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The Journey Towards Excellence

As the country’s National University, the University of the Philippines is mandated to maintain and enhance academic excellence, lead in setting academic standards, and initiate innovations in the performance of its functions in teaching, research, creative work, administration, and public services. In maintaining such, its degree program offerings and support services must be quality assured. 

The University is called to action to demonstrate and participate in various assessment procedures to gather up-to-date baseline data and to help units plan more effectively to improve their academic performance and operational efficiency.

QAO News and Updates

Stay informed with the latest news and updates from the QAO Office of Quality Assurance, including updates on events, initiatives, and achievements.

5 more UPD undergraduate engineering programs complete their PTC-ACBET accreditation visit​

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.

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UPD QAO holds 2025 Q4 QA Clinic​

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.

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UPD QAO Sharpens PUP’s Readiness for AUN-QA Programme Assessment​

As a follow-up to the benchmarking activity last year by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) with UP Diliman (UPD) academic units, another collaboration was held between the UPD Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) and the PUP Quality Assurance Center (PUP QAC), this time through a webinar on the ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Programme-level Assessment Requirements, focusing on Criteria 3 to 8 last October 27, 2025.

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QAO Vision

  • The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office takes the lead in the implementation of an innovative and sustainable quality management system by 2030.

QAO Mission

  • The Quality Assurance Office shall:

ANCHOR academic and administrative excellence standards of performance on global quality assurance practices.

MONITOR AND EVALUATE academic programs and administrative support services in pursuit of continuous improvement.

PROMOTE quality assurance programs through capacity building initiatives and external engagements.

IMPLEMENT quality assurance policies, systems and procedures towards operational efficiency and effectiveness.

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