In a statement dated January 7, 2008 for the UP Centennial kick-off day, Senator Edgardo J. Angara, UP Centennial Commission Chair and a former UP president, envisioned UP as the leading research university in the country and in the region.
“UP should strengthen its position as the leading research university, firming up its science and technology programs, and developing a community of scholars comparable to those of the best universities in the world,” he said.
The UP Centennial Commission is currently raising P5 billion primarily for faculty development. “Filipino students would have the benefit of a world class education if our premier national university is given the support needed to compete with the best in the world. To achieve that, UP must be able to develop and retain good faculty and have the best instructional facilities,” Angara said.
“Science and technology research is the direction of the future. The key to prosperity in today’s world is …producing high value added, knowledge-intensive goods and services. Globally, jobs and wealth are created through S&T,” he added.
According to Angara, the UP budget allots P51.5 million for graduate scholarships and P86 million for the UP Diliman (UPD) Engineering Complex. Other developments are the National Science Complex and Technology Incubation Park, both at UPD. (Office of Sen. EJA)
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