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so- to provide a continuing beacon ficial insemination, embryo trans-
toward nation-building, especially fer technology for goats, cacao,
in these tough times. freshwater, and climate research
initiatives.
Connecting with the Global
Research Community 1st IRCCEBSE
And on October 28th, months
WCASET 2020 later the imposition of community
Even prior to the heightened health measures, ISU brings anoth-
CoViD situation in the Philippines, er milestone as it initiated the first
the University was able to co-host International Research Confer-
the esteemed Philippine leg of the ence on Computing, Engineering,
26th World Conference on Applied Business, Sciences and Education
Sciences, Engineering and Tech- (IRCCEBSE).
nology (WCASET) last February The virtual international
26. conference convened 68 Higher
WCASET is an international Education Institutions (HEIs) and
research conference organized agencies from various parts of the
by Institute for Engineering Re- country together with Al-Balqa
search and Publication (IFERP). Applied University (Jordan), Man-
IFERP is one of the world’s largest agement Development Institute of
non-profitable professional as- Singapore Tashkent (Uzbekistan),
sociations operating under Tech- and National University of Taiwan.
noarete Research and Develop- All of these research engage-
ment Association (TRADA) meant ments aim to involve the Univer-
for research and development in sity in the international research
the field of Engineering, Science arena and keep them abreast with
and Technology. the globe’s latest research tech-
Joining the research com- niques, innovations, and practices
munities, ISU has presented some thru peer-review and discussions.
of its research outputs, where 20 At the same time, these provide
of the total 80 submitted research- opportunities for research publi-
es were from the University. This cations in refereed and Scopus-in-
is part of the University’s engage- dexed journals- further boosting
ment in backing the conference’s the University’s presence in re-
theme on promoting technological searches of national and interna-
developments and modern trends tional tiers.
in applied science and advanced
engineering. Water Studies
ISU, being the leading re- In the continuing commitment
search university in the region, in advancing research studies on
has capitalized on various re- water management, ISU on De-
search initiatives and technology cember has taken part in the 10-
upgrade. Some of its pioneering day Online Training Course (OTC)
innovations were focused on arti- on Integrated Basing Management
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