Vision
We are an inclusive and collaborative academic community that integrates practice with critical, engaged, and responsible scholarship. We advance geographic education through our outstanding faculty with diverse and specialized expertise, embracing creativity, innovation, and technology. We promote ethical community-based research and foster local and indigenous knowledge production. We develop grounded, service-oriented pedagogy, and build strong, sustainable institutional partnerships to inspire future leaders and empower society.
Mission
The UP Department of Geography is the pioneering institution in advancing the discipline of geography in the Philippines. We provide holistic geographic education to cultivate academic excellence and public service. We produce geographic knowledge through ethical research and innovative practices. We promote responsible engagements to strengthen local capacities and foster just, proactive, and sustainable communities.
UP Philosophy of Education
A UP education seeks to produce graduates imbued with an abiding sense of responsibility to their people and nation, the skills and mindsets to improve human life, and a commitment to the freedom and welfare of all. Aside from mastery of knowledge in their specific disciplines, UP graduates must possess breadth of mind, strength of character, and generosity of spirit, fostered by a firm grounding in both the arts and sciences, and such specialist courses as their programs may require. They must be prepared to inclusively engage with society and the world at large, mindful of their people’s needs and capabilities, and keen to the challenges and opportunities of national development in this century of rapid global change.