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SU fosters its feat in the international arena as it ventures along
Iits vision of becoming one of the leading universities in the ASEAN
Region. The University established closer connection with the inter-
national community on fronting meaningful engagements on R&D,
faculty exchange, and student mobility.

As the pandemic swept thru every nations’ borders, the University
joins peer institutions around the globe in bringing concerted efforts to
have communities and sectoral groups get along the challenges of new
normal- and into the future of a post-CoViD-19 world.

ISU in the Global Discourse on participants discussed response
“New Normal” plans on the regional, national,
Needless to say, the world and social levels.
has transitioned to a whole new The Korea Innovation Founda-
era triggered by the events of the tion (previously known as INNOP-
global health crisis. Most consid- OLIS Foundation), recognizes the
ered the term “new normal”, with need to establish innovative future
countries moving along alternative policies in anticipation of the post-
mechanisms along the introduc- COVID-19 era, and appreciates the
tion of new-found technologies, in need for cooperation at a global
the hope of propelling the stagnat- scale.
ed usual business. Experts have Under the workshop’s sec-
recognized that these changes ond session on Socioeconomic
might affect the future of a post- Response, ISU President Aquino
CoViD-19 world. presented the University’s com-
On November 25, Isabela mitment in developing and trans-
State University (ISU) has joined ferring various innovative technol-
a three-day virtual international ogies. These are to reinforce local
discussion hosted by Korea In- and provincial government in bat-
novation Foundation to talk with tling the back-to-back health crisis we have
peer institutions about the socio- and the recent prevailing inclem- forged numerous
economic changes in the CoViD-19 ent weather conditions. Among Memoranda of
crisis event, and the different these were the digitalization of
Understanding
initiatives of the academe, gov- contact tracing thru HealthGuard
among
ernment, and other sectors in PH, access of travel authority thru
addressing service and operation E-Pass, and disaster-risk response our foreign
continuity amid the major health thru ODeSSEE.
partners, and
concern. For the University, the new
The international workshop normal challenges were rather an we will continue
was themed “CoViD-19 and Sus- opportunity of growth and expan- explore for more.
tainable Innovation Community”, sion as it turns on a perceptive
and centered on two main ses- course in beefing-up communities
sions: (1) Disease Control and (2) under its service area. ISU takes on
Socioeconomic Response- in which this stride- and will continue to do

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