UP-UMA agree on increasing collaboration activities

Fred Dabu

Dec 1

Atty. Angelo A. Jimenez, UP President, and Prof. Juan Antonio García Galindo, UMA Vice Rectorate of Social Projection and Communication, present a signed memorandum of agreement. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO.)

The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Universidad de Málaga (UMA) of Spain have agreed to strengthen linkages and increase opportunities for collaboration with the opening of representative offices between UP and UMA and the creation of the Aula Maria Zambrano UP-UMA Centre at the UP Diliman campus on December 1, 2023.

This Centre will be a hub "for the study of relations between the Philippines, Spain and Ibero-America, enriching our understanding of the Pacific region's cultural heritage," said UP President Angelo A. Jimenez.

Universidad de Málaga (UMA) and University of the Philippines (UP) officials sign the agreements that aim to strengthen linkages and increase opportunities for collaboration in international studies. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO.)

Officials of the two universities visited the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) International Collaboration Unit at Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman, before signing two Memoranda of Agreement at the UP Board of Regents Room at Quezon Hall.

"Together, we aim to create a lasting impact on both our institutions and the public even beyond academic pursuits. The cultural, social, political, and economic exchanges facilitated by this collaboration will provide a broader vision on Transatlantic Studies," Jimenez said.

Prof. Juan Antonio García Galindo, UMA Vice Rectorate of Social Projection and Communication, said that the Centre here will be a place for research and collaboration. It will also link UP to the International Network of María Zambrano Centres for Transatlantic Studies (AMZET) and Centre for Ibero-American and Transatlantic Studies coordinated by the University of Málaga.

UP President Angelo A. Jimenez and UMA Prof. Juan Antonio García Galindo together with UMA Prof. Miriam Lopez Rodriguez, UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Leo D.P. Cubillan, UP Executive Vice President Jose Fernando T. Alcantara, UP Vice President for Public Affairs Rolando B. Tolentino, UP Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Ma. Shari Niña G. Oliquino, UP Office of International Linkages Deputy Director Noel A. Moratilla, UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, UP College of Law Dean Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, UP College of Law Associate Dean Solomon Lumba, and UP College of Law Prof. Donna Manlangit. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO.)

New avenues for cooperation, particularly in the field of international studies, include participation of faculty and students in activities of international networks, identification of areas for research and development, promotion of the Transatlantic Studies Network (TSN) Revista de Estudios Internacionales, and joint organization of courses, seminars, conferences, and scientific-technical sessions.

The UP-UMA Centre in UP Diliman will be headed by UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Leo D.P. Cubillan. The UP Office at UMA Teatinos campus, Spain, will be headed by Prof. Susana Cabrero Yeto, UMA Vice Rectorate for Mobility and International Cooperation. With UMA Vice Rector Galindo was Dr. Miriam López-Rodríguez, UMA Deputy Vice-President for Social Projection.

With UP President Jimenez and Vice President Cubillan were Executive Vice President Jose Fernando T. Alcantara, Vice President for Public Affairs Rolando B. Tolentino, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Ma. Shari Niña G. Oliquino, Office of International Linkages Deputy Director Noel A. Moratilla, UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, College of Law Dean Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, College of Law Associate Dean Solomon Lumba, and College of Law Prof. Donna Manlangit.