Forums
Strategic plan presentation and call for partnerships, 2022
- UPMin nominated as a Special Non-voting Member of the Regional Development Council-XI.
- Department of Agriculture asks for precision agriculture R&D and offers Marahan land for use.
- UPMin asked to help the research of small state colleges
- Scholarships offered by DOST, CHED, Davao City; employee trainings requested by most agencies
The University of the Philippines (UPMin) partnered with external agencies in a recent meeting in order to move forward to the forefront of transformative education. For this, UPMin will offer expanded access to higher education for the Mindanao youth and lifelong learning for professionals. In addition, UPMin will further expand its extension services for the communities. These were some of UPMin's responses to feedback given by external stakeholders following UPMin’s three-year strategic plan presentation and call for partnerships in a forum on September 27, 2022.
UP alumni visit UPMin for Bangkaw sa Dabaw
Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao and UPAA-Davao chairperson Nap Concepcion welcomed Upsilon Sigma Phi alumni at the UP Mindanao campus on September 23, 2022. The alumni visited during their Bangkaw sa Dabaw golf and fellowship event. Former USC chair Andryc Carbonilla accompanied the visiting group.
Days of Remembrance, 2022
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is one with the University of the Philippines System in observing the commemoration of the Day of Remembrance of Martial Law in the country. Read: AO No. PDLC 22-60 Day of Remembrance
DTI-CIG declare UP Min research "competitive & innovative"
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Dept. of Trade & Industry Director Lilian Salonga and her team from the DTI-Competitiveness and Innovation Group declared UP Mindanao's research and development as "competitive and innovative" after being presented with UPMin's selected research and innovation programs on September 22, 2022. The DTI-CIG team was on a roadshow for academic partners in Davao with innovative projects which the DTI could promote and market under the DTI's RAPID growth* and the iSTRIKE** programs.
Chancellor Lyre Murao and Prof. Larry Digal led the welcome for the DTI team. Asst. Prof. Miguel Guillermo presented the UPGRADE technology business incubation with its growing network and resources. Assoc. Prof. Joel Hassan Tolentino detailed the Philippine Genome Center Mindanao’s research & development since 2018. Prof. Jose Ildefonso Rubrico reported the progress of two Artificial Intelligence research programs: the SkAI-Pinas work of labeling features from aerial images and the ASIMOV-HAWKS program of creating navigational technologies for mobile land and air devices. Dr. Melvin Pasaporte also discussed UPMin’s Lactic Acid technology project. Subsequently, Chancellor Murao signed the memorandum of understanding proffered by the DTI team to be part of their consortium under the iSTRIKE.
The DTI-CIG team was composed of Director Salonga, Asst. Dir. Jo-Dann Darong, Mr. Karl Lyndon Pacolor, chief of the Innovation and Collaboration Division, Ms. Kristine Daplin, national program manager of the RAPID Growth program, Ms. Cindy Love Falculita, national program coordinator of the Regional Inclusive Innovation Centers, and staff from DTI-XI.
*A value-chain-based and market-driven business development initiative that aims to achieve inclusive and sustainable economic development for rural farming communities
**Science, Technology, and Risk-resilient-based Initiatives toward Knowledge Economy-Davao