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 Read more…
UPERDFI member Chito Calingo departed on October 3, leaving behind a legacy of achievement in the academe and in the field of productivity and quality management. Graduating with the UP BS Industrial Engineering Class of 1975, he went on to Read more…
We proudly share the Asian Institute of Technology’s feature article on our member Elise del Rosario. Elise del Rosario, distinguished AIT alumna who received her Masters’ Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) in 1980 imprinted her name as the 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 Read more…
SMHC, through its infrastructure arm, committed to support the SMC Infrastructure Professorial Chair in Transportation Engineering, an annual award of PhP 300,000 for six years, starting AY 2021-22. It will be one of two chairs with this amount, the other Read more…
UPERDFI is live on QuickBooks Online. The Digitalization team led by VP Dante Briones is coordinating with our external auditors to ensure that the new system is in-line with good accounting practices. The next step is to register the QBO Read more…
UPERDFI member Mark K. Morales (CE ‘02), President of PGATECH Group of Companies will sponsor a study grant for one civil engineering senior for AY 2021-22. The Office of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs has opened the call for Read more…
UP and Holcim Philippines signed a Memorandum of Agreement on September 2 to cement its partnership in developing and offering the CE 197 course in Sustainable Construction for 4th year standing students. This course is designed to enable students in using engineering principles in developing Read more…
The U.P. Engineering Research and Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI) congratulates Focus Global Inc. (FGI) the very best in celebrating its 30th anniversary milestone! The company, which handles high-end home and kitchen brands was founded by our member Steve Sy with wife 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 Read more…