Reprinted below is the ten-point UP plan drafted by UP President Emerlinda R. Roman in 2005.

University of the Philippines Plan (2005-2011)
A National University in the 21st Century

I. The UP Centennial

1. Celebrate the UP Centennial in 2008

1.1 Create a UP Centennial Commission that will oversee the following:

• The UP Centennial Fund Campaign
• UP Centennial Projects such as

a.) The strengthening of selected UP units
b.) The establishment of a UP presence in Fort Bonifacio to move professional colleges (College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, College of Law, Technology Management Center, School of Labor and International Relations, School of Urban and Regional Planning and others) closer to the students, and to expand the reach of the University in the promotion of artistic and cultural performances and academic conferences, workshops, symposia
c.) Exemption of UP from the Salary Standardization Law

II. UP as a Center of Excellence and a Center of Culture

2. Rationalize Program Offerings in all Constituent Universities

2.1 Reexamine the program thrusts and priorities of each constituent university and create more focused program and course offerings

2.2 Implement the Revitalized General Education Program in all campuses and provide students wider latitude in the choice of general education courses

2.3 Develop all UP campuses as Centers of Culture and Languages

• Continue to support studies that will strengthen and enrich Filipino as the national language, as well as studies on other Philippine languages and literatures
• Continue to support the improvement of the teaching of English, which remains the chief medium of access to the world’s intellectual discourse, the means for making the University’s own research available for the rest of the world, and the means by which its graduates maintain their advantage in gainful employment
• Support programs on regional and public policy studies
• Support studies that contribute significantly to our quest for national identity
• Establish an incentive plan for faculty members in the arts that will serve as counterpart to the Scientific Career System

2.4 Develop a system of governance that mirrors the mission of the University and emphasizes the role of the faculty

2.5 Implement assessment instruments developed to measure performance of academic units and to ensure quality of program offerings

2.6 Undertake academic program and management reviews and involve external evaluators in the process

2.7 Review the number of required Physical Educational courses in the undergraduate programs

2.8 Limit enrollment in basic education programs to “laboratory size”

3. Strengthen UP’s position as the leading research and development university in the country and the region

3.1 Increase the quantity and quality of the University’s research output by providing needed infrastructure and generous incentives for publication in internationally-refereed and best-refereed local journals

3.2 Promote joint research programs with reputable foreign and local universities

3.3 Promote industry-academe linkages that will focus on areas that will improve the productivity and competitiveness of Philippine industries, and promote the application of technology applications in UP

3.4 Support studies aimed at generating policy initiatives and critiquing public policies

3.5 Organize and promote consultancy work for government agencies, NGOs, the private sector and international organizations so that it will reinforce, not undermine, academic programs and responsibilities

4. Strengthen science and technology programs in all UP campuses

4.1 Implement the Scientific Career System in the University

4.2 Develop and strengthen the academic initiatives in emerging science and technology fields

4.3 Promote interdisciplinary and inter-campus collaboration particularly in ICT and biotechnology

4.4 Develop Science and Technology Parks

5. Develop UP as a community of scholars with academic credentials comparable to their counterparts in the best universities in the world

5.1 Target an all-graduate faculty profile in all UP campuses

5.2 Increase the number of faculty with doctoral degrees

5.3 Allocate funds for doctoral studies of faculty in priority areas

5.4 Tighten recruitment policies and processes so that only those with potential for excellence in teaching and research are taken in

6. Review admission policy for undergraduate programs to ensure the admission into UP of the best and brightest students

III. UP as an Efficient University

7. Improve administrative efficiency

7.1 Rationalize personnel complement in all constituent universities and the PGH by implementing DBM/CSC joint circulars on attrition and rationalization

7.2 Target a System-wide 1:1 faculty/administrative staff ratio (excluding PGH)

7.3 Disengage from activities or services which UP has no expertise in or no capability to undertake or deliver

7.4 Devolve to the constituent universities those System offices whose functions and responsibilities are more effectively delivered by them

7.5 Improve operational systems in all constituent universities through the computerization of high-volume administrative services

7.6 Rationalize resource allocation system in all constituent universities

7.7 Provide administrative and fiscal autonomy to the PGH

8. Review Tuition and the Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program

8.1 Review existing scholarship and financial assistance programs fro students from disadvantaged groups

8.2 Review the existing tuition policy and structure in undergraduate programs

9. Pursue aggressively resource generation and mobilization programs

9.1 Develop the University’s other land grants

9.2 Strengthen the Technology Licensing Office to assist faculty members and researchers in securing licenses and patents for their discoveries and innovations

9.3 Design and implement an accreditation system for UP-based foundations that raise funds for the benefit of UP units

10. Upgrade the welfare/benefits of UP faculty, staff and students

10.1 Expand medical benefits of faculty and staff through the PGH and other government hospitals in the country

10.2 Explore additional in-campus housing and dormitory projects

10.3 Continue to support the UP Provident Fund

10.4 Explore faculty and staff promotions through staffing modification and other funds raised from the National Government

10.5 Expand endowment funds for students’ scholarships

10.6 Strengthen support for faculty and student groups such as university athletes and performing groups who promote the good image of the University