On October 22, 2024, the Internal Quality Assurance unit of the Quality Assurance Office (QAO) facilitated a valuable internal process benchmarking session between the College of Engineering (COE) and the College of Human Kinetics (CHK). COE representatives, including Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Prof. Leslie Joy Diaz, Assistant QA Officer Asst. Prof. Karl Adrian Vergara, COE ARTA Focal Person Ms. Gloria Tamayo, and QA Administrative Staff Ms. Audrey Yumul, were warmly welcomed by CHK College QA Officer Assoc. Prof. Marla Frances Mallari and Cluster ARTA Focal Person for the Arts and Letters Cluster Ms. Vivien Matias at the CHK UP Varsity Training Center.
The primary objective of the meeting was to explore strategies for integrating academic QA practices into the college’s administrative QA processes and ARTA initiatives. By sharing insights and best practices, both colleges aimed to streamline operations and enhance overall quality assurance within the University.
Benchmarking hosts CHK leading the sharing of good practices in the management of internal academic and administrative processes
As the hosts, Ms. Matias presented the CHK’s organizational structure and selected processes from the Citizens’ Charter. She also explained how the ARTA Focal Person and Administrative Officers coordinate with QA Officers and faculty to deliver services to stakeholders effectively.
Prof. Diaz, who led the benchmarking unit, expressed gratitude for the insights gathered from the activity. She noted that these insights would be helpful in balancing administrative and academic QA initiatives at the COE.
COE and QAO representatives sharing insights and suggestions on how to improve the streamlining of processes in the COE
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.