By: Kenneth Eser Jose In order to facilitate talks on an enhanced cooperation with the national university, His Excellency Dato’ Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino bin Anthony led the Embassy of Malaysia, Manila delegation to their courtesy call on the University of the Philippines on 23 August 2023. Accompanying the ambassador…
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The OIL Travel Grant Application Period for January – March 2024 is now open!
UP OIL Travel Grant is pleased to announce that the Application Period for those with international engagements and conferences scheduled from January to March 2024 is now open! Kindly read the application guidelines at https://oil.up.edu.ph/…/travel-grant/about-travel-grant/ You may access the application form at bit.ly/TGPacket2023 Kindly course your applications, duly endorsed by…
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…
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…
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…
UP students perform at the 18th ASEAN and 8th ASEAN+3 Youth Cultural Forum in Indonesia
By: Ivan Kurt Monasterial Photo 1 (l-r): Dyas Adarlo, Marinel Palaganas, Ma. Pauline Vengano, Quinea Babas, and Prof. Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete Representing UP with pride, four talented BA Theatre Arts students—Dyas Adarlo, Quinea Babas, Marinel Palaganas, and Ma. Pauline Vengano—took part in the 18th ASEAN and 8th ASEAN+3 Youth Cultural Forum,…
Temporary Suspension: Acceptance of Travel Grant Applications
We appreciate the strong interest of the UP Community in participating in internationalization activities, as manifested by the number of grant applications we received. However, the Travel Grant Program will be temporarily suspending the acceptance of applications effective 7 March 2023 to better manage our application dockets and provide quality…
Czech Republic Delegation pays Courtesy Visit to President Jimenez
By: Ivan Kurt M. Monasterial Deputy Speaker Skopeček, Czech Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Šedivá with UP President Jimenez – Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, the University of the Philippines Diliman hosted a delegation from the Czech Republic to discuss opportunities for cooperation between…