Behind every streamlined process, innovative solution, improved service, and successful program in the University of the Philippines are people committed to the values of honor, excellence, and service that translate to quality.
The inaugural QAhusayan Fair marks September as the UP Diliman Quality Assurance (QA) Month. It is a showcase of the University's achievements, innovations, and best practices in quality assurance (QA) and continuous improvement and highlight how a culture of quality strengthens teaching and learning, research, governance, and service delivery.
Anchored on the theme Empowering Excellence through a Culture of Quality, the QAhusayan Fair aims to cultivate a shared understanding of QA as both a technical and cultural endeavor—one that strengthens accountability, fosters collaboration, and sustains the University's pursuit of academic distinction.
QA achievements, innovations, and best practices from UP Diliman units
Tools, approaches, and insights for continuous improvement
Cross-unit collaboration and knowledge exchange
Emerging challenges and opportunities in QA, including digital transformation, AI, and global benchmarking
To build a culture of quality where excellence is not simply measured, but practiced, shared, sustained, and continuously improved.
The presentations are intended to feature any problem encountered by academic and support staff and students, the solution that was designed and implemented, and its impact on process improvement and quality of work. The basic criteria for evaluating the poster presentations will be relevance, alignment and impact, engagement, and sustainability.
| Criteria | Description | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Content Mastery and Relevance | Demonstrates deep understanding of QA concepts; content is accurate, comprehensive, and strongly aligned with UP Diliman's QA framework Clear description of solution, including tools, frameworks, or innovation; Demonstrated alignment of solution to the problem, taking into consideration real-life effect of institutional processes and constraints Clear statement of the problem or quality gap; Demonstrated relevance to institutional goals or values; Data-driven justification of the need for intervention; Sufficiency of context of the problem | 30 points |
| Institutional Alignment and Impact | Strongly reflects UP values (excellence, service, integrity); highlights QA impact on programs and stakeholders Factual description of the implementation process; Includes evidence of resources used; Enumerated challenges encountered and how they were addressed | 30 points |
| Organization and Structure | Poster/audio-visual presentation is logically structured with clear flow; sections are well-labeled and easy to follow | 10 points |
| Visual Design and Creativity | Highly engaging visuals; excellent use of color, layout, and graphics; enhances comprehension | 10 points |
| Communication and Engagement | Poster communicates ideas clearly and persuasively; strong audience engagement | 10 points |
| Sustainability and Transferability | Evidence of sustainability or institutionalization; Identified potential for scaling or adaptation by other units | 10 points |
| TOTAL | 100 points | |
Information about the upcoming location of the posters will be announced via email. After the exhibit schedule, presenters will be advised to pick up their posters in the National Engineering Center.
