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For the first speaker, Dr. Yolanda A. Ilagan, Director of the Research Center, discussed the
importance of research to the University and its faculty members. She emphasized how hard
work plays an important role in one’s commitment to research and that workload should not
be a hindrance. She further mentioned that by the year 2025, innovation would be the main
focus of the University. The importance of research was personal satisfaction, points in the
NBC evaluation, additional income, networking and collaboration, and travel. She
encouraged interdisciplinary research. She also tackled the different thematic areas of the
research and extension agenda of CvSU: agri-fisheries and food security, biodiversity and
environmental conservation, smart engineering, ICT and industrial competitiveness, public
health and welfare, and societal development and equality. She also talked about the official
research proposal format of the university, which consists of the following: overview,
problem, importance, literature, objectives, and time and place. Finally, she tackled how to
write quality research proposals for possible funding, as well as crafting a convincing
introduction that includes the rationale and objectives. She credited Dr. Bautista’s book on
technical writing for the contents of her lecture on the principles of writing a good research
proposal and concluded her talk by emphasizing that researchers need to cherish their work
and that there was no actual recipe for success but just ―simple rules, dedication, and hard
work.‖

Dr. Yolanda A. Ilagan discusses the importance of
research to the T3 faculty and staff.

Dr. Yolanda A. Ilagan talks about the different
thematic areas of the research and extension
agenda of CvSU.

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