The VC together with Mr. Ishtiaque Abedin, Chairman, AIUB Board of Trustees and VP for International Affairs,  signed an MOU with Lyceum of the Philippines, Batangas, Philippines represented by Dr. Leon R. Ramos, Executive Director for Linkages and International Affairs and Dr. Esmenia Javier, EVP for Academics and Research last Jan. 21, 2016 in EDA Royal Hotel, Kaoshiung, Taiwan during the 31st General Conference of the Association of Universities in Asia and the Pacific (AUAP).  The MOU covers collaborative research projects and academic programs and exchanges of researches, publications and other academic information, staffs, teachers and students.