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Lead Office
External and International Affairs Office

Goal Statement

Support for internationalization efforts ranks high on the list of the University’s top management. So
far, we have forged numerous Memoranda of Understanding among foreign partners and we will

continue to do so. Research collaborations with respect to international partnership remain intact. In
addition, a Board of Regents (BOR) on approved student exchange guidelines is operational.

Strengthen the existing EIA office with the provisions of ample budget for its operation. Alternative

derivation could be made through outsourcing of funds from international institutions or grants-in-aid.
Securing of state-of-the-art Information and Communications Technology and Information System for
monitoring purposes is highly necessary. Further establish strong linkages among selected colleges and

universities in the ASEAN countries for faculty, staff, and student exchange, thereby giving impetus for
the creation of foreign language centers and international housing structures or dormitories designed
based from industrial standards.

Cultural programs for ISU and foreign students, faculty and staff could then be institutionalized.

Objectives:

The strategic objectives of the University’s External and International Affairs office is aimed to
accomplish
the following in the next five years:

1.To establish three (3) additional EIA offices in each of the cluster campuses
2.To increase to 50% the number of collaborative projects implemented with foreign academic

partners

3.To fully capacitate all four (4) EIA offices through acquisition of equipment and facilities
4.To construct 4 international houses for each cluster campus to serve as residence for
inbound foreign students
5.To develop and propose five (5) university policies for EIA services for Boards of Regents (BOR)

approval

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