Foxmont Capital Partners recently signed several agreements with UPERDFI to sponsor scholarship and thesis grants this semester and next for qualified applicants from the UP College of Engineering. Foxmont is an independent venture capital firm that invests in Filipino-focused or Filipino-founded early-stage technology startups. Foxmont and UPERDFI have been discussing Read more…
Our US-based member, Denis T. Carpio, ChE ‘65 and wife Martha, added a significant sum for the establishment of a high performance computing facility. Denis is retired after a long productive career in the International Finance Corporation. The Carpios were among the first responders and largest contributor to the COVID Read more…
Dr. Aura C. Matias, IE ‘82 donated the DIEOR Golden Jubilee Professorial Chair in Human Factors and Ergonomics, named in honor of the memory of her departed husband Renato Bernales Matias. Renato studied in UPCOE and shifted to the BS Architecture program in the UP College of Architecture. He later Read more…
UPERDFI Member Jerome H. Cainglet, ChE ‘89 established the Jerome and Mary Iralyn Cainglet Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering. Jerome currently serves as the Vice President for Business Development and Head of Gas Business Unit at the First Gen Corporation, one of the leading providers of clean and renewable power Read more…
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…