Officer-In-Charge and Deputy Director, Office of International Linkages For Dr. Gino Angelo M. Velasco, internationalization works best when it is grounded—anchored in the everyday academic life of the University and connected to the public purpose UP serves. Stepping into his role as Deputy Director of the Office of International Linkages…
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UP OIL Accomplishment Report 2025
ANNUAL REPORT The Office of International Linkages (OIL) is a unit under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of the Philippines System. It is tasked with advancing UP’s internationalization mandate by identifying, developing, and managing academic and research partnerships with higher education institutions around…
HYU–NYU) Immersion Program Visit in UP Diliman
The University of the Philippines (UP) successfully hosted the Hanyang University–New York University (HYU–NYU) Immersion Program on Monday, 05 January 2026, as part of the NYU–HYU 2026 Winter Course: SDGs to Social Innovation. The visit was organized in collaboration with the UP Korea Research Center (UP KRC) and the UP…
Harvard–Philippine Forum (HPF) J-Term delegation at UP Diliman
The University of the Philippines (UP) welcomed the Harvard–Philippine Forum (HPF) J-Term delegation on Wednesday, 07 January 2026, as part of HPF’s annual academic and cultural immersion program in the Philippines. The visit, held at the Japan Hall of the Asian Center, UP Diliman, was organized in coordination with the…
POOF 2025-005: Ms. Melea P. Roxas
Since the start of 2025, when I joined OIL, my work has largely revolved around UP students who are either excitedly preparing to leave for their exchange programs or returning home with stories from abroad. HIRAYA 2025 offered the reverse experience. This time, my work revolved around international students who…
UP Strengthens Regional Leadership at the 19th AIMS Annual Review Meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA – 4–6 November 2025. The University of the Philippines System Office of International Linkages (UP OIL) reaffirmed its commitment to regional academic collaboration and student mobility through its participation in the 19th Annual Review Meeting (ARM) of the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme, organized by SEAMEO…
POOF 2025-004: Mr. Rajan Llaguno
They say a summer can change your life. But what if that summer didn’t just change you…It rewrote your entire story? What if it crowned you with one of the university’s most prestigious awards? UP OIL didn’t just give me the chance to study abroad. It gave me a summer…
UP Delegation Attends 29th APRU Annual Presidents’ Meeting in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2025 – The University of the Philippines (UP) was represented at the 29th Annual Presidents’ Meeting (APM) of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), held from June 22 to 24 at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego). The UP delegation was led…
POOF 2025-003: Ms. Bianca Angela Uy
by Ms. Bianca Angela Uy, UP OIL Student Assistant 2024-2025 When I joined the UP Office of International Linkages, I had no idea that everything—my perspective, my routine, and especially my dreams—was about to change. Who would’ve thought that I’d be walking through the halls of Harvard and NUS, two…
Courtesy Visit and Academic Dialogue Between the Embassy of Timor-Leste and UP
Courtesy Visit and Academic Dialogue Between the Embassy of Timor-Leste and UP Tuesday, 2 July 2025 | 10:00 AM (GMT +8) | BOR Room, Quezon Hall, UP Diliman Quezon City, Philippines — July 2, 2025. The Embassy of Timor-Leste in Manila conducted a courtesy visit and academic dialogue with the…