Dr. Ulderico B. Alviola, an Assistant Professor IV of the Department of Development Communication (DDC), has been re-elected to senior leadership positions in two national communication organizations.

After three months of monitoring, caring, and treatment, VSU released the critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), locally known as pawikan back to the sea following its recovery from four stab wounds on its head when it was rescued.

Dr. Daniel Leslie S. Tan, the former Vice President for Administration and Finance, has been appointed by the Board of Regents (BOR) as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) President of the Visayas State University (VSU) system effective October 29, 2023, until the early months of 2024.

Dr. Edgardo Escuadra Tulin is a university professor, a multi-awarded scientist, one of the most accomplished research administrators in the Philippines, and a leader in science and technology management. He is more popularly known as the 6th President of the Visayas State University system who ushered in so many developments that catapulted the university as one of the best higher education institutions in the country today.