The Search Committee for the Deanship of the Asian Center shall receive nominations from 8 am of 1 March 2021 to 5 pm of 19 March 2021. Please submit the following documents in electronic copies with signatures affixed.

The Search Committee for the Deanship of the Asian Center shall receive nominations from 8 am of 1 March 2021 to 5 pm of 19 March 2021. Please submit the following documents in electronic copies with signatures affixed.

1. Nominator (s)'s signed nomination letter containing the jusitification for the nomination (please include current contact details of the [first] nominator);

2. Nominee's summarized curriculum vitae (at most three [3] pages);

3. Nominee's signed letter of acceptance of the nomination, stating willingess to serve as Dean; and

4. Nominee's plans that would set bold directions for the Asian Center, clarifying the roles of the Center, in particular, and of UP, in general, in the ASEAN community.

All letters/nominations shall be addressed to:

The Search Committee for the Deanship of the ASIAN CENTER
c/o Dr. Gonzalo A. Campamor II, Chair
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development
(This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Who May Nominate

Personnel of the Center, its students and alumni, others from outside the Center, interested candidates

Who May Be Nominated

The nominee must possess the following minimum qualifications:

• Commitment to academic freedom and the values and ideals of the University

• Distinction or outstanding academic credentials in the nominee's chosen field of expertise which should be along the lines of the Center's disciplines or fields

• Filipino Citizen

• Leadership qualities and administrative or managerial capability

• Must be willing to serve

• Must consider resource generation an important function of the position

Schedule of Activities

• Deadline for submission of nominations: 19 March 2021 (Fri)

• Public forum: Presentation of Accomplishments of Incumbent Dean: 6 April 2021 (Tues); 8 am–10 am

• Presentation of Vision and Plans of Nominee/s: 6 April 2021 (Tues); 8 am–10 am

• Interview of stakeholders: 7 April 2021 (Wed)

• Interview of nominees: 8 April 2021 (Thurs)

• Submission of report and recommendations to the Chancellor: 16 April 2021 (Fri)

The UP Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D.  program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.