The milestones of ILAO achievements that somehow contributed to the achieving the 10-point Agenda of the President, Dr. Merian Catajay-Mani, particularly #5-point agenda: expand and strengthen local and international linkages. Specifically, under this agenda has sub-goals to achieve by ILAO as follows: (1) Institutionalize an organic unit/office that focuses on both local and international affairs and linkages; (2) Engage RSU Alumni in developing programs and projects; (3) Establish a sustainable transnational
education program; and (4) Expand and strengthen industry linkages and partnerships. These sub-goals led to accomplish the following activities in a span of a year from when the unit was created. These milestones are the following: (a) Memorandum of Understanding between RSU and Kansas State University, USA on Conservation Agriculture; (b) Lifetime membership with the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP), Philippines, Inc.; (c) International membership with the UMAP International, with Pledge of Agreement with Vancouver Community College (as the International Secretariat, while CHED-IAS Philippine National Secretariat); d) Featured Success Story in the first-ever campaign released by the US Embassy in the Philippines during the kick-off celebration of the International Education Week 2020 in close coordination with EdUSA Philippines and CHED-IAS; (e) RSU was featured during the event as one of the success stories of stand-out Philippine- US University Partnership. RSU has an ongoing collaboration with Kansas State University (USA) on Conservation Agriculture; (f) Facilitated some of the prestigious scholarship grants virtual sessions such as Fulbright, Australia Awards, Canadian Education Center for information drive; (g) Facilitated webinars related to Conservation Agriculture, School from Home Gardens, geotechnical engineering design, and agricultural Residuals and Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) with both local and foreign academic institutions.
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