USTP, Universitas Brawijaya host international conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

In addition to the keynote sessions, the two-day event will also feature parallel sessions and paper presentations by conference participants. Distinguished guests and officials from the Asian Technological University Network (ATU-NET), Universitas Brawijaya, and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Philippines will also deliver inspirational messages. Among them are Dr. Mohd Arriffin Bin Abu Hassan, Executive Director of ATU-NET and Director of UTM International at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Prof. Widodo, S.Si., M.Si., Ph.D.Med.Sc., Rector of Universitas Brawijaya in Indonesia; and Dr. Arlita Amapola B. Minguez, Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Regional Director of the Commission on Higher Education Region 10 (CHED-X) in the Philippines.

Dr. Ambrosio B. Cultura II, USTP System President; Dr. Lory Liza D. Bulay-og, Conference Co-Chair, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Officer-In-Charge for the Office of Global Engagement and Mobility; and Dr. Apolinario B. Gonzaga, Jr., Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Extension, will also deliver their messages during the event.

InvENT 2025 will also feature oral presentations and parallel sessions by participants. Selected articles will be published in a Special Edition of the Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology and, potentially, in the Southeastern Philippines Journal of Research and Development, both of which are SCOPUS-indexed journals. This provides a valuable platform for research dissemination, enhances participants’ presentation skills, expands professional networks, and encourages collaboration between students and lecturers in fostering a deeper understanding of research methodologies and innovation.

Organizing the conference is the Office of Vice President for Global Engagement and Mobility and the International Affairs Office (IAO) of the USTP System.