Caraga State University (CSU) and the Butuan City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (BCCCIFI) have officially sealed their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on August 19, 2025, at the OP Conference Room, CSU Main Campus, to advance innovation-driven economic growth in the region.
The partnership aims to commercialize intellectual property, strengthen industry-academe collaboration, support local entrepreneurship, and accelerate technology-based enterprise development through joint programs, training, consultations, and other capacity-building initiatives. Through the Technology Transfer and Licensing Office (TTLO), which also serves as the Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management (IPTBM) unit together with the TARA Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator (ATBI) under the Regional Agri-Aqua Innovation System Enhancement (RAISE) Program in Caraga, CSU continues to expand its collaborations, driving innovation to industry, entrepreneurship, and community development.
The MOU was signed by Dr. Rolyn C. Daguil, President of Caraga State University, along with Mr. Kenneth L. Ciudad, Director of the Technology Transfer and Licensing Office (TTLO) and Program Leader of the RAISE Program, and Mrs. Jenelyn Asis, Project Leader of the TARA Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator (ATBI), representing CSU; and by Mrs. Christina Hemady R. Arcillas, President of BCCCIFI, together with Mrs. Maribeth Y. Perez, Executive Director of BCCCIFI, representing the Butuan City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. With this collaboration, CSU and BCCCIFI look forward to implementing meaningful programs and initiatives that will benefit both institutions and the communities and industries they serve.
