UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office

𝐉𝐎𝐁 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 | 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑

The UPD Quality Assurance Office is looking for a Messenger (Contract of Service | SG-2).

Contract duration:
𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲-𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (renewable subject to office requirements and performance)

Application Requirements:
1. Letter of intent addressed to 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂. 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐫, Director, Quality Assurance Office.
2. Updated resume or curriculum vitae with character references.

Send all application documents in PDF format to:
𝐪𝐚.𝐮𝐩𝐝@𝐮𝐩.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐩𝐡
Subject line: 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 - [𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞]

Application Deadline: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

“The Quality Assurance Office (QAO) kicked off the 2026 edition of its Institutional Strategic Program for Innovation, Research, and Education (INSPIRE) with the theme ‘Aligning Purpose. Strengthening Systems. Advancing Quality.’”

Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/qao-holds-inspire/.

𝐈𝐐𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐔𝐏𝐃 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

Aimed at institutionalizing systems approach to governance by integrating different institutional frameworks into a unified Strategic Governance System (SGS), the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office kicks off the 2026 Institutional Strategic Program for Innovation, Research, and Education (INSPIRE) Series on May 11 and 12, 2026 at the Institute of Biology Auditorium, UP Diliman.

Gathering hundreds of delegates from the UPD academic and administrative units, the sessions centered on UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan’s Vision; Overview of UPD’s Performance in Different Performance Measurement Frameworks as discussed by Performance Monitoring Team Faculty-in-Charge Prof. Susan P. Festin; and Strategic Planning Overview/Refresher by NAST Academician Aura C. Matias.

𝐈𝐐𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐔𝐏𝐃 𝐐𝐀𝐎 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝟐𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟏 𝐄𝐎𝐌𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

The University of the Philippines Diliman marked another significant step in its journey toward ISO 21001 Educational Organization Management System (EOMS) Certification with the successful conduct of ISO 21001 EOMS Awareness Orientation and Risk Management Training on April 6 and 13, 2026.

𝐄𝐐𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐌𝐂 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

The undergraduate degree programs of the College of Media and Communication (CMC)—Journalism, Film, Broadcast Media Arts and Studies, and Communication Research—successfully completed the 4th External Quality Review Visit on April 21 to 23, 2026.

𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑡: https://qa.upd.edu.ph/up-cmc-advances-quality-assurance-as-undergraduate-programs-finish-external-quality-review/

𝐈𝐐𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐔𝐏 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐀𝐎 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐀𝐑 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐏𝐃, 𝐔𝐏𝐌 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬

UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) successfully concluded the 2026 Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing Workshop pilot program, with UP Diliman Institute of Chemistry (IChem) and UP Manila Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (DPSM) SAR writers completing the three-day lecture workshop led by Prof. Dr. Amelia Peralta Guevara, esteemed ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Lead Assessor, at The Learning Commons, College of Engineering Library, UP Diliman on March 9, 16, and 23, 2026.

𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑡: https://qa.upd.edu.ph/up-diliman-qao-hosts-sar-writing-workshop-for-upd-upm-degree-programs/

𝐄𝐐𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟔 𝐔𝐏𝐃 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐓𝐂-𝐀𝐂𝐁𝐄𝐓 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭

The Bachelor of Science programs in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Materials Engineering completed the 61st interim review visit of the PTC-ACBET last March 23-24, 2026, at UP Diliman.

𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑡: https://qa.upd.edu.ph/6-upd-undergraduate-engineering-programs-complete-ptc-acbet-interim-review-visit/

“The University of the Philippines is the country’s leading university, based on the latest global rankings released by analytics firm Quacquarelli Symonds.”

Read the article at https://up.edu.ph/up-leads-ph-unis-in-qs-global-rankings/.

The University of the Philippines is the country’s leading university, based on the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2026.

Twenty-six UP degree programs were ranked among the world’s top academic disciplines. Four others have joined, marking their first mention in the QS World University Ranking by Subject.

UP placed #=362 in the World University Rankings 2026. In the Asian region alone, UP ranked #104.

