The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) brought together 24 Quality Assurance Officers from various degree-granting units (DGUs) of UP Diliman at the recently held QA Clinic at the Institute for Small-Scale Industries (ISSI) last October 28, 2024. For the 4th quarter of the year, the QA Clinic aimed to provide guidelines on year-end reviews and strategic planning, updates on rankings data collection, IAADS, Self Assessment Report, answer budget-related questions, and give tips on how to conduct resource planning for strategic initiatives.
For guidelines on year-end reviews and strategic planning, UPD QAO Director Aura C. Matias started with likening QA to a Physical Exam, wherein it is a “checkup” on how well our units are functioning. She reminded QA Officers that QA initiatives are anchored on the Deming Cycle (PDCA/Plan-Do-Check-Act) and to use the information or feedback from our Check instruments like the iAADS report, assessment findings, and ARTA Client Satisfaction Survey in planning.
Director Matias also emphasized the role of QA Officers to quality-assure their respective DGUs, especially in the alignment of strategic plans to the 10 flagship programs of the UP System (Quality Assurance and Quality Management System are under the 9th flagship program) and the 3-point agenda of UP Diliman – mainstreaming of a culture of honor and excellence, pursuing sustainable development more aggressively, and developing the campus as a cultural haven. Director Matias reminded QA Officers to look beyond plans and be able to anticipate and calibrate change.
Following Director Matias’ presentation, Mr. Efren Baccay, Jr. from the UP Diliman Budget Office shared the budget process and gave tips on how to secure resources for strategic initiatives. In addition, he shared significant circulars pertaining to government expenditure.
For UPD QAO Knowledge Management updates, Mr. Mic Baguisa shared the current status of UP Diliman vis-a-vis the QS World University Rankings (336th for 2025), THE World University Rankings (1201-1500 for 2025), and THE Impact Rankings (401-600 for 2025) and their respective foci – numbers and ratios, reputation, citations, and alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, among others. He reminded QA Officers of their role in ensuring that data are submitted within the requested reckoning period and policies are reviewed every three (3) to five (5) years. In addition, he emphasized that accurate and timely data submissions directly impact how universities are evaluated and ranked globally.
Prior to the Q4 QA Clinic, a survey was conducted on the status of IAADS and SAR (both undergraduate and graduate programs) submissions. Mr. Kelvin Mendoza highlighted some insights and the importance of conducting post-IAADS or post-assessment activities, following the Deming Cycle, to address the weaknesses and sustain the good practices of the QA officers’ respective units. The QA Officers were then reminded of the submission deadline of SAR and IAADS reports on December 31, 2024.
The QA Clinic is a venue for the QA Office to provide directions, gather feedback, check on the implementation of QA activities in the respective DGUs, and identify action plans to ensure that the University can deliver the QA strategic goals set at the start of the year.
The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) held a post-assessment/accreditation meeting last December 12, 2023 at the UP Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) Lounge with all the representatives of degree granting units (DGUs) that underwent program assessment and accreditation activities last November and December of 2023 as participants.
The UPD Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) started conducting pre-travel orientations in 2023 for the quality assurance officers to help them prepare for the trainings that they will undergo through the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA).
Aligned with UP Diliman’s strategy of mainstreaming a culture of honor and excellence, two academic units, the College of Human Kinetics (CHK) and the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), collaborated with the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office (UPD QAO) to conduct Quality Assurance appreciation sessions for their faculty and staff in preparation for 2024 QA activities.
Five undergraduate programs of the UP Diliman College of Engineering (CoE) underwent the four-day accreditation visit by the Philippine Technological Council-Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET) last December 4-7, 2023.
UP Diliman geared up for the 364th ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) onsite assessment of four degree programs last November 21-23, 2023 in continuation of its efforts to acquire the AUN-QA certification of its degree programs.
Following the forum for their administrative and technical staff, the UP Diliman College of Engineering (COE) heads to the UP Bonifacio Global City (UP BGC) campus for their second quality assurance (QA) forum. COE Alumni and Industry partners gathered last November 8, 2023 at UP BGC to update them on the QA initiatives of the college and formally constitute the COE’s Alumni and Industry Advisory Council (AIAC).
