By: Kenneth Eser Jose Delegates to the 8th Steering Committee Meeting of the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme University of the Philippines (UP), alongside the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) led the Philippine delegation to the eighth Steering Committee Meeting of the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS)…
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UP-PAASE Visit to Linhai Ecopark
by IS Martinez A delegation of University of the Philippines faculty members who are also members of the Philippine American Association of Scientists and Engineers (PAASE) visited the Linhai Ecopark in Kaohsiung last August 1-5, 2023. The delegation was led by the Vice President for Academic Affairs Leo Cubillan. The…
People of OIL Feature 23-002 – Adobo
By Ivan Kurt M. Monasterial The University of the Philippines Office of International Linkages (UP OIL) is thrilled to announce the arrival of its newest team member, Adobo! Adobo is a charming furry friend who has joined us to help reduce stress and increase productivity in our workplace. We couldn’t…
UP hosted Taiwan’s Semiconductor Talents Exchange Activity
By: Kenneth Eser Jose Officials from the Taiwan delegation and UP pose for the talent exchange cooperation ceremony Photo by: Mikhail Erik Duran Opportunities await student participants as the University of the Philippines hosted the second leg of Taiwan’s Semiconductor Talents Exchange Activity last January 14, 2023, at the UPD…
UP OIL Staff Convenes for Mid-Year Review
By: Kenneth Eser Jose As the office carries out its functions for the second half of the year, the UP Office of International Linkages (OIL) conducted its Mid-Year Review for 2023 last June 26th at Quezon Hall Meeting Room A. OIL Director Dr. Imee Su Martinez presided over the session…
OIL MOVE-UP Team represents UP at APAIE 2023
By: Ivan Kurt Monasterial The recently concluded Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand last 12-17 March 2023, focused on the theme “Towards a sustainable future for international education in the Asia-Pacific.” The APAIE Conference, organized annually by the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education, serves as…
OIL’s Institutional Memory – People of OIL Feature 23-0001
By Ivan Kurt M. Monasterial In this exclusive interview, we sat down with Ms. Maria Evelyn R. Dilig, a long-time member of the Office of International Linkages (OIL) at the University of the Philippines, under its mother unit, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Ms. Dilig shared…
UP mathematicians find safer contraceptive hormone doses
The amount of hormones in contraceptives can be reduced by as much as 92% without impacting their effectiveness, new math research from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) has found. Using mathematical models, researchers from the UPD-CS institute of Mathematics have found that contraceptives can…
UPD-CS NIP physicist co-authors groundbreaking research on mysterious superconductors
A team of physicists, including a Filipino researcher, have found that existing theories don’t completely account for the mysterious behavior of high-temperature superconducting materials that have left even Nobel laureates stumped for decades. The team’s discovery, which promises to spark completely new lines of research, was published recently in the…
Taiwan Semiconductor Talents Exchange Activity
by Ivan Monasterial To bridge Taiwan’s semiconductor industry with international talent, the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Industrial Development Bureau has initiated the Taiwan Semiconductor Talents Exchange Activity project. This project aims to facilitate interaction between Taiwan’s semiconductor corporations, universities, and exceptional talents. On June 14th, a significant step will be…