Inbound Student Exchange

The University of the Philippines (UP) accepts international exchange students from partner universities around the world. These inbound students should be officially nominated by their home university based on their own set criteria for selecting exchange students. Students may choose to enroll to any UP Constituent Universities (CU) as long as the courses the students will be taking are available in that UP CU.

Academic Calendar

First Semester: August to December

Second Semester: January to May

Eligibility

To be eligible as an inbound exchange student, the applicant:

•  Must be endorsed by the International Relations Office of the Home University;
• Should have sufficient English Language Proficiency to cope with requirements of the courses;
• Preferably with a General Point Average of 3.0/4.0.

Information on Courses

Courses are subject to availability and satisfaction of prerequisite/s. Students may refer to the following for an overview of the courses:

• UP Diliman
• UP Manila
• UP Los Baños
• UP Mindanao
• UP Baguio
• UP Cebu
• UP Visayas
• UP Tacloban

Nomination Procedure

1. The student’s home university’s International Relations Office (IRO) must send the following to UP System OIL using the Nomination Portal.
   • Signed Certification and Data Privacy Consent Form
   • Nomination Letter from the Home University addressed to:
     • Gino Angelo M. Velasco, Officer-In-Charge and Deputy Director, Office of International Linkages, University of the Philippines
   • Official Transcript of Records with GPA computation (in English)
   • Accomplished UP Inbound Student Exchange Application Form
   • Proof of English language proficiency (if available)
   • AUN-ACTS online generated Application Form (for AUN-ACTS applicants)

2. After receiving the nomination documents, we will do an initial evaluation then forward the documents to the preferred UP campus. We will wait for the reply from the UP CU if the nominees will be accepted and for the required application packet.

3. Should the student be accepted by the UP Constituent University (CU) or Campus, UP System OIL will inform the student’s Home University IRO for the next steps, which is application.

Application Procedure

1. After the nomination period ends, the UP System Office of International Linkages (OIL) will email your home university’s International Relations Office (IRO) with:
   • A list of qualified students
   • Detailed instructions and required application documents from the respective UP campuses

2. Students must personally complete the required application documents. Scanned copies of the student’s application documents must be submitted to UP OIL.

3. Once the forms are found in order by UP, the hard copies of the application documents must be sent by post (unless otherwise stated) to the corresponding UP CU office or personnel. The address and delivery details will be provided by UP System OIL through email.
4. After receiving the documents, UP System OIL will forward the documents to the appropriate UP Constituent University (CU) for the processing of the student’s Letter of Acceptance.

Nomination and Application Deadlines

	Nomination Deadline	Application Deadline
First Semester(August to December)	April 15	May 30
Second Semester(January to May)	September 15	October 30