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Iilang mga mag-aaral ng Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University (ZPPSU), ay patuloy na nagpapahayag ng kani-kanilang mga personal na impresyon ukol sa Unibersidad, partikular sa mga programang nagbibigay suporta sa kanilang pag-aaral.

Identified faculty members of the university participated in the three-day seminar workshop dubbed, “Harnessing Information and Communication (ICT) Technology Assessment and its Integration in Education,” held recently, this month.

The Quality Assurance Office headed by Ms. Atika Bidin, facilitated the Echo and Mentoring Session on the AACCUP Survey Instrument held in the Accreditation Room on September 24, this year.

The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) commended the university as one of the top-performing agencies in the Gender and Development (GAD) Budget in the year 2024, held at Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Quezon City on September 25, this year.

To reach out and with the goal of serving the entire student body of the main and extension campuses of the university, Supreme Student Council (SSC) officers aspirants shared their powerful platforms and plans during the ‘Miting de Avance 2025,’ held at ZPPSU grounds yesterday, September 24. 

To officially welcome the first year students and transferees of the university, a weeklong orientation-seminar is being held at the gymnasium from September 22 to 26, this year.

A signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was held between Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University (ZPPSU) and University of the Philippines — Diliman, to solidify its academic partnership recently on September 19, this year.

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (PIO) — University officials participated in a two-day mentoring-writeshop on Internationalization in Higher Education organized by the University of the Philippines Diliman held in Manila City, last Sept 17-19, this year. “Let us continue building bridges across borders, empowering our institutions, and preparing our learners to thrive in a globally connected world. Together, we shape not just graduates, but global citizens,” Commission on Higher Education — Commissioner Dr. Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela stressed, as one of the keynote speakers. Among the key areas addressed in the writeshop were ASEAN education developments, the future of international higher education, global innovation pathways, CHED policies and frameworks, and models of internationalization. Moreover, Dr. Valenzuela’s topics also covered the trend of AI, blockchain, and new technologies; the significance of global visibility; transnational education; and the comparability of curricula to partner universities abroad. Internationalization experts from UP Diliman contributed knowledge in various aspects. Asst. Prof. Emmanuelle C. Manalang, presented key topics on the core of the strategic plan, ensuring that ZPPSU’s strategic objective was linked with the priority area of internationalization. The sessions also included, effective approaches to establishing international linkages, centered on student and faculty mobility and cross-cultural exchange, presented by UP Prof. Carlene P.C. Pilar-Arceo. Additionally, Prof. Jon Paul F. Maligalig emphasized the importance of promoting quality standards for international recognition. These inputs served as real examples and ideas to facilitate the ZPPSU faculty and staff in further developing the international relationships. Through the UP Diliman technical know-how, the capacity-building workshop effectively enhanced ZPPSU’s institutional readiness for internationalization; the university has made strides for the development of a high-level university on a global platform. This mentoring-workshop was participated by the ZPPSU Vice Presidents, Dean of Colleges, Directors and Head of offices. (ABC/JRA/Public Information Office)

As part of the university’s pursuit of global standards in higher education, Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore shared their competitive practices during the conduct of the academic benchmarking of Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University (ZPPSU) held this month of September 2025.

Convening state universities and colleges (SUC) presidents, key government officials, and higher education stakeholders converged to have a discourse on the development and roadmap of the ACHIEVE Agenda within the first 100 days of Commission on Higher Education (CHER) Chairperson Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis, held in Manila Hotel today, September 15.