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The internationalization of UP faculty for inclusive growth and national development
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The internationalization of UP faculty
for inclusive growth and national development
UPLB Graduate Faculty Conference
15 February 2015
TICC, Tagaytay
Gisela P. Concepcion
OVPAA
2. Under its Charter of 2008 (RA 9500), UP is mandated to:
perform its unique and distinctive leadership in higher
education and development
lead in setting academic standards
provide training in leadership and responsible citizenship
lead as a public service university
serve as:
o a postgraduate university
o a research university
o a regional and global university
Mandate of UP as the National University
UP is a fountainhead of
innovation and a ready
source of technical
expertise for government,
industry, and civil society.
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3. VISION: A great university, taking a leadership role in the
development of a globally competitive Philippines
Guiding Spirit: ONE UNIVERSITY, ONE UP
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Public
Service
Research &
Creative Work
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCEALUMNI
GOVERNMENT
(Natl & Local)
BUSINESS &
INDUSTRY
STUDENTS
FACULTY
RESEARCHERS
ADMIN STAFF
INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS
HIGHER EDUC.
INSTITUTIONS
FILIPINO
PEOPLE
HUMANITY
ADMINISTRATIVE
EFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY
RESPONSIBLE
&
COMPETENT
LEADERS
INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLO-
GIES
CREATIVE
WORKS
EXTENSION
SERVICES
PROSPEROUS
PHILIPPINES
Education
UP Strategic Plan 2011-2017
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5. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015
Key characteristics of the AEC:
A single market and production base
A highly competitive economic region
A region of equitable economic development
A region fully integrated into the global economy
Member states working towards maintaining
“ASEAN Centrality” in its external economic relations,
6. AEC: single market and production base
5 core elements:
Free flow of goods
Free flow of services
Free flow of investment
Freer flow of capital
Free movement of business persons and skilled labor
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UPV
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UPLB
UPD
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UP System Scopus publications by
Constituent University
Source: www.scopus.com
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10. Table 6: Scientific papers and citations of authors from Southeast Asia and Oceania,
1999–2009
Selected countries and territories
UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT 2010
11. Knowledge-based social and institutional change…
Strategies:
Balance…
competition and cooperation
biology and ecology
(nationalism and internationalism)
Personal attributes:
humility and pride
will power and leadership to attain the
higher, greater, long-term good
Goals in the university:
academic excellence
operational excellence
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12. For UP, as a national university, internationalization
can be viewed as a means to enhance its capability
to serve the country and the people.
UP can learn from the best practices of other
universities worldwide through enhanced
collaboration.
Nationalism serves as a driver for the direction of
UP’s teaching and research programs.
UP as the national university must seek to define and
promote a truly Filipino identity and serve the needs
of our county
In turn, this tack can create a distinct Filipino identity
or innovation that we can banner across the globe
as we become a functional part of the greater world
we live in.
Nationalism and Internationalization
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14. Extending the Reach of UP
through its postgraduate academic programs
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Professional Masters in Tropical Marine Ecosystems
Management (PM-TMEM) - offered by UP Diliman, UP
Los Baños and UP Visayas
PhD Public Administration and Governance – offered by
UP Diliman in UP Visayas
MS Conservation and Restoration Ecology – offered by
UP Baguio
15. Need for quality assurance
9QA in Higher Education M20
QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM
Internal Quality Assurance:
• Monitoring
• Evaluation
• Improvement
Accreditation
External Quality Assurance:
• Benchmarking
• Audit
• Assessment
What is Quality Assurance (QA) System?
