Page 45 - Annual Report 2019

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE SERVICES
Administrative Efficiency- Maintaining transformational
initiatives on Higher Education Management and Operation

he excellence of the University in all of its thrust has been the result
of the vibrant direction set by the remarkable leadership of the top
Tmanagement. As University President Dr. Ricmar P. Aquino assumed
post, the University began setting course to the visionary ISU 2024, provid-
ing revolutionary initiatives that aims to bring the University into a new era
of growth and expansion.

As an outcome to this, ISU in through essential strategic goals and
2019 was able to qualify all of its relevant objectives. As it would en-
campuses for ISO 9001:2015 Stan- deavors to expand four key priority
dards- Quality Management System; areas on (1) Quality and Relevant
facilitate infrastructure development Academic Programs; (2) Research
towards safe and conducive learning and Development; (3) Extension and
atmosphere and administrative oper- Training Advisory Services; and (4)
ations; upgrade human resource and Management of Resources- ISU 2024
workforce capability and competen- integrates concepts of digitalization
cy; and, sensibly manage its financial and internationalization. Which is
resources. why in 2019, the University started
efforts on all of its thrusts towards
This remarkable development bringing ISU’s institutional brand in
trajectory aims to build foundation the global landscape.
for the consequent years in meeting
the visions of ISU 2024, thereby posi- Standardizing Campuses
tioning the University as a front-run- on Quality Management
ner in good governance, management System
of resources, especially in areas of in-
struction, research and extension. The University in 2019 was able
to qualify all of its campuses to ISO
A glimpse at ISU 2024 9001:2015 Certification- Quality
Management System. This places
ISU has launched ISU 2024 in seal of quality in the University’s
2019 as operational blueprint for the delivery of academic programs and
University given its thriving institu- administrative services. It also recog-
tional performance of its thrusts. It nizes ISU’s adherence to internation-
envisions ISU among forefront uni- al standard in quality management
versities in the country and the ASE- and organizational efficacy. This
AN Region by 2024- comparable to milestone also paved the way to-
the best universities in Asia. wards standardize quality in instruc-
tion for the entire University, and as
The 2019-2024 Strategic Devel- a way of keeping best practices with
opment Plan enumerates the short- the University’s internal and external
term goals that the University strives customers.
to achieve in the next five years

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