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25 Mar 2026

UP enters world’s top 100 in Library and Information Management in latest QS Subject Rankings

The University of the Philippines placed among the world’s top 100 universities for Library and Information Management in the 2026...

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19 Mar 2026

Call for the Gawad Pangulo para sa Natatanging Akademikong Institusyon now open

General Principles

The Natatangi is an exemplary UP institution that demonstrates karangalan at kahusayan sa paglilingkod para sa bayan.

The...

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13 Mar 2026

Call: APRU Virtual Student Exchange Season 3, 2025-2026

The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is inviting its member universities to participate in the Virtual Student Exchange (VSE)...

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03 Mar 2026

German Research Day Webinar Series 2026

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Indonesia is inviting everyone to join the German Research Day Webinar Series 2026, a...

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21 Jan 2026

UP ranks in 10 subject areas in the THE World University Rankings by Subject 2026

The University of the Philippines was ranked in 10 out of 11 subject areas in the Times Higher Education (THE)...

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14 Jan 2026

UP and HK PolyU strengthen service-learning partnership

A ceremonial signing of a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Hong...

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13 Jan 2026

UP Youth Summit on Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015, are a global blueprint to achieve a better and more...

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15 Oct 2025

Four OVPAA units are transitioned to newly created OVPRI

Four units previously under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) are transitioned to the newly established...

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10 Oct 2025

UP students win at the APRU x Google Tech Policy Hackathon 2025

Students from the University of the Philippines (UP) were among the winners of the APRU x Google Tech Policy Hackathon...

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23 Sep 2025

UP holds system-wide summit to assess and advance PhD mentoring and research initiatives

The UP Graduate Mentorship and Research Summit opened today, September 23rd, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center in UP Diliman. A...

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10 Sep 2025

UP deepens ties with Cambodia’s top universities

This article was originally posted on the University of the Philippines Facebook page.

On September 9, 2025, the University of...

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09 Jul 2025

Call for Applications: UP Social Sciences and Philosophy Productivity System Batch 2023-2025 and 2024-2026

We are pleased to announce the call for new applications to the UP Social Sciences and Philosophy Productivity...

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News and Announcements

The University of the Philippines placed among the world’s top 100 universities for Library and Information Management in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject. This marks a significant milestone as UP was not ranked in this particular subject in the previous year.

UP also broke into the top 200 globally in Hospitality and Leisure Management. It retained its position in the top 200 in Agriculture & Forestry, Anthropology, Archaeology, and English Language & Literature. Likewise, it was globally recognized in 16 other subject areas, bringing its total to 22 ranked subjects. These include Biological Sciences, Business & Management Studies, Communication & Media Studies, Computer Science & Information Systems, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Environmental Sciences, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Medicine, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, Politics & International Studies, and Sociology.

For 2026, QS analyzed data from 6,273 institutions, of which 1,908 were ranked across 55 narrow subjects and five broad subject areas.

In the broad subject categories, UP recorded strong gains as well. It climbed 58 places in Social Sciences and Management and 74 places in Arts and Humanities. The University also registered significant advances in Life Sciences and Medicine, and Engineering and Technology, reflecting strengthened international recognition in both fields.

QS ranks institutions by subject using a set of indicators with varying weights. These include academic reputation, based on the insights of international academics; employer reputation, which reflects graduate employability; citations per paper, measuring research impact and quality over a five-year publication and six-year citation window; the h-index, which gauges the productivity and influence of researchers; and the international research network, which evaluates international research partnerships and co-authored publications. Not all indicators are applied to every subject, as their use depends on the relevance and availability of data.

According to Vice President for Academic Affairs Lorraine Symaco, “the results show our continued efforts to strengthen programs across a wide range of subject areas, delivering the quality of education expected of a national university. Through our academic and research achievements, we aim to make valuable contributions to society.”

UP solidified its standing as the Philippines’ top university in the QS World University Rankings 2026, ranking 362nd out of over 1,500 universities in more than 100 locations around the world.