IQA + EQA = QA System
17. EXISTING R&D SUPRA- AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION IN UP
UP Charter, Quality Assurance of Academic Degree
Programs (Content and Pedagogy)
INSTITUTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Science & Technology Transfer Act, Procurement Law
GOV’T FUNDING & R&D POLICIES
UP NSC, ERDT, Technoparks and Hubs, eUP
PHYSICAL AND CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE
HUMAN CAPITAL (Suprastructure)
EXPERT RESEARCHERS (PhDs and Postdocs)
HIGHLY SKILLED TECHNICAL STAFF
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS
UP PhD/Postdoc Fellowships, Foreign-based
PhD Recruitment and Visiting Professor Programs
R&D PROGRAMS
Emerging Interdisciplinary Research & Other Programs
R&D INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION,
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Technology Transfer and Business Development Office
(TTBDO) and Faculty Patent Agents/Fellows
R&D PUBLICATION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND RECOGNITION
International Publication Awards, Scientific Productivity System
R&D SUPRASTRUCTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE
18. UP Los Baños
agricultural
biotechnology
and biological
sciences
NIMBB
Biotechnology for Agriculture
and Forestry
Food, Feeds and Specialty
Products of Biotechnology
Bioinformatics and Drug
Discovery Program
Environment and Industrial
Biotechnology
Communication and
Technology Transfer Program
(ComTech)
IPB
Cereal Crops
Feed and Industrial Crops
Fruit and Ornamental Crops
Legume Crops
Vegetables and Special Crops
Plant Pathology
Entomology
Plant Physiology
Extension
Genetics
National Plant Genetic Resources
Biochemistry
Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
National Seed Foundation
IBS
NIMBB-Biotech, IPB-Plant Breeding, IBS-Biology
Plant Biology, Animal Biology,
Microbiology, Environmental
Biology, Genetics and
Molecular Biology
19. Published
Compendium of UPLB
Technologies:
Table of Contents:
Biotechnology 1
Fruit and Industrial Crops 14
Root Crops 25
Field Crops 28
Vegetable Crops 34
Ornamental Crops 39
Food, Beverages and Dairy
Products Processing 47
Good Farming Practices 58
Test and Diagnostic Kit 69
Nutrition 74
Forest Products 76
Decision Support System 79
Machinery and Postharvest
Technology 82
UPLB INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND PROGRAMS:
1. Food and Nutrition Security and Safety Studies Center
The Center is envisioned to be a national center of excellence in
interdisciplinary research, teaching, and training for food and nutrition security. It
will be identified as the national leader in manpower development, research,
policy advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge management pertaining to
the country’s national food and nutrition security.
2. Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Studies Center
The Center is envisioned to be a world-class research center providing science-
based information and knowledge to the Filipino people. It will develop national
and local climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate-
resilient agriculture, environment, and the natural resources sectors.
3. Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental
Management (INREM)
The Center promotes the integrated approach to natural resources and
environmental management whose central tenet is the intricate relationship
between the sustainability of ecosystems and the sustainability of human
systems. Specifically, INREM puts forth a systemic and holistic approach to
problem analysis and solving using appropriate analytical units such as the
watershed/river basin, ecosystem, and landscape. It uses a holistic approach
that looks comprehensively at the direct and indirect drivers of resources
degradation and how these drivers can be dealt with so as to provide lasting
solutions to problems.
Many other interdisciplinary centers…
20. Bio-fertilizers
UPLB BIOTECH
Plant Growth
Promoter of
vegetables and
ornamentals
Microbial-based
fertilizer that supplies
nitrogen and enhances
growth of rice, corn,
and vegetables
Promotes growth
of agricultural and
horticultural
crops, trees and
ornamentals
Tree vitamin to
enhance growth and
development of forest
trees and commercial
plantation.
