by Ivan Kurt M. Monasterial In the realm of caring and compassion, Ms. Nirza, fondly known as Ate Mai among her friends and colleagues, embodies the nurturing instinct that defines a mother. As the Program Associate of the MOVE-UP Program, specializing in internationalization and financial assistance for undergraduates at the…
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Malaysian Ambassador to PH pays a courtesy visit to UP
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…
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…
People of OIL Feature 23-003 – Mr. Dennis Bugnalen
By Ivan Kurt M. Monasterial Sir Denz, Kuya Dong, Dodonghae Corporation. These are some of the endearing nicknames the staff use to address Mr. Dennis T. Bugnalen both as a colleague, as a friend, and as the Office of International Linkages’ (OIL) Administrative Aide. His responsibilities involve transporting both outgoing…
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…
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…