Some 90 paper abstracts and 18 posters on disaster risk management and resilience were presented at the 20th Association of Pacific Rim Universities Multi-Hazards Symposium and Conference 2025 (APRU MH20), held from Nov. 26 to 29 at UP Bonifacio Global City (UPBGC), Taguig. According to its website, APRU is “a network of leading universities linking […]

Over 200 researchers, professionals, developers, and students, from inside and outside the country gathered at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium for the Philippine Geomatics Symposium 2025 (PhilGEOS 2025). With the theme Enhancing Human Quality of Life Through Spatial Technologies, PhilGEOS is a premier biennial conference organized by the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Geodetic Engineering […]

The UP Board of Regents, at its 1404th meeting on Nov. 26, approved the appointment of three UP Diliman (UPD) faculty members as deans of their respective home units—two new deans and one re-appointee. Each will serve a three-year term until 2028. The new deans are Erik Paolo S. Capistrano, PhD of the Cesar E.A. […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development and the UPD Research, Extension, and Professional Staff (REPS) Welfare Council recently held the SULONG REPS Colloquium 2025. With the theme Advancing Knowledge, Empowering Communities: Research, Extension, and Professional Staff Contributions to the 20230 Sustainable Development Goals, the colloquium highlighted UPD REPS’ […]

Five undergraduate courses in the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) were evaluated by a team from the Philippine Technological Council-Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET) as part of their accreditation process. Accreditation signifies that both the quality of education and quality of graduates of these programs adhere to the standards […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) College of Fine Arts (CFA) held Halong: Cherishing Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Design (Halong), an exhibition and workshop under the UPD Culture Bearers-in-Residence Program.

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the 1955 Bandung Conference, UP Diliman (UPD) held the hybrid international conference Sejiwa: The Spirit of Bandung @ 70 (Sejiwa) from Nov. 7 to 8 at the UP Asian Center (AC) Auditorium.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds much promise, provided that well-thought-out learning and teaching practices are in place. This was the key takeaway of Dragan Gašević’s keynote presentation at the 5th ASEAN University Network (AUN)-TEPL Symposium: Student Engagement and Technology-Enhanced Personalized Learning. AUN-TEPL is a thematic network within the AUN framework that aims to promote cooperation among […]

After being rescheduled twice due to inclement weather, Salindiwa, the first National Service Training Program (NSTP) UP Diliman (UPD) Faculty Symposium, finally pushed through. NSTP faculty and coordinators from UPD and other UP campuses, as well as students from UPD, gathered for the whole-day symposium last October 13. Officer-in-Charge Olivia Alma G. Sicam said the […]

UP Diliman (UPD), through the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ZamBaSulta (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi) higher education institutions (HEIs) on Oct. 15 at the Board of Regents Room in Quezon Hall. This will establish a comprehensive partnership for the advancement of scholarly work in research and […]