The University of Southeastern Philippines, the first state university in the Region, commemorated its 33 years of delivering quality education to its students. On December 15, 1978, Batas Pambansa Bilang 12 was passed, thereby, creating the University of Southeastern Philippines. In celebration of USeP’s 33rd founding anniversary, the University set a six-day activity-based program that started on December 12.

Recognizing the value of scientific and educational collaboration between institutions, two public schools from two different continents entered into a memorandum of understanding.

The Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia represented by Vice Chancellor Barney Glover and the University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City, Philippines represented by Pres. Perfecto Alibin formalized their understanding to facilitate the exchange of ideas, students, and scholars/staff.