Read the full story here: https://up.edu.ph/up-leads-ph-unis-in-qs-global-rankings/

"𝗨𝗣 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀

The University of the Philippines Mindanao Quality Assurance Office remains committed to the continuous pursuit of institutional excellence and quality of service. In line with this commitment, the office conducted a series of benchmarking visits from March 17-20, 2026, engaging with various offices to exchange best practices and gain insights that would guide the strengthening of internal quality assurance systems in preparation for the upcoming UP Mindanao QA activities. The delegation was led by the Director of the office, Prof. Ritchie Mae T. Gamot, Ph.D., along with UP Mindanao QAO staff, who visited the UP Los Baños Quality Assurance Office, UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office, UP-Centre International de Formation des Autorites et Leaders (UP-CIFAL Philippines), and the UP Asian Center.

On March 18, 2026, the UP Mindanao QAO delegation visited the UPLB Quality Assurance Office, led by Prof. Myra G. Borines, PhD., where discussions went to the sharing of best practices in relation to their QA organizational structure and governance, sharing of policies, guidelines, and operational frameworks, Self-Assessment Report (SAR) preparation, feedback systems, and knowledge management system. Of particular interest to UP Mindanao QAO were UPLB’s office manual of operations, resources related to SAR writing and program assessment, and the iAADs Dashboards, which provide features of checking the overall average, trends, and other system data insights.

On March 19, 2026, the office also visited the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office, headed by Dr. Evangeline C. Amor. The office was warmly welcomed by various teams within the office, including the External Quality Assurance Team (EQAT), Internal Quality Assurance Team (IQAT), Administrative Services Team (AST), and the Knowledge Management Team (KMT), with the visit particularly facilitated by Mr. Charles Jason Ramos, team leader of the EQAT. During this visit, UP Mindanao QAO explored strategies to foster QA understanding among academic staff, students, and other constituents, including QAO fairs and flagship programs. The office also learned about the UPD QAO’s approaches to monitoring university rankings, specifically for the AUN-QA program-level assessment and other impact rankings, and presented their shared system for effective documentation and archiving. In turn, UP Mindanao QAO shared its best practices and experiences, particularly regarding the university's ISO 9001:2015 certification journey. This included a discussion of systems developed to strengthen ISO implementation, such as the Intelligent Systems for Internal Processes (ISIP) ISO Module and the Client Satisfaction Survey.

On the same day, March 19, 2026, the UP Mindanao Quality Assurance Office (QAO) visited CIFAL Philippines and met with Dr. Michelle Palumbarit, the director, and her staff. The discussion focused on UP-CIFAL’s operations in capacity-building, institutional partnerships, knowledge sharing, and other operational practices. More so, the UP Mindanao QAO showed particular interest in UP-CIFAL's professional courses and capacity-building programs, as they offer comprehensive approaches to various issues related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These courses include the Professional Course on Global Migration (PCGM), the Professional Course on Digital Governance and Cybersecurity (PCDGC), and the Professional Course on Water Governance. In turn, the UP Mindanao QAO shared updates on UP Mindanao's own SDG progress, presenting the results of the UP Mindanao SDG Report. They also discussed their work on advancing quality assurance mechanisms and monitoring to support the University’s sustainability and SDG initiatives.

The office also engaged in discussions with the Asian Center, UP Diliman to explore future collaborations. Specifically, the Center is interested in comparing its language courses and Mindanao-related studies with those offered at UP Mindanao. Potential areas for greater collaboration include strengthening Mindanao-focused research and extension activities, participating in international forums, and inviting UP Mindanao students to study at the Asian Center. They have also introduced their graduate-level multidisciplinary programs on Asian studies and on Philippine studies, particularly the Master of Arts in Asian Studies (Thesis and Non-thesis), Master of Arts in Philippine Studies (Thesis and Non-thesis), and Ph.D. in Philippine Studies, which could open new opportunities for students in UP Mindanao to pursue their advanced studies and academic engagements.

With all these, the UP Mindanao Quality Assurance Office (QAO) reaffirms its commitment to continuous improvement through a proactive and strategic approach grounded in the best practices of benchmarked institutions. By translating these insights into responsive, forward-looking, and regenerative initiatives, UP Min QAO aims to achieve tangible and sustainable outcomes, including enhanced systems and procedures, greater alignment with national and international quality standards, and more efficient and transparent processes. These efforts promote a shared culture of quality, accountability, and excellence across UP Mindanao—supporting the University’s mission, advancing its vision as a leading institution in higher education, and enabling it to effectively respond to emerging challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing academic environment."

