Isabela State University (ISU) held its 1st International Conference on Sustainable Solutions in Engineering, Science, Health, Education, and Technology on September 17-19, 2025 at the City Hotel, City of Ilagan. The event is a pioneering academic gathering for the University aimed at addressing pressing global sustainability challenges.
The conference served as a platform where scholars, practitioners, and specialists from diverse fields converged to exchange expertise, collaborate, and explore creative, multidisciplinary approaches to solving real-world problems. The discussions spanned a wide array of disciplines, emphasizing how scientific research, engineering, health, education, and technology can be aligned to promote resilience, inclusivity, and quality of life.
The conference highlighted a set of themes including Sustainable Engineering Solutions, Bridging Technology and Public Health, Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies, Digital Innovations in Social Sciences and Education, Computer Technology, and Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Global Health Challenges. Each of the themes were designed to address existing issues and identify solutions that can be applied across sectors and borders.
The event centered on four (4) key objectives such as encouraging interdisciplinary collaborations among experts in engineering, health, education, and technology, highlighting creativity and innovation in developing sustainable solutions, providing a platform for sharing insights, best practices, and scholarly achievements, and building national and international partnerships among academia, industry, government, and NGOs.
Expected outcomes include the publication of conference proceedings in reputable journals, the establishment of new cross-disciplinary collaborations, and the development of actionable strategies for integrating sustainable practices. In addition, the event aimed to contribute to the global visibility of participating institutions and contributors.
By convening participants across disciplines and sectors, ISU hopes to highlight the importance of collective action in addressing global sustainability challenges. The conference demonstrated the University’s leadership in academic and research excellence and its role in building a future where science, health, education, and technology converge to create sustainable and inclusive solutions.
