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Government of Isabela, dedicating Asia Pacific.
Cauayan, Roxas, and Echague Cam- The University has taken this
puses to reinforce accommodation initiative thru the leadership of
capacity of quarantine centers University President Dr. Ricmar P.
in their respective localities. The Aquino, with the guidance of the
Echague Main Campus allotted Quality Assurance Office (QAO)-
Three (3) of its facilities: ISU-Ech- which operates under the Office
ague’s Biazon Hostel, University of the University President- on
President’s Cottage, and the newly providing assistance to top man-
established Students’ Dormitory. agement in the establishment,
Food supplies, medical kits, implementation, maintenance
and health essentials of both and continual improvement of the
health staff and patients were University Quality Management
shouldered by the Provincial System (QMS).
Government. As quarantine center, The QAO together with the
the University geared strict health Campus heads accomplished this
measures in view of CHEd guide- undertaking before the end of the
lines on the use of facilities from year 2019 up to the first quarter of
State Universities and Colleges year 2020.
(SUCs) as quarantine areas. The ISO Certification places
To acquaint faculty into the seal of quality in the University’s
new normal education set-up, delivery of academic programs
the University endorsed various and administrative services. It
capability training enhancement also recognizes ISU’s adherence to
into setting-up virtual environ- international standard in quality
ment link with their students in management and organizational
accordance to the guidelines of the efficacy. This milestone also paved
University’s FTLM. the way towards standardize
quality in instruction for the entire
Standardizing Campuses on University, and as a way of keeping
Quality Management System best practices with the Universi-
ISU in 2020 was able to offi- ty’s internal and external clients.
cially gear all of its campuses to The University has long been
ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Manage- a forerunner of quality and excel-
ment System for the Provision of lence. In fact, Isabela State Univer-
Instruction, Research and Devel- sity was recognized and awarded
opment for Higher and Advanced by the Government Quality Man-
Education, conferred by TÜV SÜD agement Program (GQMP) as one
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