Bringing together the General Education (GE) faculty members, administrators, and academic leaders from across the constituent universities of the University of the Philippines (UP), the UP System GE Conference 2026, themed “Pagtanaw sa KaaGE: Through the Years,” was held on June 4–5, 2026, at the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman (UPD). Centered on the themes of looking back, looking through, and looking forward to the UP GE Program, the two-day conference featured keynote, plenary, and parallel sessions that provided a venue for participants to reflect on the fulfillment of the UP GE Program, review current teaching and learning practices, and reinforce the UP GE Program through critical assessment of potential changes in the educational landscape.
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The General Education Center (GEC), marked a significant milestone as its research study, “Construct Clarification, Scale Development, and Validation of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) General Education (GE) Objectives,” was presented by Junior Office Associate Stephany Louise Marquez on July 30, 2025 at the the International Postgraduate Roundtable and Research Forum cum Summer School 2025 (IPRRFSS), organized by The Graduate School of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK).
This year’s Conference — wherein 58 UPD faculty served as presenters for the Parallel Sessions — was dedicated to reflect on the new global and national context for GE including challenges confronting liberal education; and, to articulate new directions and imperatives for GE in the 21st century.
