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nnual Report 2019 compre- INSTRUCTION maintain strong research culture
hensively articulates the con- Endeavoring to implement uni- that yielded more breakthroughs
Atinuing excellence of Isabela versal access to quality higher edu- and initiatives. In 2019, we were
State University in the performance cation, the University is determined able to advance additional Five (5)
of its Four-fold thrusts: Instruction, to contribute and make quality ed- Research and Development Centers.
Research and Development, Exten- ucation accessible to all who have Together, they reinforce the total 26
sion, and Resource Management. the motivation to become learned, R&D centers of the University in
One characteristic that perhaps skilled, productive, innovative, and driving R&D directions of respec-
summarize these respective engage- valuable members of society. tive industries they cater.
ments is the University’s path to- In 2019, we staged innovative We have also maintained good
wards Internationalization. Thus, operations in the delivery of higher practice of allocating funding sup-
the theme “Catalyzing and Mobi- education upon implementation of ports to propel research engage-
lizing Higher Education towards K-12 education reform. We also re- ments this year. This resulted to
Global Landscape”. inforced implementation of Senior enrichment of human resource that
In support of this venture, High School program by opening our in turn complemented the growth
AR2019 accounts thematic themes own Science, Technology, Engineer- on the delivery of new research out-
that characterize the advance- ing and Mathematics (STEM) track. puts. We were able to complete 149
ments and accomplishments per Aside from the K-12 adaptation, we researches and published 74 new
ISU’s thrust: “Fostering Growth of have also fashioned our programs to papers in refereed journals. We were
Country-side Learning Excellence” be industry and community-based, also able to obtain 14 new Intellec-
(Instruction); “ISU Research: Main- integrating social mobility concepts tual Property Rights composed of
taining Research Culture towards in learning approaches with focus Invention, Utility Model and Indus-
Formidable Research Frontier and on Climate Change, Design Think- trial Design.
Innovative Technology Generation” ing and Entrepreneurship. We also
(Research); “Empowering Com- have endeavored to create more EXTENSION AND TRAINING
munities- Knowledge and Tech- scholarships and education grants SERVICES
nology for Sustainable Sectoral to help learners study with ease. Our extension and training
Development” (Extension); and As a result of our academic ef- programs remained strong and sig-
“Administrative Efficiency- Main- forts, our students are becoming nificant. In 2019, we were able to
taining transformational initiatives recognized for their outstanding increase number of beneficiaries
on Higher Education Management contribution on community and on the four-pronged umbrella pro-
and Operation” (Administration youth developments. In addition, grams: a) Adopt A Barangay Volun-
and Resource Management). In our graduates continued to manifest teerism Program; b) LGU Extension
capturing the Internationalization exemplary performance in national Capability Strengthening Program;
efforts of ISU in 2019, a separate sec- board examinations. In 2019, one of and c) Gender and Development; d)
tion was dedicated to highlight the our students dashed 10th place in Community Outreach and Support
University’s steps towards “Fortify- the October 2019 Psychometrician Services.
ing Progress on Global Stance”. Licensure Examination. We have also continued active
This report also brings the first participation to various product ex-
full year of implementation of ISU RESEARCH AND pos to promote and commercialize
2024- Strategic Development Plan DEVELOPMENT our products and technologies. To
(2019-2024). University R&D continued to highlight, we have participated in

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