Lorraine Pe Symaco assumed the position of Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of the Philippines in August 2025. Prior to this appointment, she served as a professor at Zhejiang University, China, and was the founding director of the Centre for Research in International and Comparative Education (CRICE) and UNESCO Chair in International and Comparative Educational Research at the University of Malaya, Malaysia.

Dr. Symaco completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of the Philippines and earned her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) from the University of Oxford. Her research interests are international education development and higher education. She is Editor of the Journal of International and Comparative Education (JICE) and Series Editor of Education in Southeast Asia (Routledge).

As Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Symaco is responsible for leading the development and implementation of university-wide policies on teaching and learning, faculty and student development and services, research, internationalization, admissions, and the oversight of the University Press.

Lorraine Pe Symaco

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Lorraine Pe Symaco assumed the position of Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of the Philippines in August 2025. Prior to this appointment, she served as a professor at Zhejiang University, China, and was the founding director of the Centre for Research in International and Comparative Education (CRICE) and UNESCO Chair in International and Comparative Educational Research at the University of Malaya, Malaysia.

Dr. Symaco completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of the Philippines and earned her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) from the University of Oxford. Her research interests are international education development and higher education. She is Editor of the Journal of International and Comparative Education (JICE) and Series Editor of Education in Southeast Asia (Routledge).

As Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Symaco is responsible for leading the development and implementation of university-wide policies on teaching and learning, faculty and student development and services, research, internationalization, admissions, and the oversight of the University Press.