UP bolsters partnerships with UK and Spain universities

UP President Angelo A. Jimenez and other officials meet with members of The Academy of UoL and the second cohort of participants of the TAPHEP Project being implemented by UPLB. UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho, Jr. and UPLB OIL Director Anna Floresca F. Firmalino lead the project. (Photo by UPLB OPR)

University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo A. Jimenez led the delegation that visited the University of Liverpool (UoL) in the United Kingdom to renew a partnership, and explore a new phase for another with the Universidad de Malaga (UMA) in Spain on May 5-10.

In Liverpool, President Jimenez signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between UoL and UPLB, renewing the partnership they first established in 2017 that has led to cooperation on the Program for Relevant and Responsible Postgraduate Research Project and the proposal for a Dual PhD program focused on the One Health concept.

UPLB is also currently implementing the Transformative Academic Practice for Higher Education in the Philippines (TAPHEP) project in cooperation with UoL, UP Open University, and 18 other public and private higher education institutions in the country.

Celebratory smiles after the MOU signing. Seated from left to right are: UoL Professor Steven Edwards, CHED IAS Director Lily Freida M. Milla, UoL Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor of Postgraduate Affairs and International Partnerships Graham Kemp, UP President Angelo A. Jimenez, UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho, Jr., and UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Leo DP. Cubillan. Standing from left to right are British Council Philippines Country Director Lotus Postrado, UoL Professor James Stewart, UPLB International Affairs Director Anna Floresca F. Firmalino, and UoL International Office Director Christine Bateman.(Photo by UPLB OPR)

The second cohort of TAPHEP participants arrived earlier in Liverpool to take part in workshops with The Academy of UoL, the unit implementing the Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice, a teaching qualification program for university lecturers and similar professionals.

UP President Angelo A. Jimenez and other officials meet with members of The Academy of UoL and the second cohort of participants of the TAPHEP Project being implemented by UPLB. UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho, Jr. and UPLB OIL Director Anna Floresca F. Firmalino lead the project.

In Spain, President Jimenez met with UMA Rector Jose Angel Bueno and his executive and management team members.

Meetings with UMA faculty from several colleges, as well as visits to various institutes of the university, were undertaken.

In a meeting with the Faculty of Law of UMA , discussions were also held regarding the proposal for a new phase of the CALESA Project being implemented by the UP College of Law in cooperation with UMA and several other Philippine law schools,

CALESA or Capacity Building for Legal and Social Advancement is a project of the European Commission coordinated by UMA with other international partner institutions in higher education.

In the Philippines, it focuses on the development of law and legal education. The UP Law Center is a partner institute of UMA in the implementation of CALESA.