The Geotechnics Philippines, Inc. (GPI), headed by its President Diosdado A. Ureña, and through its Director and UPERDFI member Alexis A. Acacio has donated a new professorial chair in Civil Engineering. GPI was organized in 1966 by a group of professionals – F.F. Cruz, A.L. Juinio, P.C. Reyes, J.M. De Read more…
Cenon Carolino, ME ‘66 alumnus based in the US, established the Cenon and Mimilyn Carolino Teaching and Research Award (TRA) and committed funding for three years. The TRA will be awarded to a qualified faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering effective AY 2022-23. The Carolino TRA marks the first Read more…
Fluor Daniel Inc. – Philippines, through its Global University Sponsorship Program, reinvigorated ties with the UP College of Engineering by donating funds for the use of the Department of Chemical Engineering and for the Institute of Civil Engineering. Part of the fund will be used to purchase a five-year license of Read more…
The Japan Foundation Manila (JFM), together with UPSCALE and UPERDFI, held the kick-off event for the We Project Design Challenge on October 14, via Zoom. The We Project is a collaboration between JFM and UPSCALE Innovation Hub to showcase inclusive design for people with disabilities in the Philippines and in Read more…
The UPERDFI trustees, officers and staff, and scholars and faculty members who have received support administered by UPERDFI, met with the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) evaluators on September 27, 2021 for the online evaluation of its programs and operations. A breakout session was held in the afternoon to Read more…
UPERDFI signed a Collaborative Agreement with Accenture, Inc. aimed at promoting industry-academe cooperation, supporting startups, and improving innovation and technology transfer. The activities will be undertaken through UPSCALE, the innovation hub of UP Diliman, which UPERDFI partnered with for its innovation initiatives. Accenture donated PhP 9.2 Million to support UPSCALE Read more…
The Management Committee for 2021-22, led by Pres Val Reyes, convened on June 16 to level-off on the objectives, processes and expectations of the members. The purpose of the ManCom was summarized into four: target-setting and resourcing initiatives, reviewing operations and projects, problem-solving, and decision-making. Membership Committee chairman Dante Briones Read more…
To firm up the High Performance Computing Facility Project, we have mobilized our resources to put in place our Project Governance Process, in accordance with Project Governance Policies and Guidelines. UPERDFI, UPCOE and ePLDT Services officials met on June 11 to discuss four hosting options and undertake a rigorous analytical Read more…
On June 7, the Management Association of the Philippines Energy Committee organized a zoom meeting with electric distribution associations, where Dr. Mike Pedrasa discussed the ESM Study. The groups included the Private Electric Power Operators Association (PEPOA), Development for Renewable Energy Applications Market Mainstreaming and Sustainability (DREAMS), Philippine Independent Power Read more…
Our hardworking Dean works on a Sunday! On June 6, he hosted several members of his cohort ME classes (he is ME ’79) who wanted to reinvest in UPCOE. Convened by Jomie Francisco, the group included Rosen Sanchez, Tophie Barrameda, Benjie Lava, Mon del Rosario and Bobby Angangco. Others included Read more…