Quality Assurance Officers (QAOs) from the College of Engineering (CoE) teamed up with the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) for their Self-Study Report (SSR) preparations in an SSR Writeshop last May 18-19, 2023 at the UP National Engineering Center. CoE Associate Dean for Instruction and College QAO Prof. Leslie Joy Diaz led the two-day event with support from CoE Dean Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling, PhD., UPD QAO Director Prof. Aura C. Matias, PhD. and the Internal Quality Assurance Team of the UPD QAO, Senior Project Manager Michelle D. Avelino and Junior Managing Researcher Kelvin R. Mendoza.
The SSR Writeshop aimed to identify gaps in physical and information resources needed to finalize the SSRs of the degree programs that will undergo the Philippine Technological Council Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET) accreditation November of this year.
During the first day of the Writeshop, representatives from the CoE departments presented summaries and key requirements across the ten (10) criteria of the PTC-ACBET guidelines. The activity aligned understanding among the writers tasked to draft the SSR which will be submitted to the PTC-ACBET Board. It was followed by an orientation on the IAADS+ portal conducted by Ms. Rica Santos and Ms. Danica Valdez from the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs – Quality Assurance (OVPAA-QA).
Director Matias and Dean Tanchuling, together with the Executive Staff of the College of Engineering, graced the second day of the writeshop during the resource assessment and coordination planning to address the needs identified. The Executive Staff and the QAO guaranteed their support to complete the resources requested by the participants in time for the accreditation schedule.
Five (5) programs are slated to apply for PTC-ACBET accreditation later this year. These are the BS Chemical Engineering, BS Materials Engineering, BS Metallurgical Engineering, BS Mining Engineering, and BS Mechanical Engineering programs. Other programs are also starting their external accreditation preparations. These are the BS Industrial Engineering program for PTC-ACBET and undergraduate programs from the Department of Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute who will be pursuing the ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Network accreditation in 2024.
The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office held an onboarding session for project proponents of approved Academic Program Improvement (API) Fund 2026 programs on February 2 at Seminar Room C, National Engineering Center. The session covered key budgeting, accounting, and procurement guidelines for implementing API-funded projects.
As global university rankings continue to shape how higher education institutions are perceived, evaluated, and engaged worldwide, the University of the Philippines Diliman convened academic and administrative units for the QS and THE University Rankings Symposium on December 5, 2025, at the UP National Engineering Center Audio-Visual Room (AVR).
The Bachelor of Science programs in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Geodetic Engineering successfully completed the 57th Philippine Technological Council-Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET) Accreditation Visit on November 18-20, 2025, at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office culminates its Internal Quality Assurance activities with its Quarter 4 QA Clinic, bringing together 42 participants across 29 degree-granting units (DGUs). Held on November 17, 2025 at the UP Diliman Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI), the QA Clinic was attended by academic unit heads, faculty members, research and administrative staff, and QA officers across the academic clusters.
Dr. Maria Aura Teodora C. Matias, Director of the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office, was invited by the Office of Quality Assurance (OQA) of the Central Mindanao University to orient specific stakeholder groups about the conduct of assessment site visits, specifically in the format of the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA).
In order to train SAR Writing Teams for the graduate program offerings of UP and align with the UP System target to further promote SAR submission, the Paghahanda: 2025 UPD QAO Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Preparation Workshops brought together 79 participants across 18 degree granting units in UP Diliman.