Concepcion seen to continue Pascual’s initiatives as UP president

Danilo L. Concepcion, the dean of the UP College of Law, is now the UP president. (Photo taken from the UP official website at www.law.upd.edu.ph )

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MANILA — Danilo Concepcion, current dean of the UP College of Law, who has been selected as the next president of the University of the Philippines, is expected to continue the initiatives of Alfredo Pascual.

Concepcion will succeed Pascual for a six-year term, which will begin on February 2017.

The 11-member Board of Regents, the highest decision-making body in the university, selected Concepcion on Tuesday, through one round of secret ballot.

Raoul Manuel, student regent, said majority of the Board voted for Concepcion, after the interviews of all six nominees. He noted that all members of the Board were present for the selection.

Commission on Higher Education chair and BOR co-chair Patricia Licuanan said the selection went “easier than expected.”

“We expect him to continue to initiatives of current President Alfredo Pascual,” she said.

The official website of the University of the Philippines ( https://www.up.edu.ph/ ) lists the major programs pursued by Pascual as follows:

* Turning UP as a research-intensive university;
* Intensifying internationalization efforts;
* Modernizing pedagogy;
* Formalizing quality assurance;
* Strengthening public service;
* Sports development
* Increasing the admission of students from poor familieis into UP;
* Strengthening the faculty through more funds for advanced studies abroad
and performance awards, among others.  SFM