Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

News @ UP Asian Center

  • PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts | An Exhibit Launch
  • AC and TriCollege Program Writing Bootcamp | Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program
  • 60 Years of Malaysia-Philippines Relations: Deepening Cooperation in a Dynamic World | A Forum

  • PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts | An Exhibit Launch

    The UP Asian Center with the support of the UP Office of the President invites the public to attend the upcoming launch of the exhibit titled “PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts” on 8 December 2024, 4:00 PM, at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Register for the event through the link provided.

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  • AC and TriCollege Program Writing Bootcamp | Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program

    The UP TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program and the UP Asian Center will hold a Writing Bootcamp on 7 and 14 December 2024, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is FREE OF CHARGE. Limited slots are available. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. All registrants are expected to attend the two-day boot camp.  The deadline for registration is on 5 December 2024.

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  • 60 Years of Malaysia-Philippines Relations: Deepening Cooperation in a Dynamic World | A Forum

    The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Embassy of Malaysia in Manila will hold the forum "60 Years of Malaysia-Philippines Relations: Deepening Cooperation in a Dynamic World" on 5 December 2024, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Lunch and refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.

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The UP Asian Center hosted scholars from Japan and the Philippines for a symposium on “Migration within and from Southeast Asia” held last 6 September 2024 at the Seminar Room of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Researchers and students from universities such as UP Diliman, UP Manila, and Rizal Technological University attended the event.

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The UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs released OVPAA Memorandum No. 2024-119 on the posting of the Revised UP Privacy Notice for Classes and Other Class-Related Activities Conducted via Video Conference Applications in line with the National Privacy Commission Guideline on Consent NPC Circular No. 2023-04.

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The UP Asian Center will hold the online international conference "Negotiating Asian Spatialities: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Mobility, Liminality, and Rootedness" on 10-11 October 2024, 9 AM, PHT (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required.

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The UP Asian Center successfully conducted the 5th Biennial Conference of the Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA). First time held in the Philippines, the conference was held from 18 to 20 July 2024 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center and the UP School of Economics.

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The UP Asian Center successfully held the Student Orientation for newly admitted students for the First Semester of Academic Year 2024-2025 on 17 August 2024, a few days before the start of classes, at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center.