MYCOGROE
BIO-N
VAM ROOT
INOCULANT
Soil-based biofertilizer
for fruit trees,
agricultural crops,
reforestation species,
and ornamentals
MYKOVAM
BIOGROE
Growth hormone from
coconut water which
enhances and
promote growth of
orchids, vegetables
and ornamentals
COCOGROhttps://biotech.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/en/products/biofertilizers
21. Food security
and sustainable
agricultural
development
Enhancing food
security through
synergistic CCA in
biodiversity and
agriculture
CPAf
UPLB
CA
UPLB
Climate change
implications to food
security and livelihood
of small-scale farmers
MSI
UPD
Linking food
security with coral
reefs and fisheries in
the Coral Triangle
CAS
UPB
Harnessing the potential of root
tubers in Benguet Province as
a substitute for wheat flour to
enhance food security
CFRN
UPLB
Enhancing the food
security of upland farming
households through
agroforestry in Misamis
Oriental
CEM
UPLB
Sugar as a biofuel:
Implications for
Philippine agriculture
and food security
Risk resiliency for agriculture through science-based
cropping system technologies, crop advisories and
strategies for maximizing crop yield and minimizing climate
impacts on rice, corn, banana, coconut, coffee and cacao
CA, CAS,
CEAT, SESAM
UPLB
23. UP 2015 Budget 22
NATIONAL
SCIENCE
COMPLEX
(NSC) AND
ENGINEERING
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
FOR
TECHNOLOGY
(ERDT)
COMPLEX
IN UP DILIMAN
24. Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT)
Complex (left) and National Science Complex (NSC) (right)
Photo by G. Jacinto and C. Arcilla, 2012
25. Disaster
resilience
Documenting the impacts of
weather events and related
geologic hazards
CFNR
UPLB
NIGS
UPD
Decision support system
for hazards management
using GIS & remote
sensing
Disaster risk and
exposure
assessment for
mitigation
Eng’g
UPD
CAS
UPV
Coping strategies of
communities to river
flooding and climate
change
CS
UPB
Soil stabilization through revegetation
of natural landslides in Atok, Benguet
Province to increase resilience of local
communities
Vulnerability assessment of
coastal fisheries ecosystems
to climate change
MSI
UPD
26. Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational
Assessment of Hazards)
DREAM-LiDAR technology to map 18 major river
basins and many minor rivers for hazard/flood
inundation forecasting (P1.6B)
DREAM: Disaster Risk and Exposure Assessment and
Mitigation
LiDAR: Lighting Detection and Ranging Technology for
mapping
Cessna planes carry LiDAR equipment which will
generate high resolution 3D flood hazard maps to
create flood forecasting models
NOAH and DREAM-LiDAR led by UP’s geologists,
engineers and marine scientists
DREAM-LiDAR recently won the Geospatial World
Excellence in Policy Implementation Award for 2014 in
Geneva, Switzerland.
UP partners with DOST (Department of Science and Technology) in
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
27. UP Diliman
natural sciences
New methods for
acquisition of images and
other signals (NIP)
Transcriptome
sequencing encoding
neuroactive peptides in
Conus snails (MSI)
Bioactive constituents
of Philippine medicinal
plants (IC)
Synthesis of
polymers for food
additives (IC)
Detection and early
warning system for
Philippine harmful
algal blooms (MSI)
Physical properties of high
temperature
superconductors (NIP)
Geological, geochemical
and geophysical
investigations of the
Philippine archipelago
(NIGS)
Microbial genomics for
taxonomy, enzyme and natural
products discovery and
production (MSI & NIMBB)
Understanding
biodiversity at
various scales:
From genes to
ecosystems (IB)
Bioactive marine natural products
and drug discovery from
invertebrates and associated
microbial symbionts (MSI)
NIP-Physics, IC-Chemistry, NIMBB-Molecular Biology, IB-Biology, NIGS-Geology, MSI- Marine Science
Terahertz emission from thin
film photovoltaic materials
excited by femtosecond laser
pulses
Entanglement spectrum
and number fluctuations in
the spin-partitioned BCS
ground state
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The National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman
MAY LIM: Spatio-temporal variation of conversational utterances on
Twitter. PLoS ONE 8(10): e77793 (2013). DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0077793 (elicited comments from the
National Post USA)
ELMER ESTACIO: Terahertz surface emission from Cu2ZnSnSe4
thin film photovoltaic material excited by femtosecond laser pulses"
Applied Physics Letters DOI: 10.1063/1.4903740 (Editor’s Pick
and Most Read Article for December 2014)
FRANCIS PARAAN: Entaglement spectrum and number variations
in the spin-partitioned BCS ground state. PHYSICAL REVIEW B
155123 (2014)
CAESAR SALOMA: Self-organized queuing and scale-free behavior
in real escape panic PNAS .2003. 11947–11952, doi:
10.1073/pnas.2031912100; Monte Carlo analysis of two-photon
fluorescence imaging through a scattering medium. Applied Optics.
1998. 37 (34): 8092-8102
HENRY RAMOS: Effects of plasma modification on adhesion
properties of wood. International Journal of Adhesion and
Adhesives. 2012. 32: 70-75.
The Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman
CESAR VILLANOY: Coral reef ecosystems protect shore from high-energy waves under
climate change scenarios Climatic Change, 2012, vol. 112, issue 2, pages 493-505
FERNANDO SIRINGAN: Levels and distribution of organophosphorus flame retardants and
plasticizers in fishes from Manila Bay, the Philippines, Environmental Pollution, Volume 159,
Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 3653-3659
PORFIRIO ALIŇO: Marine protected area networks in the Philippines: Trends and challenges
for establishment and governance Ocean & Coastal Management vol 64, pages 15-26.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0964569112000828?v=s5
RHODORA AZANZA: Dinoflagellate cyst composition, abundance and horizontal distribution
in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Northern Philippines. Harmful Algae. DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2011.07.002.
GISELA CONCEPCION: A bacterial source for pyrone polyketides. Chem Biol. 2013 Jan
24;20(1):73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2012.10.019.
PMID: 23352141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (with Editors’ Commendation)
ARTURO LLUISMA: High Conopeptide Diversity in Conus tribblei Revealed Through Analysis
of Venom Duct Transcriptome Using Two High-Throughput Sequencing Platforms. Mar
Biotechnol (NY). 2015 Feb;17(1):81-98. Epub 2014 Aug 13. (on the cover of the Journal
Issue)
The Institute of Biology, UP Diliman
PERRY ONG: Conservation genetics of the Philippine tarsier: cryptic
genetic variation restructures conservation priorities in an island
archipelago primate. PLoS One 2014 9(8): e104340
IAN FONTANILLA: Restricted genetic variation in populations of
Achatina (Lissachatina fulica) outside of East Africa and the Indian
Ocean Islands points to the Indian Ocean islands as the earliest
common source. In Press .PLoS 2015
JONAS QUILANG: Genetic diversity of the critically endagered
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi (Aves Accipitrodae) and
notes on its conservation. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 2014. 6(10):
6335-6344.
WINDELL RIVERA: Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica
isolates from tonsil and jejunum with lymph node tissues of
slaughtered swine in Metro Manila, Philippines. ISRN Microbiology
2014: 364265 (9 pages);First report of Trichomonas tenax infections
in the Philippines. Parasitology International 63(2): 400-402.
The National Institute of Geological Sciences, UP Diliman
ALFREDO MAHAR LAGMAY:Scientists investigate recent Philippine
landslide. EOS, Transactions. American Geophysical Union. 2013
DOI: 10.1029/eost2006EO12
CARLA DIMALANTA: Reconstructing the Mesozoic-early Cenozoic
evolution of northern Philippines: Clues from palaeomagnetic studies
on the ophiolitic basement of the Central Cordillera. Geophysical
Journal International. 2009. 178 (3):1317-1326.doi: 10.1111/j.1365-
246X.2009.04221.x
ALYSSA PELEO-ALAMPAY: Late Miocene calcareous nannofossil
genus Catinaster: taxonomy, evolution and magnetobiochronology.
Journal of Micropalaeontology, April 1998, v. 17, p. 71-85,
Scientific Publications
29. Ascof Lagundi
Lagundi (Vitex negundo): a natural remedy for cough and
asthma
Technology transfer from DOST, National Integrated Research
Program of Medicinal Plants and University of the Philippines-
Manila (NIRPROM) to Pascual Laboratories, Inc. 16 years
ago
Ascof: a phytomedicine with therapeutic claim
Top-selling brand in the fast-growing herbal segment
10 percent of the total over-the-counter (OTC) market (>P1
billion)
http://www.philstar.com/health-and-family/797307/ascof-lagundi-story-science-behind-nature
30. NIH now has 10 institutes:
o Aging
o Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
o Child Health and Human Development
o Clinical Epidemiology
o Health Policy and Development Studies
o Herbal Medicine
o Human Genetics
o Ophthalmology
o Pharmaceutical Sciences
o Ear
Transforming UP into a Research-Intensive University
UP’s National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Created in 1996 as an institutional umbrella for a network of various
research and extension units in health and socio-biomedical concerns.
After 17 years, NIH will have a modern building in UP Manila: approved
budget of P1B for 12 storeys with internationally-rated laboratories with a
total of 34,400 sqm. floor area.
31. Transforming UP into a Research-Intensive University
UP’s Philippine Genome Center (PGC) launched in Nov. 2011
Facilitates the translation of knowledge in genomics into applications beneficial
to society: (1) health; (2) agriculture, livestock & fisheries; (3) biodiversity; (4)
forensics & ethnicity; (5) ethics, legal and social issues.
