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.
Around 120 participants from the PUP were welcomed by QAC Director Prof. Sanjay Claudio as he delivered the Opening Remarks. Following the welcome address, Assistant Director for Institutional and International Quality Assurance, Prof. Rebecca Palma, introduced the guest speaker, UPD QAO Director Prof. Aura Matias.
Prof. Matias served as the key resource speaker, providing insights and citing examples on the different criteria of the assessment framework, assisted by the Internal Quality Assurance Unit team lead, Kelvin Mendoza, and Senior Office Associate for Internal QA, Leandro Sampang.
Lecture discussions on the criteria requirements led by Director Matias were supplemented by interactive quizzes and gamified activities led by both offices to ensure that participants maximize the learning experience.
Practical tips and advice on the preliminary steps before actual AUN-QA assessment preparations were also shared by Director Matias as PUP gears up for its planned program assessments in 2027. The webinar concludes with a group photo opportunity, announcement of winners from the different activities, and the singing of the PUP Hymn.
The office has been very active in supporting other UP constituent units on their QA initiatives, with past events like INSPIRE-UP Manila, ASPIRE-UP Baguio, and ISO 21001 Orientation of UP Baguio, among others. This collaboration with PUP marks the first time that the UPD QAO shared its knowledge on international QA assessments with another university, supporting the vision of the UP System to exemplify honor and excellence by serving the nation through knowledge sharing.
The symposium brought together UP administrators, QA officers, and support staff to reflect on the University’s contributions to the SDGs and explore ways to further align academic and research efforts with the UN 2030 Agenda.
The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) marked the institutionalization of the UP Quality Policy last April with a month-long celebration themed Pagpapatuloy, emphasizing the University’s sustained dedication to excellence and continuous improvement.
To strengthen the engagement of various quality assurance stakeholders in the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), the UPD Quality Assurance Office held a two-day QA General Assembly last March 3 and March 10, 2025 at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora, College of Social Work and Community Development, participated by 248 members of the UPD community across the 87 academic and administrative units.
To reinforce the foundational knowledge gained from the series of onsite training for the Phase 1 of the ISO 21001:2018 EOMS Certification Project, the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) successfully conducted multiple sessions of Process Mapping and Risk Management Coaching from November 2024 to February 2025.
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.
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).