The Journey Towards Excellence

Quality Assurance

UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office is responsible for ensuring the academic excellence of the University through implementing the UP Academic Assessment and Development System (AADS). 

The Office takes the lead in envisioning to be at the forefront of quality assurance in education by implementing an innovative and sustainable quality management system by 2030. The goal is to provide the University and its stakeholders with a formal quality assurance system that meets local, national, regional, and global standards.

QAO News and Updates

Featured Article

This section features our most recently concluded activity. 

7 UPD undergraduate programs complete external review visits for EQA Types A and C​

7 UPD undergraduate programs complete external review visits for EQA Types A and C​

7 undergraduate degree programs from UP Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga, College of Fine Arts, and College of Social Work and Community Development completed two batches of external review visits last November 20-22 and November 27-29, 2024, with external quality reviewers hailing from UP Diliman and UP Los Baños. This brings the total of undergraduate degree programs that have undergone external quality assurance to 27 in 2024.

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OAT-OVCAA and QAO conduct OBE Workshops for 2024

The UP Diliman Office for the Advancement of Teaching (OAT) and Quality Assurance Office (QAO) held two Outcome-Based Education (OBE) workshops in September and November 2024. The workshops focused on aligning learning outcomes and syllabus design to support academic units in revising curricula and developing Self-Assessment Reports (SAR).

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UP Diliman QA Officers during the Q4 QA Clinic 2024

UPD QAO Holds QA Clinic for Q4 2024​

The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office held the 4th quarter QA Clinic on October 28, 2024, with 24 QA Officers. Discussions included year-end reviews, strategic planning, aligning with UP programs, rankings, and QA tools like PESTEL and SWOT to enhance implementation and improvement.

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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.