The City College of Cagayan de Oro (CCCdO), through the Urban Nexus for Licensing, Intellectual Property, Research, Innovation, and Creative Enterprise (UNLIRICE), successfully hosted the 1st Research Colloquium: Potential Collaboration 2025 via Zoom on February 12, 2025.
The event gathered representatives from local and national agencies and community college consortium; Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 10, City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO), City Economic Enterprises & Business Development Administration (CEEBDA), Agricultural Productivity Operations Office, Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA), City Management Information Systems and Innovation Department (CMSID), Opol Community College, Magsaysay College, Gingoog City United Colleges, Initao College, Salay Community College, alongside CCCDO’s teaching and non-teaching personnel. The colloquium served as a platform for collaboration, focusing on research-based approach to pressing concerns identified by partner stakeholders. Through engaging breakout sessions, participants explored key research areas. Each team then presented their topic research, which centered on the following: • Expanding Black Soldier Fly research for sustainable waste conversion • Automating rental and fee collection with online stall renewal and streamlined lease contracts • Enhancing night markets with improved facilities and operational systems • Providing financial literacy and business scaling programs for small vendors • Establishing learning hubs in public markets for financial and technical skill development • Strengthening bio-waste hauling and conversion through partnerships with public markets, resorts, and slaughterhouses
City College of CDO extends its gratitude to all esteemed partner agencies, local college consortia, LGU offices, breakout facilitators, and output presenters for their valuable contributions. As an institution committed to research and innovation, CCCDO remains dedicated to bridging knowledge and action, turning research into concrete solutions that drive progress in the community. #aimhigher