Has 2 state-of-the-art facilities supported by DOST: (1) DNA Sequencing Core
Facility and (2) Core Facility for Bioinformatics featuring an IBM supercomputer
(not available before in the Philippines (April 2014).
Welcomes collaborators from the academe, government, & industry.
PGC Building in the National Science Complex, Diliman: Phase 1 ground
breaking held in April 2014; Phase 2 funding included in the 2015 budget.
32. Strengthening & Incentivizing the Faculty
Replenishing retirees and increasing
masters and doctorates:
o Recruiting PhDs and postdocs from
abroad and providing incentives
o Financing for PhD and postgraduate
studies (UP & abroad)
o Financing for sandwich programs
(MS thesis and PhD dissertations
abroad) COOPERATE program
Providing more and increased research grants:
More UP-funded grants:
o Emerging Interdisciplinary Research Program (EIDR)
o Enhanced Creative Work & Research Grant (ECWRG)
More externally funded grants:
o DOST, DA and DENR grants (in UP Diliman, DOST grants worth P4.6B)
o CHED Philippine-California Advanced Research Institute (PCARI) grants
(P3.4B)
o USAID STRIDE and UK NEWTON FUND grants
Enhanced international publication awards: included Scopus-listed and
The UP faculty is a precious resource that the nation must nurture.
Visit
www.ovpaa.edu.ph
www.oil.up.edu.ph
33. Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR):
UP’s new R&D framework for long-term productivity
and progress
Hubs & Spokes framework (UP Constituent Universities as Hubs, Philippine and
foreign Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), gov’t agencies, industries, NGOs as Spokes)
3 categories of R&D Hubs & Spokes by priority areas:
national government priorities (public good)
industry priorities (private good, job creation for public good)
academic and basic “pie-in-the-sky” research priorities
Aims to build strong, competent research groups
or clusters led by expert senior faculty mentoring junior
faculty and postgraduate and UG students for long-term
capability building
Encourages collaborations between science and
engineering fields and the arts, culture and humanities
Building Human Knowledge Capital:
“Suprastructures” of Hubs and Spokes
34. R&D Hub & Spokes 1: Fundamental/basic academic research
Creative arts, music, culture and history (human
and natural)
Higher education: teaching and learning
Socio-political, economic, business and legal
frameworks and systems
Community development and protection
Population, fertility, child care, child nutrition, and
care for the aging
Mental, psychological, social and physical/sports-
based health and wellness
Communicable and non-communicable diseases
Food and nutrition
Agriculture, livestock, and fisheries
Environment conservation, pollution control and disaster
mitigation and resilience
Biodiversity and biomaterials
Renewable energy
Recycling of waste materials and by-products to
produce high value products
Computational biology, systems biology, complex
systems and informatics
R&D Hub & Spokes 2: Research contributing to the national government’s key result areas (KRAs)
Transparent, accountable and participatory
governance
Justice and lasting peace and the rule of law
Rapid, inclusive and sustained economic growth
Poverty reduction and empowerment of the poor and
vulnerable
Integrity of the environment and climate change
adaptation and
mitigation
Basic and higher education to support the above
KRAs
R&D Hub and Spokes 3: Research focused on the development of products, services, processes, or
systems based on the needs and priorities of industry, SMEs and community cooperatives
Philippine culture, arts, music, history,
environment based-products for tourism and
overseas Filipino market
Higher education and specialized learning and
training modules to support industries
Local and outbound, higher level, skilled, expert
manpower development (BPOs and OFWs)
Disaster mitigation and resilience products and
services
Electronics, semiconductors, software and ICT
products
Health, disease, sports and wellness: health and
disease-prevention regimens and products,
nutraceuticals, therapeutics, diagnostics, and
medical devices; products for leading diseases
Energy: new sources, cost reduction and efficient
utilization
Light manufacturing products, including
