University of the Philippines, Diliman

The University of the Philippines, Diliman, or U.P. Diliman for short, is the flagship campus and the largest Autonomous University of the University of the Philippines System. It is located in Diliman, Quezon City in Metro Manila. It offers courses in Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Law, Business and Economics, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Music and Fine Arts among others. It offers the most number of undergraduate courses among all the universities in the Philippines.

© University of the Philippines
Official name	University of the Philippines, Diliman
Founded	1908 (system); 1949 (campus)
School type	State university
Chancellor	Prof. Emerlinda R. Roman
Location	Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Enrollment	20,000 undergraduate 5,000 graduate
Campus size	493 hectares
Sports teams	UP Fighting Maroons
Mascot	n/a

Table of contents

1 Campus 2 Students 3 Faculty 4 Organization 5 Culture, Sports, and Traditions 6 Noted Alumni and Professors 7 History 8 External Links

Campus

The Diliman campus is located in 493 hectares or rolling land in Quezon City in Metro Manila, just northeast of the Quezon Memorial Circle. The campus is the largest among all colleges and universities in the metropolis. Most academic buildings are located around the Academic Oval, an oblong shaped road that surrounds Quezon Hall, the Lagoon, the Main Library, and the Sunken Garden. The one-kilometer long University Avenue, connects the Academic Oval with Commonwealth Avenue. Among the most famous buildings are Palma Hall (informally called AS), Melchor Hall (Engineering and Architecture), Malcolm Hall (Law), and Benitez Hall (Education). The Vinzons Hall is the center of student activities.

Students

There are around 25,000 college students in the university, most of which come from Metro Manila. Approximately 5,000 are graduate students while the rest are undergraduates. There are approximately 4,000 freshmen admitted every year while about 3,000 graduate.

Faculty

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Organization

The University of the Philippines System is governed the U.P. Board of Regents, which is the highest policy-making body of the university. The Diliman university is headed by a chancellor, under which are the vice-chancellors that head specific offices.

The university is composed of a large number of colleges (officially called, degree-granting units).

• Archaeological Studies Program
• Architecture, College of
• Arts and Letters, College of
  • Institute of Creative Writing
• Asian Center
• Asian Institute of Tourism
• Business Administration, College of
• Economics, School of
• Education, College of
• Engineering, College of
  • National Center for Transportation Studies
  • National Hydraulics Center
• Fine Arts, College of
• Home Economics, College of
• Human Kinetics, College of
• Islamic Studies, Institute of
• Labor and Industrial Relations, School of
• Law, College of
• Library and Information Science, Institute of
• Mass Communication, College of
  • Film Institute
• Music, College of
• Public Administration and Governance, National College of
• Science, College of
• Social Sciences and Philosophy, College of
• Social Work and Community Development, College of
• Statistics, School of
• Technology Management Center
• Urban and Regional Planning, School of

In addition, the university has a number of other units that do not give degrees:

• U.P. Main Library
• Military Science and Tactics, Department of
• National Engineering Center
• Women's Studies Center

Culture, Sports, and Traditions

The Diliman community, humorously called the Diliman Republic has a unique culture among the universities in the country. It is the only university in Metro Manila that has its own extensive system of jeepney transportation owing to its huge size. The campus encompasses many residential areas and students often feel a sense of solidarity with the community residents. U.P. Diliman is also the only university in the region that has no gates to speak of. This supposedly reflects on the highly prized academic freedom of the university.

U.P. Diliman is a member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and participates in all events. U.P. has consistently placed in the top three for the past several years.

Two of the most-awaited events in the campus is the Lantern Parade, held on the last day before the Christmas break, and the U.P. Fair, held every February. The Lantern Parade is a parade wherein various groups in the universities create are parade Christmas lanterns around the Academic Oval. The U.P. Fair, organized by the University Student Council, is a week-long event held at the Sunken Garden that features nightly music concerts and amusement park rides.

Noted Alumni and Professors

• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president of the Philippines
• Ferdinand Marcos, president of the Philippines
• Benigno Aquino Jr, popular opposition senator
• Jose Maria Sison, exiled communist leader
• Virgilio S. Almario, National Artist, director of the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing

History

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External Links

• Homepage of U.P. Diliman
• Homepage of the U.P. System