19/07/2025
ISUFST RISING!
A warm and empowering welcome to all ISUFSTians, our proud Blue Thunders, as we begin Academic Year 2025โ2026 this August, 2025.
To our dear incoming first year students, welcome home. You are now part of a university that not only honors your roots and dreams, but also believes deeply in your power to grow, transform, lead, and make a difference. This school year is not just a fresh start, it is a reawakening of ISUFSTโs mission to grow with you and through you.
We enter this new academic year with great pride and momentum. Some of our students are already representing ISUFST beyond our borders, through internships and student exchange in Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and soon, Japan. Here at ISUFST, learning feels more alive, through interactive classrooms, deeper conversations, stronger programs, better facilities, and a campus culture that fosters both purpose and joy. New courses are also in the works to help us meet a world that never stops changing.
We move forward with confidence because our roots are strong. This year, ISUFST proudly unveils its new P270-million state-of-the-art Fisheries Complexโa powerful symbol of our enduring leadership in fisheries science and national development. Alongside this, we celebrate multiple CHED Regional Quality Awards, which recognize our excellence in community extension, global partnerships, peace and Indigenous Peoples (IP) education, and student services. These honors are more than plaques on the wallโthey are proof that ISUFST is thriving where it truly matters.
Our commitment to research and extension also continues to growโnot just in scope, but in depth. We look forward to more student and faculty efforts that inform policy, care for our environment, and support everyday lives. With stronger support systems and shared purpose, we are hoping to nurture a research culture that empowers and uplifts.
We are also proud to have achieved 100% COPC for all undergraduate programs, implemented STUFAP/CSP as a national model, and strengthened support for CHEDRO VIโall reinforcing our promise to grow justly, serve truthfully, and educate meaningfully.
Moreover, we reached a new milestone: ISUFSTโs first appearance in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, where we stood out in five UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It proves that meaningful change grows from patient work with grit and a futures-thinking mindset.
Even as we gain recognition, we remain close to the ground. With the strength of our dedicated faculty, staff, extended communities, LGU partners, national agencies, and allies from both public and private sectors, we continue walking hand in hand with our communities: learning, researching, creating, building, serving, and growing together.
To all ISUFSTiansโthis is our year. To all Blue Thundersโthe moment is ours. Let us meet it with courage, integrity, kindness, and purpose. One class, one campus, one ripple at a time.
Welcome to ISUFST, and let us make history together!
Greetings,
DR. NORDY SIASON, JR., CESO VI
University President Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST)
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