The UP Diliman College of Engineering (COE) is among the academic units gearing up for external quality assurance (EQA) with five (5) of its programs scheduled to undergo the Philippine Technological Council – Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET) accreditation later this year. These programs are BS Chemical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Materials Engineering, BS Mining Engineering and BS Metallurgical Engineering.
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As part of its preparations, the COE leadership, headed by Dean Dr. Maria Antonia Tanchuling and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and College Quality Assurance Officer Dr. Leslie Joy Diaz, launched a series of forums aiming to engage the different stakeholders of the college and promote its quality assurance (QA) initiatives. The series of forums started last October 16, 2023 with the QA Forum for the Administrative Staff of the COE. Initially planned to be a face-to-face activity, the forum was still well-attended by administrative and technical staff despite last minute changes, transitioning to online mode due to the nationwide transport strike. Personnel who are part of the skeletal workforce of the college and those who are working remotely joined the event where they learned about the basic concepts of QA in Higher Education and a quick history of QA in UP from UPD QAO Senior Project Manager for Internal QA, Michelle D. Avelino, and the QA initiatives of the COE from Assoc. Dean Diaz. accreditation later this year. These programs are BS Chemical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Materials Engineering, BS Mining Engineering and BS Metallurgical Engineering.
COE also invited esteemed resource speakers with relevant experience in accreditation to give their respective insights and share personal experiences. Assistant Professor Julius Andrew Nuñez from UP Manila (UPM) and an alumnus of the MS Material Science and Engineering program gave an insight on the value of external assessments from the perspective of an ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) perspective. Dr. Karl Vergel from the Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE), former COE dean Professor Dr. Rizalinda de Leon and Dr. Charlie Montealegre from the Department of Chemical Engineering (DChE) gave practical advice to the staff on how to prepare for the onsite visit.
The COE QA Forum for Staff jumpstarts the series of forums to be facilitated by the COE leading up to the PTC-ACBET accreditation later this year. The college aims to convene different stakeholder groups in the coming months to update them on the quality-related initiatives of the different departments and institutes.
The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office held an onboarding session for project proponents of approved Academic Program Improvement (API) Fund 2026 programs on February 2 at Seminar Room C, National Engineering Center. The session covered key budgeting, accounting, and procurement guidelines for implementing API-funded projects.
As global university rankings continue to shape how higher education institutions are perceived, evaluated, and engaged worldwide, the University of the Philippines Diliman convened academic and administrative units for the QS and THE University Rankings Symposium on December 5, 2025, at the UP National Engineering Center Audio-Visual Room (AVR).
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.
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.
Dr. Maria Aura Teodora C. Matias, Director of the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office, was invited by the Office of Quality Assurance (OQA) of the Central Mindanao University to orient specific stakeholder groups about the conduct of assessment site visits, specifically in the format of the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA).
In order to train SAR Writing Teams for the graduate program offerings of UP and align with the UP System target to further promote SAR submission, the Paghahanda: 2025 UPD QAO Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Preparation Workshops brought together 79 participants across 18 degree granting units in UP Diliman.