petroleum/natural gas-based products such aspolymers,
synthetic fibers, solvents, fine chemicals, epoxies, and
packaging materials
Agriculture, livestock and fisheries products, including
feeds, biofertilizers and biopesticides
Food, drink, clothing/fabric and shelter/structural
materials from coconut and other agricultural crops
Safety of food, drugs, and other products
EIDR
35. EIDR research concept, scheme and strategy
Hierarchical aims and goals Hub and Spokes organizational structure
Value chain/networkStakeholder benefits
List of top output
36. Main Proponent Program Title
Constitue
nt Unit
Duratio
n
Yap, Maria Helena
Social-Ecological
Resilience on Different
Spatial and Temporal
Scales (Emphasis on the
Coast) (Ridge to Reef)
UP
Diliman
4 years
Quintero, Genevieve
HULLUBATON: Putting
together the Mandaya Dawot
UP
Mindanao
2 years
Rola, Agnes
Towards Good Water
Governance for
Development: A Multi-Case
Analysis
UP Los
Baños
4 years
Billones, Junie
Computer-aided Discovery
of Compounds for the
Treatment of Tuberculosis
in the Philippines
UP Manila 4 years
Mijares, Armand
Salvador
Palaeoenviromental and
Biodiversity Study of Mindoro
Island: An Archaeological
Science Initiative
UP
Diliman
4 years
Main
Proponent
Program Title
Constit
uent
Unit
Duration
Tapang,
Giovanni
Versatile Instrument System
for Science Education and
Research – Sensors and
Modules (VISSER:SM)
UP
Diliman
2 years
Acda ,
Menandro
Wood to Energy: Use of Fast
Growing Plantation Tree
Species as Fuel Pellets in the
Philippines
UP Los
Baños
2 years
Gata, Ma.
Larissa Lelu
Exploring a Theory of Engaged
Collaboration Across Borders
Among Transnational Advocacy
Networks
UP Los
Baños
2 years
Israel,
Katherine
Ann
The use of the ethylene
antagonist 1-
methylcycllopropene (1-MCP)
to prolong the shelf-life of
minimally processed fruits
and vegetables
UP Los
Baños
2 years
Pacheco,
Elizabeth
Clinical and Autoimmune
Characteristic of Early Onset
Diabetes in Young Adult
Filipinos
UP
Manila
2 years
Estacio,
Leonardo
Drug Use Behavioral Health
Among Adolescents in Metro
Manila
UP
Manila
3 years
Claudio,
Sylvia
One UP Health Benefits Action
Research: Towards a
Gendered Universal Health
Care Sectoral Model Utilizing
an Information Technology
System
UP
System
2 years
EIDR Cycle 1 EIDR Cycle 2
38. Rationale
Situation
Patent: 57 applications in 21 years (1992 to 2013): 21 percent were
granted, 64.9 percent pending, 5.3 percent abandoned, 5.3 percent
lapsed
Copyright: 22 copyright registration applications from 2002 to 2011,
some years with no application filed
Considerations
1. Improve our batting average: in general only 10 out of 100
disclosed inventions are patentable and marketable
2. Protect the rights of inventors and creative artists/authors even
before they have sought protection: public use (e.g., papers,
articles, talks or public discussions, performances, open access
and use in the internet) can invalidate patentability
3. Safeguard the rights of the University: Even if inventors and
creative artists have no interest in using their works for financial
gain, disclosures are still necessary for the University to
determine its rights to these works.
39. [1] Given, in full,
directly to the inventor
or copyright owner
(faculty member,
researcher or student).
Whoever takes the
lead in filing the
disclosure will receive
the amount on behalf
of the inventors or
copyright owners. No
share will go to
Award
monetary
incentive for
disclosure
At least 15,000
pesos [1] for
every disclosed
invention and at
least 10,000
pesos for every
disclosed
copyright that is
approved by the
TTBDO
Conduct prior art
search and write
patent/copyright
applications
TTBDO and the
Intellectual
Property/Technolog
y Transfer offices of
the Constituent
University will
provide funds and
certified patent
agents; UP will
provide legal
experts
Award
additional
monetary
incentive for
completion
and filing of
application
At least 25,000
pesos for each
patent application
and at least
15,000 pesos
copyright
application that is
completed and
filed.
Award
Technology
Transfer Grant
If the disclosure is
deemed to be
very promising
but requires a
little more work,
i.e., to show
stronger proof of
principle or proof
of concept, the
TTBDO can
provide a
Technology
Transfer Grant of
approximately
500,000 pesos.
