The UPD Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) started conducting pre-travel orientations in 2023 for the quality assurance officers to help them prepare for the trainings that they will undergo through the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA). The UPD QAO identifies prospective trainees and sends them to the following trainings:
Prior to the pre-travel orientations, the External Quality Assurance Team of the UPD QAO sends registration instructions, training brochures from AUN-QA, and pre-travel notifications containing relevant information for the identified faculty members regarding the processing of travel authority, itinerary of travel and applicable daily subsistence allowance (DSA), preferred flight schedules, travel measures in the country of destination, and necessary documentation.
Dr. Aura C. Matias, Director of the UPD QAO, orients the participants about the objectives of the training that they will participate in, the kinds of workshops that will be conducted, and the expected training outcomes. Basically, the Tier 1 training will introduce the participants to the elements of a quality assurance system and the AUN-QA program assessment model.
UPD QAO Director Aura C. Matias and staff meet with Dr. Marla Mallari (CHK), Asst Prof. Maureen Araneta (CA), and Dr. Maria Faina Diola (NCPAG) prior to the AUN-QA Tier 1 Batch 13
UPD QAO Director Aura C. Matias and the EQA Team met with Dr. Leslie Diaz (COE), Asst. Prof. Cristabel Tiangco (DEPPO), and Dr. Susan Festin (COE) via Zoom prior to the AUN-QA Tier 1 Batch 16
Meanwhile, the Tier 2 training aims to develop the competencies of each participant to conduct program assessment using the AUN-QA model, formulate inquiries grounded on the criteria in the Self-Assessment Report (SAR), facilitate the desktop and site assessment, and produce the quality assessment feedback, presentation, and reply. Tier 2 participants are exposed to an actual program assessment in a higher education institution in any country in Southeast Asia as a case study to help them gain insights on the proper execution of assessments. They are expected to take notes while observing assessors during the site visit. Completion of the Tier 1 training is a prerequisite for participation in Tier 2 trainings.
UPD QAO Director Aura C. Matias orients Tier 1 and Tier 3 training participants: (L-R) Dr. Ian Fontanilla (CS), Dr. Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete (CAL), Dr. Chen San Pascual (CMC), Asst. Prof. Gladys Nocon (AIT), Asst. Prof. Jon Paul Maligalig (CEd), Dr. Ruth Lusterio-Rico (CSSP), Asst. Prof. Rachel Ramirez (CEd), and Dr. Ton Clemente (CSSP)
UPD QAO Director Aura C. Matias with Tier 2 training participants: (L-R) Assoc. Prof. Yhna Santos (SLIS), Prof. Ivy Suan (VSB), and Dr. Joanne Bantang (CHE) prior to their trip to Vietnam
The Tier 3 training also requires completion of the Tier 1 training. It covers a larger scale of assessment, having the intention to orient participants on institutional quality assurance and help them review the SAR for institutional assessment. The program features workshops on strategic, systemic, and functional quality assurance, and exercises to assess results at an institutional level.
Director Matias also talks about the post-training activities of the participants who will complete the trainings. They can serve as resource persons for echoing sessions, lead or support external quality assurance activities of their units, participate in benchmarking activities, and lead the periodic writing of the SAR.
The External Quality Assurance Team then reminds participants on what to prepare before leaving for the training destination, and briefs them about the documents that must be submitted upon their return.
The pre-travel orientations serve as venues where faculty members who are going as a batch to any of the AUN-QA trainings form bonds and discuss how the training will help them fulfill their responsibilities as administrators and champions of quality assurance in their academic cluster and home units. They also have the opportunity to explore the applications of what they have learned from the training when they teach courses assigned to them, in curriculum development, and external assessment. The UPD QAO will continue to conduct the orientations for all faculty members who will be sent for QA trainings overseas.
For a complete list of UP Diliman faculty members with QA training, please visit this link.
Culminating a week of collaborative learning and unit showcases, the inaugural UP Diliman QAhusayan Fair concluded on September 11, 2026 with a celebratory closing ceremony.
During the opening ceremony of the inaugural UP Diliman QAhusayan Fair 2026 held on September 7, 2026, Dean Dina C. Magnaye, presented the transformative journey of the School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) as a world-class academic unit of the University of the Philippines.
The UPD QAO held the inaugural QAhusayan Fair from September 7 to 11, 2026, officially marking September as the University’s QA Month, with the theme “Empowering Excellence through a Culture of Quality.”
The UP Diliman College of Engineering, in partnership with UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office, successfully conducted the week-long CoE Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing Workshop on August 10-14, 2026, targeting the continuous quality improvement of their graduate degree programs.
The BS Biology and BS FLCD programs of UP Diliman successfully underwent the 504th AUN-QA Programme Assessment on July 21-23, 2026, together with the Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and the Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts programs of UP Mindanao.
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.