The University through its College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (CITHM) reforged its existing alliance with The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) – Sri Lanka through a renewal of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on June 13, 2023, at the Agostino Hall, LCUP Main Campus, City of Malolos, Bulacan. The nature of partnership, which is to continuously embark on research capacity-building program collaborations remains intact, moreover, both institutions aim for more opportunities for academic internationalization and cultural exposure.

Carrying the same goal to revolutionize Asian Research Culture, TIIKM administrators flew from Sri Lanka to the Philippines to visit its institutional partners all over the country – including LCUP.

The program was hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Publications, and International Affairs headed by its VP, Dr. Mark Rey C. Santos.

The TIIKM, represented by Mr. Austin Dinesh Joseph – Head of the International Relations Office and Assistant General Manager at TIIKM, and LCUP represented by its administrators Dr. Divina Ann Eusebio, VP for Academic Affairs, Prof. Maria Isabel Guevara, Executive Assistant to the University President, Sr. Mary Sheba Principe, OSA, VP for Religious Formation and Extension, Prof. Marissa Ventura, VP for Finance and Administrative Services, and Prof. Fe Corazon Villanueva, Dean of CITHM, finally met and inked another two-year partnership through an on-site signing ceremony.

The signing ceremony was concluded with an opportunity for socialization over an early lunch banquet LCUP and TIIKM were institutional partners since October 28, 2021 – its first signing ceremony was held online.