40. Disclosure Form
Will contain basic information (what is the invention, why is
it patentable, what is the prior art, who are the inventors
and what are their contributions), explanation or outline of
the disclosure and patent/copyright application process,
and financial incentives at every stage of the process.
To be attached to every UP- and externally-funded project
application and approval form, and to every undergraduate
and graduate thesis approval form
To be disseminated by the TTBDO staff which will actively
solicit disclosures from leading, productive researchers and
creative artists/authors with significant projects
Will serve as a contract between the inventors or creative
artists/authors and the TTBDO, and will indicate that
TTBDO will honor the confidentiality and nondisclosure of
the invention or copyright disclosure
41. CHED-FUNDED PCARI PROJECTS IN 2015:
HEALTH:
IHITM 63: High Throughput Screening of Philippine Terrestrial and Marine
Organisms for Antimalarial Properties and Identification of Novel Drug Targets
IHITM 109: Philippine UC-Collaboratory for Device Innovation (Education/Training
Award)
IHITM 131: Accessible Detection of Dengue using BioMems and MIP Materials
A Proposal for the Expansion of the Shared Genomics Core Facility in the
Philippines
Information and Communication Infrastructure:
IIID 13: Resilient Sensory Swarms for Smart Energy and Environmental Monitoring
(RESE2NSE)
IIID 31: The Village Base Station
IIID 54: Resilient Cyber Physical Societal Scale Systems
IIID 58: Cost-Effective Manufacturing Using Printing Fabrication Technologies For
Energy Generation, Conditioning, and Monitoring Devices
42. Intensifying Internationalization
> 300 linkages with
international
academic institutions
N. America - 40
Asia - 188Europe - 39
M. East - 1
Africa - 1
Australia - 11
International linkages
Implementing more working relationships with foreign universities
and international institutions (research, student & faculty
exchanges)
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43. Science Direct
Features
Access to downloadable articles from 2,500 journals and more than
30,000 books
Access to abstracts of articles in >20,000 journals
Has 12,609,638 articles in database as of 2 Feb 2015
Classified into 24 subject areas under 4 categories
Types of access to articles in books and
journals:
Contains Open Access: journal contains open access articles
Open Access: open access journal
Full text available
Abstract only – usually for books and book series
47. Rationale:
(1) Shepherding the finest baccalaureate graduates of
UP to serve as teachers while pursuing postgraduate
studies
(2) Ease the process of hiring teaching staff for lecture
and laboratory courses, thereby unloading regular
faculty members of teaching duties (“time-release”),
meeting target faculty-student ratios
48. Teaching Associate (Master’s)/
Teaching Fellow (PhD)
Instructor
Requirements Teaching Associate: MA/MS Student
Teaching Fellow: PhD/Postdoctoral
Student
Specific requirements per unit
(honor graduates preferred)
Specific requirements per unit
(honor graduates preferred)
Entitlements Stipend, no Withholding Tax
Teaching Associate : equivalent to
Instructor 5 (SG 16-3)
Teaching Fellow: equivalent to Assistant
Professor 1 (SG 18-1)
Scholarship: Tuition Fee Waiver
Book Allowance: PhP 10,000.00 per year
Masters thesis or PhD dissertation in a
foreign university (COOPERATE
sandwich program)
Instructor Salary, 13th month pay, subject
to Witholding Tax, GSIS, Pag-ibig,
Bonuses
Deliverables 6 units teaching, 6 units courses
Thesis/Dissertation
12 units: 9 units teaching, 3 units courses
(optional)
Attribution/
Other Benefits
Scholarship, in Curriculum Vitae
Early earning of degree through
scholarship
Employment, in Curriculim Vitae
Part of service counted for retirement
49.
50. Thank you!
We in UP must succeed,
not because we have a reputation to protect
but because we have a country to serve.
