2026 Graduate Student Conference | "Navigating a New World Order: Turbulence, and Transformation in Asia" - University of the Philippines Diliman

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2026 Graduate Student Conference | “Navigating a New World Order: Turbulence, and Transformation in Asia”

Date: May 30 | 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Join the “2026 Asian Center Graduate Student Conference” of the UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Center on Saturday, May 30, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Auditorium, UPD.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Navigating a New World Order: Turmoil, Turbulence, and Transformation in Asia.”

The featured speakers are H.E. Ambassador Delia D. Albert, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Filomeno Aguilar Jr., a professor of history at Ateneo de Manila University.

Know more and register at bit.ly/acgradcon26.

Image from the UP Diliman Asian Center Facebook page