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ment of SMART Water Infra- to directives of the Commission research conventions.
structure and Management on Higher Education and the
(SWIM) Research and Devel- Commission on Civil Service. The daunting challenges of
opment Center. SWIM R&D is We also have taken our initial 2020 have rather appeared to
a project proposal for NICER, steps to the Philippine Quality be astounding opportunities
or Niche Centers in the Region Awards, in our bid to further for Isabela State University. Not
for R&D, that aims to introduce improve our operational pro- only that they commenced a
innovative water management cesses. In October, the Univer- working platform in continuing
approaches thru institutional- sity officially launched its road- the journey to the visionary
izing a university-based water map to PQA with the theme ISU 2024, they also expand-
research center to undertake “ISU towards PQA, Where Qual- ed the horizon to which the
R&D education, capacity ity is our Priority”. University can be able to work
building programs in the water on to, especially with the trend
resources sector and river In recognition of our re- of the “new normal”. Looking
basins, and provide technical markable efforts on human forward, ISU remains a pro-
extension services. resource management, the active institution that seeks
Civil Service Commission (CSC) to contribute and commit to
These, and along our oth- accorded the University with empowering people and com-
er research outputs, have Program to Institutionalize munities in Cagayan Valley, and
constantly been opened and Meritocracy and Excellence in the country at large.
translated into workable solu- Human Resource Management
tions thru technology transfer (PRIME-HRM) Bronze Award-
efforts and extension services. National Level, last September.
ISU has fervently committed to PRIME-HRM is a program of
be a “University for the People”, CSC that assesses the HRM RICMAR P. AQUINO, PH.D.
University President
being a constant collaborator practices, systems and capabil-
for community development ities of government agencies
amid the episodes of over- while elevating public sector
whelming health crisis and HR management to a level of
natural disasters. excellence.

ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONALIZATION

Even with the cumulative With the pandemic choos-
challenges of 2020, our op- ing no geographic borders, ISU
erations did not derail from made a closer connection with
the goals of ISU 2024. We the international community
remained on track of becoming in bringing concerted efforts to
one of the leading research have communities and sectoral
universities in the ASEAN Re- groups get along the challeng-
gion. And to acquaint the entire es of new normal- and into
University-system in the trends the future of a post-CoViD-19
of new normal, we streamlined world. We have bridge minds
our higher education manage- and resources thru the hosting
ment and operation responsive and participation to various

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