Overview
International Affairs and Relations Office (IARO)
The International Affairs and Relations Office (IARO) of Davao del Sur State College serves as the primary hub for internationalization efforts, global partnerships, and cross-cultural engagement. Committed to fostering global academic excellence, the IARO establishes and nurtures linkages with foreign institutions, international organizations, and global networks to promote student and faculty mobility, collaborative research, and cultural exchange programs. Through its strategic initiatives, the office empowers the DSSC community to thrive in a globally interconnected world while contributing meaningfully to international development and cooperation.
Student Mobility Program
DSSC Outbound Student Mobility
𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇 2025 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦
𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 (𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂) proudly made its mark on the global stage as it participated in the highly esteemed 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇 𝐍𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚 2025, an international virtual program hosted by 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 (𝐈𝐓𝐒) in Surabaya, Indonesia, from July 7 to 18, 2025, via Zoom.
With this year’s compelling theme, “𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔,” the program brought together more than 100 participants from across the globe, creating a vibrant platform for intercultural learning and global collaboration. Participants explored the linguistic richness and cultural heritage of Indonesia’s diverse regions including 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐢, 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚, 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚, 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐚, 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧, 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐚.
Representing DSSC with excellence and pride were three brilliant students: 𝐌𝐬. 𝐀𝐂 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐨𝐧 (𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧), 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐨 (𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨 (𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞). Throughout the two-week program, these delegates actively immersed themselves in dynamic cultural exchanges, collaborative group sessions, and creative workshops that fostered deeper cross-cultural understanding.
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𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢-𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐂𝐔 2025!
We are proud to announce that 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐌. 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨 and 𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍. 𝐏𝐞𝐧̃𝐚𝐬, students from the 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 program, will represent 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 (𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂) at the 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐂𝐔) 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 2025, happening from July 20 to August 2, 2025 in University Town, Catarman, Northern Samar, Leyte.
Joining them is 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐲 𝐀. 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐨, faculty member from the Institute of Agriculture and Related Sciences, who will serve as the official Supervising Faculty. His presence ensures proper academic guidance and mentorship as DSSC continues to promote international exposure and meaningful student engagement.
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Activities
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
Today, July 23, 2025, 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 (𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂), through its 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐀𝐑𝐎), successfully conducted the training-seminar entitled “𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃’𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬,” with the theme “𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝑺𝑺𝑪 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚-𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆.”
This timely and essential initiative aimed to equip DSSC faculty members, academic program heads, and deans with a clear understanding of the key provisions under 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨. 03, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 2025, 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨. 77, 𝐬. 2019, which outlines the protocols for securing authority to travel abroad for State Universities and Colleges (SUCs).
The session featured two esteemed speakers, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐉. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, who delivered the rationale and objectives of the workshop, and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐮 𝐏𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚, 𝐂𝐏𝐀, 𝐌𝐌, who provided a comprehensive discussion on the updated CHED travel guidelines. Their insights shed light on the procedural, documentary, and ethical standards of international travel, covering justification requirements, approval workflows, funding mechanisms, and post-travel obligations.
Designed to promote responsible internationalization, participants left the session with a sharper understanding of how to initiate compliant travel proposals, secure approvals, and document impact, ensuring that every global move is guided by purpose, transparency, and policy alignment.
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𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐔𝐍-𝐐𝐀 25𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐤
𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 proudly raises the Philippine flag in 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐤, 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 for the 25𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐔𝐍-𝐐𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 4.0) happening from 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 22-25, 2025
Representing DSSC are two powerhouse leaders 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐄. 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐬. 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐚 𝐒. 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐦, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, who are set to amplify DSSC’s pursuit of world-class education and institutional excellence. Their participation secures DSSC’s bold commitment to quality, innovation, and global partnership.
This prestigious training hones the region’s top QA champions through real-world simulations, curriculum mapping, gap analysis, and mock assessments, all anchored on the AUN-QA Version 4.0 framework and the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) approach. It’s not just about compliance, it's about transforming education across ASEAN!
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