As a kick-off activity in the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD)’s ISO 21001:2018 Educational Organizations Management System (EOMS) certification journey, fifty-six (56) academic and administrative units participated in the remote and onsite Initial Assessment and Gap Analysis last September 23, 24, and 30, 2024 spearheaded by the UPD Quality Assurance Office (QAO)
As part of UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II’s strategic directions, UPD aims to mainstream a culture of excellence by being ISO 21001:2018 Educational Organization Management Systems (EOMS) certified by the end of 2025. This aligns with the QAO’s vision of taking the lead in the implementation of an innovative and sustainable quality management system by 2030.
Macro Vision Consultancy, UPD’s partner in achieving EOMS certification, facilitated the activity which verifies compliance of the various units’ existing processes, documents, and records to the requirements of the ISO standard. The activity serves as a diagnostics tool that gives the consultants a context of the existing systems used in UPD’s delivery of educational services. Eighteen (18) academic units and thirty-four (34) administrative units attended the Zoom video conferencing sessions, while four (4) units were visited onsite: the Office of the Chancellor (OC), Quality Assurance Office (QAO), Human Resource Development Office (HRDO), and the Diliman Housing Office (DHO) for the diagnostic activity.
To facilitate the certification process, training programs for ISO facilitators and unit heads will be conducted in October and coaching sessions on process mapping are scheduled in November. These sessions under the Phase 1 of the project will cover ISO awareness, risk management, and roles and responsibilities alignment, providing essential knowledge in setting-up and implementing UP Diliman’s educational quality management systems.
UPD QAO successfully concluded the 2026 Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing Workshop pilot program, with UP Diliman Institute of Chemistry (IChem) and UP Manila Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (DPSM) completing the three-day onsite lecture workshop on March 9, 16, and 23, 2026.
The Bachelor of Science programs in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Materials Engineering completed the 61st interim review visit of the PTC-ACBET last March 23-24, 2026, at UP Diliman.
The UP Diliman Performance Monitoring Team (PMT) successfully conducted the PBMS Delivery Unit Administrators and Encoders Orientation on 11 March 2026 at the Malcolm Hall Theater, UP College of Law, with 117 participants and representatives from all 32 Delivery Units of the University in attendance.
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.