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In a significant move towards strengthening inter-university collaboration and enhancing agricultural education and research, the Visayas State University signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with three state universities and colleges, namely Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT), Sorsogon State University (SorSU), and Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (ASSCAT).

Dr. Jannet C. Bencure, the Dean of the VSU College of Engineering and Technology served as one of the collaborators and resource persons in an eight-day geospatial and data analytics training program at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand.

The Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory (PTCL) of the VSU Department of Horticulture (DOH) is now upgraded with new equipment and laboratory glassware to produce selected bamboo planting materials and other horticultural crops.

As the university opens a brand new school year, around 300 newly hired faculty members across the five campuses of the Visayas State University system gather at the RDE Hall today, August 12, 2024.

To assist the project on Asiatic Palm Weevil (APW), a type of pest that is a major threat to coconut production, the VSU Department of Pest Management (DPM) upgraded the old biocontrol room into a bigger facility capable of mass-producing biocontrol agents or beneficial microorganisms to control pests of coconut and other intercrops.