Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University (ZPPSU) officials benchmarked Tarlac State University’s best practices under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs on Wednesday afternoon (May 21) at the Main AVR.
Representatives from TSU, spearheaded by Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Agnes M. Macaraeg, shared their techniques and ways of implementing the opt-out mechanism. At the same time, the visiting university learned about the policy framework, procedures, and the challenges encountered during its execution.
The two universities also tackled achieving high licensure examination performance and the retention policies of the colleges, preparation for board examinations, in-house review, and curriculum enhancements.
ZPPSU delegates also asked about the Office of Gender and Development, particularly on implementing the GAD agenda, the Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI), and the performance monitoring of TSU in line with the Planning Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation Performance.
Engr. Rommel Gadia from the Office of University Research Development explained the funding and incentives faculty members may receive after submitting research and the technology transfer policies.
“Hoping that out of this benchmarking, we could share our best practices, and gone are those days that some SUCs are not sharing their best practices; but this time, we always believe [in] the principle of collaboration and partnership. Who knows that at the end of this benchmarking activity, you will be our partner in research,” VP Macaraeg said in her welcoming speech.
The ZPPSU delegation was led by Dr. Maria Christina Wee, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Ms. Josephine Sulasula, Vice President for Administration and Finance; Dr. Rolando Malalay, Vice President for Research Extension and Development; and Dr. Cyril Pil Cadavedo, Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. /jlm
Photo: Franc Lewis R. Juanatas
