The General Education Center (GEC) was recognized at the UPD QAhusayan Fair 2026 for its significant role in promoting and advancing quality assurance activities across the University. The Certificate of Appreciation was conferred by the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office during the event’s closing ceremonies on the 11th day of September 2026, at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora, College of Social Work and Community Development.
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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.
The General Education Center (GEC) co-sponsored Tatsulok: Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Philippine Studies 2026, with the theme “Rizal at Pagkamakabayan,” held on June 18-19, 2026, at the Ignacio B. Gimenez (IBG)-KAL Theatre. The conference was spearheaded by Prof. Nancy A. Kimuell-Gabriel, Ph.D., a former GEC Director, who served as its General Convener.
The General Education Center (GEC) once again proved its commitment to service excellence. As shown in the 2025 Client Satisfaction Measurement (CSM) Report from the UP Diliman Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART), the overall service quality rating of the GEC stands at 96.1%, placing it within the Outstanding category, from a total of 1,964 client respondents. This reflects the GEC's continued efforts to provide quality service to the UP community and beyond.
The University of the Philippines Center for Education and Development, under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, held a panel discussion on General Education in Higher Education on May 22, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Institute of Biology Auditorium, UP Diliman.
The 2024 Client Satisfaction Measurement Survey Report from the UP Diliman Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART) showed that the GEC tallied a remarkable 96.5 percent overall service quality rating from 4,103 client respondents.
Following the recent conclusion of FGDs for its research on GE objectives, the General Education Center (GEC) participated and presented the preliminary findings of its landmark GE Program Assessment research during a plenary talk at the 2nd UPLB General Education Planning Workshop entitled “Dalub-Turuan 2.0: Dalubhasaan sa Pagtuturo ng GE sa UPLB; Guro sa Kapwa Guro” last 5 May 2025 in the university’s REDREC Auditorium.
The General Education Center (GEC) has recently concluded the data gathering phase for the preliminary phase of evaluating the University of the Philippines Diliman’s (UPD) current General Education (GE) program. The objective of this preliminary study is to address the repeated calls for the operationalization of the GE objectives through understanding how UPD stakeholders understand and define them.
The General Education Center (GEC), together with the Mindanao State University (MSU) Main Campus - Marawi, engaged in a benchmarking activity last 11 April 2025 at the Diliman Interactive Learning Center in UP Diliman to “learn about the operational dynamics of the [GEC] and its implications for student learning and engagement.”
