Forging New Pathways for Korea Studies at UP Diliman
On Monday, 07 September 2026, the UP Center for International Studies took a significant step toward strengthening Korea Studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman as its faculty and faculty affiliates defended the proposal to institute a Minor in Korea Studies in the Social Science and Law Cluster level. The proposed program seeks […]
Noh Grand Masters Return to Manila
The UP Center for International Studies (UPCIS) is delighted to welcome back Noh Grand Masters ๐จ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ-๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ข) and ๐ข๐บ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ท๐ถ (๐ฬ๐ต๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช-๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ข), both recognized by the Government of Japan as Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property for Noh Theatre. They arrive in Manila tomorrow, ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, for another week of intensive training with […]
Congratulations to the Japan Foundation, Manila on its 30th Anniversary
The UP Center for International Studies (UPCIS) warmly congratulates the The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) on its 30th Anniversary. For the past three decades, JFM has been much more than an institution โ it has been a cherished friend and steadfast partner, in strengthening the bonds between the Philippines and Japan through the arts, language […]
UPCIS congratulates the New Japan Philharmonic (NJP) and the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines for June concert
The UP Center for International Studies (UPCIS) warmly congratulates the ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ (๐ก๐๐ฃ) and the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines ๅจใใฃใชใใณๆฅๆฌๅฝๅคงไฝฟ้คจ on the resounding success of “๐ ๐ณ๐ฌ-๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐: ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐โ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐,” held on June 24, 2026, at The Theatre at Solaire. In its historic first performance in Manila, the New […]
UPCIS Noh Ensemble Wraps Up Intensive Training with Japanese Grand Master for December Premiere
The University of the Philippines Center for International Studies (UPCIS), in partnership with the Japan Foundation, Manila, and the Embassy of Japan, has successfully concluded an intensive 10-day training and rehearsal program conducted by revered Japanese Noh Grand Masters from June 5 to 15, 2026. The specialized residency brought back ๐ก๐ผ๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐จ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป […]