By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Leonardo A. Reyes and Jefferson Villacruz (APR. 14)— Heads of tertiary level music schools and music institutions from 15 countries convened at the UP College of Music (CMu) for the 7th Southeast Asian Directors…

By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (APR. 13)—Prof. Kevin Carl Santos of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Statistics wins the Cochran-Hansen Prize 2015 award by the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS). Santos received an email confirmation of the award from Risto Lehtonen, chair of the Cochran-Hansen Prize Committee, on March 30. Santos, whose research interests are in survey sampling and cognitive diagnosis, was recognized for his paper entitled “Improving Predictive Accuracy of Logistic Regression Model Using Ranked Set Samples.”…

By Haidee C. Pineda, image by Leonardo Reyes Athena Charanne R. Presto, a BA Sociology student and a new recipient of the POSCO scholarship, is flanked by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Neil Martial R. Santillan and POSCO PMPC, Inc. President Shin-Je Cho…

By Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. (APR. 7) – Vol. 6, No. 1, 2014 of the Philippine Journal of Social Development (PJSD) is now available. Published by the College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) and edited by Dr. Rosalinda Pineda-Ofreneo, CSWCD professor and former dean, this issue contains five articles on the theme Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) as an Alternative Path of Development. The five articles are “Rediscovering…

Checklist of documentary requirements 1. Joint letter of request addressed to the Commissioner from the authorized representative of the petitioning school and applicant, using the school letterhead with dry seal; 2. Duly accomplished Consolidated General Application Form (CGAF) For Student Visa and Special Study Permit (BI Form 2014-00-003 Rev 0); (Prepare two (2) copies. The other CGAF copy is for the Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) I-Card Application.); 3. Photocopy of passport bio-page and latest admission with valid authorized stay;

Requirements 1. Original and two photocopies of admission letter from the University, bearing a clear impression of the University’s dry seal 2. Six (6) originally accomplished Personal History Statement forms (PHS) signed by the applicant in English and in one’s native writing system, with personal dry seal, if any; left and right thumbprints on the PHS, and original photos 3. Transcript of Records/Scholastic Records (original and two photocopies) duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate in the applicant’s country of…

Foreign students may be allowed to enroll only if they have a student visa (9-f) or any of the following types of visa: 1. 9(e), 9(e-1) or 9(e-2) – foreign government official or dependent; 2. 47(a)(2) – exchange fellow or scholar sponsored by an international organization; 3. 9(g) – pre-arranged employment (working/missionary visa); 4. PD 218 – foreign investor; 5. 9(d) – treaty trader; 6. 13, 13(a)…

The following documents should be submitted directly to the respective college offering the intended program. 1. Official transcript of academic record of undergraduate work (and graduate work, if any) – one original and two photocopies For evaluation purposes, photocopies of records may be accepted provided they are properly authenticated (in the case of foreign applicants, by the Department of Education or by duly designated authorities in the country of the applicant).  Final admission will be subject to verification of documents submitted against the original copies of credentials. Certified English translations should…

Ni  Haidee C. Pineda (MAR. 31) — Opisyal na itinalaga noong Marso 1 bilang direktor ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) si Dr. Rommel B. Rodriguez, kawaksing propesor (associate professor) sa Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas (DFPP) sa Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura (KAL). Siya ang humalili kay Dr. Rosario Torres-Yu bilang direktor at siya’y nakatakdang maglingkod hanggang Pebrero 28, 2018. Kasabay ng kanyang tungkulin bilang SWF direktor siya ay naglingkod bilang tagapangulo ng Komite ng Konseho ng Unibersidad para sa Mga Polisiya at Isyung Pangkampus (University Council Committee…

Foreign Transfer Admission  Foreign students with credits for college-level coursework should meet the University requirements for transfer students. A TOEFL score of at least 500 (paper-based), or at least 173 (computer-based), or at least 61 (internet-based test) is required of applicants whose medium of instruction in schools they attended is not English . Applicants transferring from another Philippine school should secure from DepEd a permit to…