By Haidee C. Pineda, images by John Morris A. Garcia (MAY 7)— More than 70 companies comprising private and small scale businesses, government agencies and non-governmental organizations, both local and multinational, participated in this year’s University Job Fair (UJF) held at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni from April 21 to 24. In addition to providing employment opportunities, the UJF 2015 featured career, company and alumni talks, a seminar on HR (Human Resources) Policies (local and international) and other career exposition activities to help students choose their careers…

  (APR. 1)— Fifty-one years after its 1964 participation in the Venice Art Biennale, the Philippines finally returns to one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious exhibitions of contemporary art, with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda. Patrick Flores’ curatorial proposal titled Tie A String Around the Worldwas chosen by a panel of distinguished experts from among 16 submissions as the Philippine representative in the 56th International Art Exhibition organized…

The unit of credit is the semester hour. Most classes taught at the University meet three hours a week; these classes carry 48 clock-hours of instruction and three (3) units of credit. Each unit of credit is at least 16 semester-hours of instruction in the form of lecture, discussion, seminar, tutorial or recitation or in any combination of these forms. Laboratory work, field work or related student activity is credited one (1) unit for at least 32 semester hours.

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There are about 200 university-registered student organizations categorized as: academic; alliance; cause-oriented; community service; dormitory association; fraternity; regional/provincial; religious; special interest; sorority; and sports and recreation. In addition, UPD has 100 college-based student… There are about 200 university-registered student organizations categorized as: academic; alliance; cause-oriented; community service; dormitory association; fraternity; regional/provincial; religious; special interest; sorority; and sports and recreation. In addition, UPD has 100 college-based student… UP Fair 2015 Lantern Parade There are about 200 university-registered student organizations categorized as: academic; alliance; cause-oriented; community service; dormitory association; fraternity; regional/provincial; religious; special interest; sorority; and sports and recreation. In addition, UPD has 100 college-based student…

By Anna Regidor (MAR. 11)—A team of experts from the UP College of Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) will play a key role in the development of two micro-satellites that can possibly help in disaster mitigation through its generated data. The project for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) called Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Micro-Satellite (PHL-Microsat) Program “aims to send two micro-satellites into space to assist in disaster management programs, weather forecasting, agriculture,…

By Mariamme D. Jadloc, image by Leonardo A. Reyes   (November-December 2014)—A new financial assistance program for UP students, the Socialized Tuition System (ST-S) was implemented in the constituent universities in August 2014, coinciding with the first semester of UP’s new academic calendar. The ST-S provides tuition discounts at rates based on the assessment of the paying capacity of the household to which a student belongs. “The ST-S is a means to make education affordable. At the same time, it’s a way to address the needs of students who need financial assistance…(since)…

By Chi A. Ibay, image by Jefferson Villacruz (November-December)—On Nov. 9, a post in a social network site on the killing of a bird in the UP Diliman (UPD) campus went viral. To recap, a Nov. 10 article at GMA News online reported that Amado Bajarias and his wife, Lu-Ann Fuentes, witnessed how the bird—a Black…

By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Leonardo Reyes   (DEC. 23)— Rain may have drenched the campus grounds on the afternoon of Dec. 15 but this did not dampen the festive atmosphere of this year’s most anticipated Christmas tradition in UP Diliman—the…