"LOOK: UP Diliman College of Engineering Welcomes PTC-ACBET Interim Review Visit, Reaffirms Commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement

The University of the Philippines Diliman formally welcomed the Philippine Technological Council–Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET) Program Evaluation Team for its Interim Review Visit on March 23–24, 2026, opening the two-day exercise with a strong message on accountability, evidence-based quality assurance, and the continuous strengthening of engineering education. The visit covers six programs of the UP Diliman College of Engineering: Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Mining Engineering.

In his welcome message, UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, LLM stressed that while the University takes pride in its achievements, such recognition must be matched by constant institutional discipline and reflection. “We are of course really proud of these achievements. But we are mindful that recognition brings responsibility. It reminds us that we cannot rely on reputation alone. We have to continually examine our programs, strengthen our systems, and ensure that our standards are supported by evidence, by sound processes, and by accountability,” he said. He described the interim review as an important opportunity to assess progress since the initial accreditation and to ensure that commitments made by the University are being translated into sustained action.

Representing the College, Dean Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling presented an overview of the UP Diliman College of Engineering and its continuing efforts to advance academic excellence, research, student support, and institutional development. She noted that the College, as one of the largest units of the University, serves more than 5,000 students, including around 4,000 undergraduates, with 346 faculty members across 12 undergraduate and 24 graduate programs. She also highlighted the College’s strong board examination performance, high proportion of PhD-holding faculty, scholarship support for graduate students, active research and extension initiatives, expanding partnerships, upgraded facilities, and plans for new graduate programs and stronger national engagement. Her presentation emphasized that accreditation is being pursued within a broader agenda of growth, service, and long-term institutional strengthening.

Dr. Dante Silva, Team Chair of the PTC-ACBET Program Evaluation Team, outlined the visit's purpose, scope, and process. He emphasized that the interim review is meant to examine institutional responses to previously identified issues and to determine whether improvements have been effectively and sustainably implemented. He framed the exercise as collaborative rather than adversarial, stating, “This process is a shared endeavor, one that brings together evaluators and the academic community in pursuit of a common [goal]: the continuous enhancement of engineering education at UP Diliman, and the preparation of globally competitive graduates.” He also urged the academic community to proceed in “an atmosphere of openness, professionalism, and constructive engagement,” while noting that the accreditation outcome will only be finalized after a rigorous multilevel review process.

Dr. Mary Rose C. Imperial, Chair of the Engineering Accreditation Commission and member of the PTC-ACBET Program Evaluation Team, situated the visit within the larger significance of Washington Accord-aligned accreditation. She emphasized that accredited programs give graduates broader professional mobility and international recognition. As she explained, “Their graduates benefit from international mobility, as their qualifications are recognized by other signatories as meeting the academic requirements for any professional studies. Furthermore, the programs are guaranteed to be aligned with the International Engineering Alliance benchmark standards, so this is the gold standard in engineering.” She also affirmed that the visit aims to validate submitted reports, assess compliance with criteria, and evaluate the actions taken by the University in response to findings from earlier reviews.

Following the welcome and opening meeting, the Interim Review Visit will continue over the next two days with a series of validation activities. These include meetings with University officials, the Dean and CQI Officer, faculty members, students, program chairs, laboratory coordinators, technicians, common area heads, and external stakeholders; review of exhibits and student work; verification of documents; and tours of laboratories and facilities. The visit will conclude on March 24 with the finalization and presentation of reports, a debriefing with College leaders for factual corrections, and the Exit Meeting, where the institutional and program-level exit statements will be read.

Taken together, the opening messages reflected a shared commitment between UP Diliman and PTC-ACBET to uphold standards that are not only nationally accountable but also internationally benchmarked. More than a compliance exercise, the Interim Review Visit serves as a reaffirmation that quality assurance in engineering education must remain active, evidence-driven, and firmly rooted in continuous improvement."



Credits for the photos: Mark Jeffry De Leon, Kenneth Banua, Francesca Valerie Cabanlig