Visayas State University’s undergraduate programs in Civil and Agricultural Engineering successfully passed the accreditation by the Philippine Technological Council - Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET).

VSU President Edgardo E. Tulin is among the recipients of the 2019 Ten Outstanding Movers of the Philippines (TOMP), Champion of Life and Hero of the Environment Award. Dr. Tulin qualified for this award after being nominated by another state university President outside of Eastern Visayas.

Another batch of students from Khon Kaen University, Thailand have arrived at Visayas State University for a four-month research exchange program on January 21, 2019.

Forestry students of Visayas State University bagged the first place in the Tree Measurement Category during the 13th National Forestry Olympiad (NFO) held at the University of the Philippines Los Baños from February 18 to 22, 2019.

Visayas State University Tolosa hosted the much-awaited Annual Regional Teaching Congress last February 9, 2019 at the VSU Campus Covered Court. A staggering 1,048 teacher interns and 49 professors joined the event organized by the Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) Region 8 Chapter, in coordination with the VSU Department of Teacher Education.

As a gift to the VSU students, the long-awaited art and literary folio of the Amaranth, Mitot: Iridescence, was finally launched on February 19, Tuesday, at the VSU Center for Continuing Education.

Visayas State University (VSU) will subject itself to the coveted International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification next year in an aim to raise the institution’s bar in customer service and be at par with ISO certified universities.