The TCAGP was established in October 1964, its founding director being Prof. Emeritus Norberto Vila. During the zoom event on October 26 hosted by DGE, TCAGP alumni, most of them working with government and LGU Planning Offices all over the country, gave inspiring testimonials of how their training in toolsets Read more…
The Membership Committee invited 11 alumni for membership and proposed the nomination of long-serving Trustee Roger Murga and former Dean Sonny Viray to the Council of Advisers. The Board ratified this on October 14, bringing our membership to 191 and CoA to 15. To the Council of Advisers: Mr. Rogelio Read more…
Our longtime partners, Philsaga Mining Corporation (PMC) and Mindanao Mineral Processing and Refining Corporation (MMPRC) continue to provide frontline assistance to the communities in and around their operating sites in Agusan and Surigao in the form of mass testing, PPE and test kits distribution, food and water delivery, and transport Read more…
The University of the Philippines National Engineering Center (UP NEC) serves as the extension arm of the UP Diliman College of Engineering. To cater to the growing demands of learning and development, the UP NEC launches an FB page dedicated for training, which gives valuable information about their training programs Read more…
US-based alumnus Denis Carpio, ChE ’65 and his wife Martha made a significant donation of P1.0 Million to the High Performance Computing Lab Project! This brought our running total to P2.1 Million and $21,200, on top of the pledged support from UP of P3.4 Million and $125,000 from the Friends Read more…
Starting this AY 2020-21, Filminera Mining Resources will sponsor four Mining Engineering majors for two years (junior and senior years). The Philippine Gold Processing and Refining Corporation will also support two Metallurgical Engineering and two Mechanical Engineering students who are in their final two years. Both student support packages include Read more…
UPERDFI Member and former UPCOE Dean Aura Matias (IE ‘82) established the Dr. Maria Aura Teodora Castillo Matias DIEOR Golden Jubilee Professorial Chair in Human Factors and Ergonomics, the fifth chair under President Ferdz dela Cruz’s term and the 10th chair in 2020. Prior to this, US-based alumnus Elzar “Dodjie” Read more…
Following the announcement of the merger of the two companies and UPCOE donors, UPERDFI Member and Analog Devices Managing Director Ed Fortunado and Maxim Semiconductors VP for Operations Lloyd Schoene assured UPERDFI of their continuing support to UPCOE. They expect to elevate collaborative efforts once their combined operations are organized! Read more…
Due to the pandemic, the University of the Philippines has pivoted into online platforms as means of instruction, requiring students to procure laptops and securing internet connectivity to keep up. Based on the survey conducted by the UP College of Engineering, 1,647 engineering students need a personal computer and support Read more…
The UP Engineering R&D Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the UP College of Engineering and the UP Alumni Engineers kicked off the global fund raising for the procurement of a High Performance Computing (HPC) Laboratory. The first in a webinar series tagged “High Impact R&D through High Performance Computing” was Read more…