Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Here are the guidelines for the 1st Semester, AY 2023-2024!

Details
The UP Asian Center will continue holding classes partly online and partly onsite for the new academic year 2023—2024. The number of face-to-face classes in relation to online sessions will depend on the pedagogical preference of the instructor and the particular circumstances of students enrolled in the class. To view the class schedule and complete guidelines, please see the link below.

REGISTRATION PERIOD AND START OF CLASSES

The regular registration period is from 6-8 September 2023. Classes will start on 12 September 2023. For more information about the enrollment process, click here.
To view the Academic Calendar, click here.

FACE-TO-FACE AND ONLINE SESSIONS

Classes shall be conducted in any of the following modes or formats below. The number of face-to-face classes in relation to online sessions will depend on the pedagogical preference of the instructor and the particular circumstances of students enrolled in the class.
    A.   Scheduled face-to-face classes; mostly online sessions;
    B.   Full face-to-face classes;
    C.   Combination of face-to-face, online, and asynchronous sessions; and
    D.   Fully online
To view the modality of the courses offered for the first semester, AY 2023-2024, please click the button above.
For more information about the academic policies in UP Diliman, please click here.
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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The UP Asian 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. It also 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. As an area studies institution, 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.