Applications for the new UPD program, PhD in data science, this first semester of AY 2022-2023, are now accepted until Aug. 22.  According to the announcement on the UPD College of Science (CS) website, data science “is a multidisciplinary approach that studies data as a vehicle of information throughout its natural cycle of production, storage, […]

On July 30, UP Diliman (UPD) began accepting applications to its new doctoral program in artificial intelligence (AI) at the UPD College of Engineering for AY 2022-2023.  According to its announcement post on the AI Facebook page, the program is aimed at training AI industry practitioners who want to specialize and deploy state-of-the-art AI systems, researchers who […]

The UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) released a PDF copy of the “UP Primer for Online Conference.” The document is available on the OVCAA (https://ovcaa.upd.edu.ph/information/up-primer-for-online-conference/) and OVCRD (https://ovcrd.upd.edu.ph/news/events/22/up-primer-for-online-conference) websites.

UP Diliman (UPD) recently partnered with Huawei Technologies Philippines Inc. (Huawei) through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will see both parties exchange materials and training, with UP having free access to the Huawei Authorized Information Network Academy (HAINA) program. HAINA is a non-profit partnership program that authorizes universities and colleges to deliver Huawei certification […]

The European Union (EU), the European integration, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict were among the topics at the first face-to-face forum the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Political Science (DPolSci) hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Entitled European Values & Strategic Interests, it featured guest speaker Nicolas Tenzer, an academic and a senior French civil servant. […]

Mario Juan A. Aurelio, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), is the first Filipino to be elected to the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). His name is now etched in the halls of the United Nations and is one of the […]

Alternative cinema will be the topic in the next Faculty Brownbag presentation of the UP Diliman College of Mass Communication Office of Research and Publication (CMC-ORP), in partnership with the UP Film Institute (UPFI), on July 15, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Alternative cinema has long been marginalized because of the dominance of the commercial movie […]

A documentary on National Artist for Music Ramon Santos was recently screened at an international conference in Paris, France. The two-hour documentary “TINIG-TUNOG-AN: The Life and Work of Ramón Pagayon Santos” was screened on June 30, 8:30 p.m. (Philippine Standard Time) at the 12th European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) Conference. Created by Jean-David […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) College of Architecture (CA) marked two wins in 2022 as two members of the CA faculty were awarded the Outstanding Professional of the Year by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), and UPD was the top-performing school in the June 2022 Architecture Licensure Examination (ALE). Gerard Rey A. Lico, PhD, a professor […]

UP Diliman (UPD) once again held a face-to-face Chancellor’s International Reception (CIR) on June 22 at the Arts and Design West Hall of the UPD College of Fine Arts (CFA). The CIR was part of the Linggo ng Parangal 2022 and the first face-to-face international reception under Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo. Among those who attended […]