Our Management Committee held two meetings on March 17 and April 14 to discuss updates and ways forward on the various projects and committee initiatives of the foundation. We are excited to share with you the key items below: HPC Read more…
Implementing a February Board instruction, we are undergoing a Policy Review, led by Trustee Val Reyes as Leader. The Policy Review Ad Hoc Team (PRAT) met on April 9 to discuss progress and to take up first-pass review results. Read more…
In a run-up to the presentation arranged by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) to its members in May 2021, the MAP Energy Committee headed by Mr. Ernie Pantangco discussed details with the UP ESM project leads on March Read more…
The DIANA-FEA Software that is widely used for preservation engineering studies is now in place at the DMCI Homes Computational Laboratory in ICE! Bakas Pilipinas, a non-profit foundation based in the US, and AMH Philippines, pooled funds to acquire the Read more…
This will be the highlight presentation in the inaugural UPCOE Public Policy Lecture Series, scheduled on March 26 (2-5 PM). UPCOE, UP National Engineering Center, and UPERDFI are the co-organizers. Dean Manegdeg has mobilized the UP NEC as the organizing Read more…
With the start of the second semester on March 1, our request for donors to renew their Thesis Support Grants met with generous responses, including from US-based members and alumni! The P10,000 grant is very meaningful to our less-resourced Seniors Read more…
In two huddles, the ResGen Committee discussed the ongoing fund raising for the HPC Facility, approaches for Willed Donations based on US practices, and a way to excite interest for potential donors who wish to give on an annual basis, Read more…
With the help of our member Annette Alcasabas, MetE alumna Agnes Marquez-Whiten, UPAE Global Awardee for Women’s Empowerment in 2014, made a significant donation to the High Performance Computing Facility Project. Agnes was cited as a champion of women’s rights and Read more…
Good progress has been made on the programs and projects that the Board approved to pursue in the February meeting. Approval in principle of the Innovation Model proposed by the Innovation Committee. This is being fine-tuned by our Innovation Committee led Read more…
Team leader Trustee Val Reyes has enlisted DOST Secretary Boy de la Peña, former DOE Sec. and Dean Sonny Viray, former DPWH Sec Babes Singson, former SunLife Philippines CEO Riza Mantaring, Dean Ferdie Manegdeg, Adviser Chato Calderon, Trustee Glen Tabios, Read more…