The research of UP Diliman School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) has bested five other studies and earned the top prize in the professional category at the 4th Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Academic Symposium. The research Spatial Analysis of Local Competitiveness: Relationship of Economic Dynamism of Cities and Municipalities in Regional Metropolitan […]

Mario Juan A. Aurelio, PhD of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS) and Rinlee Butch M. Cervera, PhD of UPD College of Engineering (COE) were recently awarded by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. PhilAAST is a non-profit organization of […]

The PhilCare Wellness Index 2021: The Philippine Roadmap to the Next Normal recently won the Top Award in Communication Research of this year’s Philippine Quill Awards (PhilQuill). The PhilCare Wellness Index 2021 is a product of a research project spearheaded by UP Diliman College of Mass Communication (CMC) dean and communication research professor Fernando dlC […]

Kinilala ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) sina Raul C. Navarro, PhD at Lilia F. Antonio, PhD, mga guro sa UP Diliman (UPD), bilang Dangal ng Wikang Filipino 2022. Ayon sa website ng KWF, ang Dangal ng Wikang Filipino ay “mataas na pagkilala sa mga indibidwal, samahan, tanggapan, institusyon o ahensiyang pampamahalaan, o pribadong sektor […]

The books of two UP Diliman College of Architecture (CA) faculty members have distinguished themselves in the 39th National Book Awards. Walk Manila won best book on humor, sports, and lifestyle. The book’s author, Lorelei D.C. De Viana, PhD, is a professorial lecturer of architecture at the CA. Meanwhile, Deco Filipino: Art Deco Heritage in […]

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. […]