UPD QAO Opens QA Week with Agenda-Setting and QA Clinic

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
SDG 4 - Quality Education
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) held a week-long celebration last April 29 to May 3, 2024 to mark its fourth year anniversary. The QA Week formally opened with a ceremony at the Malcolm Hall Auditorium that was attended by Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan III, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Maria Vanessa Lusung-Oyzon, Vice Chancellor for Administration Prof. Adeline A. Pacia, deans, directors, QA Officers, and faculty members from the different academic units.

1
UP System and UP Diliman administrators and Quality Assurance Officers posed for a photo after the opening ceremony of the 2024 UPD QA Week

This year’s celebration is anchored on two symbolisms: gears in synchronized motion in an efficient operating system. In his opening remarks, Chancellor Vistan reiterated his agenda of  “fixing our house” via the QA-based reform of systems and processes and called on the whole University to devote their energies and resources to develop and sustain the culture of quality.

UP Diliman Chancellor Atty. Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II gave the opening remarks for the 2024 UPD Quality Assurance Week

Afterwards, UPD QAO Director Aura C. Matias gave an overview of the activities for this year’s celebration, which included the conduct of the QA Clinic, a QA orientation for administrative staff and REPS, and a recognition ceremony honoring different stakeholders of the University. She further explained that the move in schedule of the anniversary was planned to coincide with the commemoration of the institutionalization of Quality Policy of the University of the Philippines.

Director Aura C. Matias of the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Officer presenting the activities that her office have prepared for the 2024 UPD QA Week

Meanwhile, AVP Peleo-Alampay shared the direction of the UP System towards quality assurance under the administration of President Angelo Jimenez. One of the projects she shared is the newly created QA Portal, formerly known as the iAADS+ Portal. The QA Portal will eventually be the guiding instrument for both internal and external quality assurance activities of the degree-granting units. AVP Peleo-Alampay also emphasized in her message that quality assurance in UP does not mean adherence or compliance to one set of standards but aims to harmonize different processes and provide opportunities for the creation and development of plans to improve the delivery of services.

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay presented the strategic plan of the UP System towards quality assurance

In her presentation, UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Lusung-Oyzon showed the agenda and institutional support of her office when it comes to QA, which includes the provision of various learning opportunities for students to develop lifelong learning, public service orientation, and socio-civic responsibility consistent with the core UP values and the engagement in internationalization goals of the University. She said that her office is committed to working with the QAO by ensuring the highest quality of learning, teaching, curricula and program offerings, research, and academic operations and standards of the university.

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Maria Vanessa Lusung-Oyzon presented the agenda of the OVCAA in support of the quality assurance initiatives of the university

The QA Clinic was held on the second day of the QA Week to check on the progress of the College and Department Quality Assurance (QA) officers on the QA activities of their respective units using the life cycle approach developed by QAO. This initiative implemented a grounded approach to solicit the needs of QA officers and the state of the degree programs of their respective units in terms of accomplishing particular QA initiatives.

College and Department QA Officers pose for a photo after the QA Clinic
College and Department QA Officers pose for a photo after the QA Clinic
Facebook
Twitter

LATEST NEWS

Our Newest For you

UPD Academic Units Engage in Internal Process Benchmarking​

The College of Engineering visited the College of Human Kinetics for a benchmarking session facilitated by the Quality Assurance Office. This initiative explored integrating QA practices and ARTA processes at the COE, aiming to synergize academic and administrative processes in their unit.

University of the Philippines Diliman Quality Assurance Office staff during ISO 21001:2018 Initial Assessment and Gap Analysis meeting on September 23, 24, and 30, 2024

UP Diliman embarks on ISO 21001:2018 EOMS certification journey

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).

SDG 15: Life on Land Page

SDG 15: Life on Land One of the missions of UP Diliman is to provide transformative education across a wide