News @ UP Asian Center
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ANNYEONG! Free Online Intermediate Korean Language Class @ UP Asian Center
The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Asia Center, Seoul National University through the generous support of the Korea Foundation, will offer a free INTERMEDIATE Korean Language classes to be held every Wednesday starting 31 January 2026, Online via Zoom. Applications for limited slots are open to AC Korea Majors, Asian Center students, and UP students. The deadline for registration for AC and UP Students is on 26 January 2026, 11:59 PM, PHT.
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Job Opportunity: Graduate Assistant @ UP Asian Center (Second Semester, AY 2025–2026)
The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for graduate assistants for the Office of the Dean, External Affairs, and the Research and Publications Office for the Second Semester, AY 2025–2026. The deadline for applications is 20 January 2026. This is open to all UP Diliman graduate students. AC graduate students are highly encouraged to apply.
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Guidelines for the Second Semester, AY 25-26, are OUT now!
The UP Asian Center is releasing its guidelines for the Second Semester, Academic Year 2025-2026. We are currently implementing Phase 3 of the curriculum revisions for our Asian Studies and Philippine Studies programs. Click on the button below.
Navigating Partnerships: Lessons from 50 Years of Philippines-China Relations | An Online Roundtable
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The UP Asian Center will host the online roundtable, “Navigating Partnerships: Lessons from 50 Years of Philippines-China Relations” on 22 September 2025, 2 PM (GMT+8), online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.
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The UP Asian Center will host the onsite book talk of Barkong Pabrika ng Alimasag: Bersiyong Filipino ng Kanikōsen ni Takiji Kobayashi by Dr. Gonzalo A. Campoamor on 18 September 2025, 2 PM (GMT+8), at the ASEAN and Japan Halls, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.
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The UP Asian Center, in collaboration with the Ateneo de Manila University, TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program, and the UP Department of History will host the onsite book launch of Jose Rizal, Nationhood, and the Anticolonial Imagination by Dr. Filomeno V. Aguilar Jr. on 15 September 2025, 3 PM (GMT+8), at the ASEAN and Japan Halls, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.
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The UP Asian Center will host the forum and exhibit, "Traversing Asia: Pillars and Pioneers of the Asian Center | A Forum and Exhibit" on 4 September 2025, 2 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.
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The UP Asian Center in collaboration with the INHA Center for International Studies, UP Korea Research Center, and the UP Center for International Studies will host the special lecture, "Korean Studies in the Global South | A Special Lecture" on 29 August 2025, 3 PM to 5 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.