UPB Quality Assurance Committee

13/03/2026

We are delighted to share that all three undergraduate degree programs of the College of Arts and Communication (CAC) have successfully passed the 481st AUN-QA assessment held on 20–22 January 2026 at the University of the Philippines Baguio.
The BA Communication, BA Language and Literature, and B Fine Arts programs each received a rating of “Adequate as Expected,” which means that CAC undergraduate programs meet the AUN-QA guidelines and criteria. This certification reflects “University of the Philippines Baguio’s strong commitment to maintaining and upholding exceptional standards of quality education.”
This achievement is the result of the collective efforts of our stakeholders. We are grateful to our students, faculty, alumni, support staff, industry partners, and the entire UP Baguio community for making this possible.

03/03/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗡-𝗤𝗔 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!
The College of Social Sciences is pleased to announce that the 𝗕𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗦) 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗨𝗡-𝗤𝗔 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!
The BASS program met the AUN-QA standards, with their quality assurance systems rated as "𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱." This milestone reflects the excellence of our program and the unwavering commitment of the faculty and staff in ensuring quality education. The 481st AUN-QA Programme Assessment for 4 programs in the University of the Philippines Baguio was conducted on 20-22 January 2026.
We extend our sincerest gratitude to the faculty members, staff, students, alumni, and employers for their unwavering support during the program assessment!

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗡-𝗤𝗔 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!

The College of Social Sciences is pleased to announce that the 𝗕𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗦) 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗨𝗡-𝗤𝗔 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!

The BASS program met the AUN-QA standards, with their quality assurance systems rated as "𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱." This milestone reflects the excellence of our program and the unwavering commitment of the faculty and staff in ensuring quality education. The 481st AUN-QA Programme Assessment for 4 programs in the University of the Philippines Baguio was conducted on 20-22 January 2026.

We extend our sincerest gratitude to the faculty members, staff, REPS, students, alumni, and employers for their unwavering support during the program assessment!

26/01/2026

CAC, CSS academic programs on deck for AUN-QA assessment
The College of Arts and Communication (CAC) and the College of Social Sciences (CSS) of the University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB) went through an assessment of their respective bachelor’s degree programs under the auspices of the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) system.
External assessors from various Southeast Asian universities visited UPB on January 20-22, to evaluate the CAC’s Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literature (BALL), Bachelor of Arts in Communication (BA Comm), and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) programs, and the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (BASS) program of the CSS.
Headed by chief assessor Prem Anand M. Arjunan, experts from universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam held site visits, meetings, and interviews with key stakeholders to determine the academic programs’ responsiveness towards its learners, as well as its larger community impact.
Towards this end, the assessors held interviews with the college administrators, academic staff, support staff, students, former faculty members, alumni, including firms and establishments that employed graduates from these cited programs.
The assessors inquired into the alignment of program learning outcomes against individual course learning outcomes. They also looked into the adequacy of learning resources to meet learning outcomes.
The assessors presented their preliminary findings before the university faculty and staff on the last day of their visit. Chancellor Joel M. Addawe acknowledged that the AUN-QA assessment of programs is always a process of intense scrutiny but necessary to re-calibrate academic programs towards the need of the times.
Photos by: Wyndei A. Dacay