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, is a 90-hour training course comprising 80 hours of Mandarin language and 10 hours of Chinese culture. According to Institute director Prof. Lourdes Nepomuceno, “it is intended for DFA…

  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., College of Home Economics Gusali 2 Interview of Constituent by Search Committee: Jan. 10-11, 9 a.m. to 12 nn, College of Home Economics Gusali 2. Timetable for search process PDF

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., College of Home Economics Gusali 2 Interview of Constituent by Search Committee: Jan. 10-11, 9 a.m. to 12 nn, College of Home Economics Gusali 2.   Timetable for search process PDF

      Dr. ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Professor and former Dean, College of Mass Communication   Curriculum Vitae Vision Paper

      Dr. AURA C. MATIAS Professor and former Dean, College of Engineering   Curriculum Vitae Vision Paper

      Dr. MICHAEL L. TAN UP Diliman Chancellor and Professor, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy   Curriculum Vitae Vision Paper

  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, who was director when the school was known as Asian Labor Education Center director (1962-1963), and Dean Marie E. Aganon (1992-1995).  Asuncion’s expertise…

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 Nov. 18 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium. Phenomenon vs. disaster. “A typhoon is a weather phenomenon, not a disaster,” clarified Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay at the opening program of the conference….

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 in the visual arts, arts criticism and cultural studies. These programs will be implemented by the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA). The Scholarship Program is…

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 December 1 at the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. He was honored for his outstanding researches in the field of Food Science and Technology. Now on its 10th year, the award is given to young researchers contributing to…