Officials and staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will soon be trained in Mandarin language and culture by staff of the University of the Philippines Confucius Institute (CI) with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between both institutions on Jan. 11. The program, called Basic Mandarin Language and Culture Level 1-111, […]

Nominees: Dr. AURA C. MATIAS, Professor and former Dean, College of Engineering Dr. ROLAND B. TOLENTINO, Professor and former Dean, College of Mass Communication Dr. MICHAEL L. TAN, UP Diliman Chancellor and Professor, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Search Activities: Presentation of Vision Papers and sectoral Fora with Nominees: January 9, 2017, 1 p.m., […]

  Dr. Ronahlee A. Asuncion was formally installed as the eighth dean of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) at affirmation rites on Dec. 16 at the School’s Isabelo delos Reyes Auditirium. Popularly known as George, Asuncion is the third woman to head the school.  She comes after Associate Justice Flerida Ruth Romero, […]

Following the historic launch of Diwata 1, the first Filipino-made microsatellite, plans are now in place to launch a second microsatellite in the first half of 2018, tentatively named Diwata 2. This was revealed in the conference “PHL-Microsat Forum P.U.S.H. Space S&T (Platform For Understanding, Sustaining, and Harnessing Space S&T in the Philippines)” conducted by […]

After typhoon Yolanda in 2009, the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011, people became more conscious of the need for disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). Recognizing how destructive natural phenomena can be, 10 academic units at UP Diliman (UPD) organized the conference “Disaster and Disciplines” on […]

The UP Board of Regents (BOR) approved two new programs “to enhance the artistic engagements” of UP Diliman (UPD) students at its 1323rd meeting on Dec. 16. The UPD Visual Arts and Cultural Studies Scholarship Program and UPD Creative/Critical Thesis Grant in the Arts, Culture and the Humanities aim to benefit student artists and student-critics […]

Noted scientist and Food Science and Nutrition professor Dr. Alonzo A. Gabriel received another accolade from the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) of the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Gabriel was one of the three recipients of the 2016 International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers during the commendation ceremonies on […]

The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) was the top performing school of the October 2016 Board Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants (BLECPA) with all its 69 examinees passing the Board. The only university with a perfect passing rate, UPD was followed by the University of Santo Tomas (90.72%), De La Salle University–Manila (88.66%), […]

The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFosT) recently recognized the Bachelor of Science in Food Technology (BSFT) program of the UP Diliman College of Home Economics for achieving the IUFoST international standards for Food Science Course Curricula. To date, UPD’s 5-year BSFT program is the only IUFoST-accredited program in the Philippines. The recognition […]

(OCT. 3)—Prof. Jerwin F. Agpaoa of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) is the new Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs effective Oct. 1 succeeding Dr. Neil Martial R. Santillan who resigned earlier due to health reasons. Agpaoa is an assistant professor at the Department of Philosophy. He earned both his BA Philosophy (2006, […]