16/07/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ, ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐
Pangasinan State University (PSU) President ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ led the University's delegation to the Luzon Cluster of the AACCUP/AQAN, SEAMEO-RIHED, and AUN Workshop on University Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) held from July 14โ16, 2026 at Marikina Polytechnic College, Marikina City.
Supporting President Galas in advancing the University's quality assurance agenda were key officials and academic leaders, including Vice President for Quality Assurance ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ; Director for Local Accreditation ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐. ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ; Dean of the College of Arts, Science, and Technology; ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ; Dean of the College of Teacher Education ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ง; and Binmaley Campus faculty member ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ.
Their participation sustains efforts in strengthening quality assurance, accreditation, and continuous improvement across its academic programs.
Organized by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) in partnership with the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN), SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO-RIHED), and the ASEAN University Network (AUN), the three-day workshop gathered SUC presidents, vice presidents, quality assurance heads, and academic leaders across Luzon. Participants underwent sessions on the AUN-QA IQA Management Toolkit Version 1.3, institutional quality assurance frameworks, governance-driven quality systems, and strategic approaches to embedding quality culture in higher education institutions. The program also featured a Collaborative Meeting with the IQA Team and Philippine Normal University (PNU), where university leaders discussed strategies for advancing internal quality assurance across Philippine higher education institutions.
The program featured quality assurance experts and higher education leaders, including CHED Commissioner ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ, who shared insights on advancing institutional quality and outcomes-based higher education. Participants underwent sessions on the AUN-QA IQA Management Toolkit Version 1.3, institutional quality assurance frameworks, governance-driven quality systems, and strategic approaches to embedding quality culture in higher education institutions. The program also featured a Collaborative Meeting with the IQA Team and Philippine Normal University (PNU), where university leaders discussed strategies for advancing internal quality assurance across Philippine higher education institutions.
Through the active engagement of its academic and quality assurance leaders, the University continues to to institutionalize data-driven, outcomes-based, and internationally benchmarked quality assurance practices.