AE Pascual, UP President
Editor's Notes
SEC. 3. Purpose of the University. - As the national university, a public and secular institution of higher learning, and a community of scholars dedicated to the search for truth and knowledge as well as the development of future leaders, the University of the Philippines shall perform its unique and distinctive leadership in higher education and development. The University shall:
(a) Lead in setting academic standards and initiating innovations in teaching, research and faculty development in philosophy, the arts and humanities, the social sciences, professions and engineering, natural sciences, mathematics, and technology; and maintain centers of excellence in such disciplines and professions;
(b) Serve as a graduate university by providing advanced studies and specialization for scholars, scientists, writers, artist and professionals, specially those who serve on the faculty of state and private colleges and universities;
(c) Serve as a research university in various fields of expertise and specialization by conducting basic and applied research and development, and promoting research in various colleges and universities, and contributing to the dissemination and application of knowledge;
(d) Lead as a public service university by providing various forms of community, public, and volunteer service, as well as scholarly and technical assistance to the government, the private sector, and civil society while maintaining its standards of excellence;
(f) Provide opportunities for training and learning in leadership, responsible citizenship, and the development of democratic values, institutions and practice through academic and non-academic programs, including sports and the enhancement of nationalism and national identity;
(g) Serve as a regional and global university in cooperation with international and scientific unions, networks of universities, scholarly and professional associations in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world;
Biofertilizer from UPLB Biotech
UP Diliman in Quezon City is our main campus, hosting more than half
of the programs of the UP System.
DREAM LiDAR project to aid in disaster management
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines - Disaster management is a difficult task made more so by a lack of more accurate data to allow for better preparations. While many Filipinos have seen firsthand what damage a bad flood can do, it takes a different view of the world to understand the nuances behind the trouble with flooding.
On Thursday, November 22, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) celebrated the maiden flights of two Cessna 206 airplanes loaded with special equipment. These planes and the equipment they carry will play a part in creating 3-dimensional (3D) maps of the Philippines. The 3D maps generated will eventually provide government agencies with better data for risk management.
The equipment use Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology to generate detailed topographic maps of the Philippines. The technology used is not new, as LiDAR technology is approximately 30 years old, according to US LiDAR services providerAirborne1.
The ability to make the maps, however, has been in place for only 10 years. Combined, the LiDAR map generation system is seen as a cost-effective means of acquiring accurate data on elevation and depth, two things critical in determining the risks of flooding.
LiDAR mapping provides a significant increase to the scope of data given and the scale of data accuracy.
According to Dr. Enrico C. Paringit, Program Leader of the University of the Philippines' (UP) Disaster Risk and Exposure Assessment for Mitigation (DREAM) program, Google Earth and Google Maps lack 3D coordinate. “It has a few 3D maps but only for select cities, like New York in the US,” he notes.
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The Department of Science and Technology of Philippines (DOST) has achieved the Light Ranging and Detection Technology (LiDAR) mapping of the three major river basins in Western Visayas.
As part of the Disaster Risk Assessment, Exposure and Mitigation (DREAM) project, the mapping will assess the risk of flooding in Jalaur River, Panay River and Ilog-Hilabangan River in Negros Island.
The DREAM-LIDAR project, in collaboration with the University of the Philippines, attempts to generate updated, detailed 3D flood hazard maps for the flood-prone and major river systems in the country. As a starting point, the high resolutionmaps will be used to finalize Flood Forecasting Models, which will eventually be included in a comprehensive portal giving real weather picture of the country.
Launched on 28 Nov. 2011, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) of UP is a multidisciplinary institution that combines basic and applied research for the development of health diagnostics, therapeutics, DNA forensics and preventive products, and improved crop, aquaculture, and animal varieties. The Center was established to facilitate the translation of knowledge in genomics into applications beneficial to society.
The PGC currently has five research programs on health; agriculture, livestock & fisheries; biodiversity; forensics & ethnicity; and ethics, legal and social issues. It has 3 core facilities: DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and biobanking. PGC will soon offer educational workshops, trainings, and seminars in genomics and biotechnology. Collaborations with the academe, government and private institutions with similar thrusts in genomics-based applications such as health and medicine, agriculture, biodiversity and forensics are welcome.
The PGC officially opened its Core Facility for Bioinformatics (CFB) last 14 April 2014. The CFB aims to provide local scientists and researchers with quality services for genome-scale data generation and analysis. The CFB showcases high-performance computing resources, hardware and software required in the efficient analysis, management/curation, and archiving of massive amounts of data derived from next generation sequencing. The CFB also boasts of custom-made/client-focused services such as the provision of software, specialized databases or technical support for varied bioinformatics analyses, and also the use and access to high-performance computing resources. The CFB complements the next generation sequencing services offered by PGC’s DNA Sequencing Core Facility (DSCF).