The University of the Immaculate Conception opens its online enrollment process to all incoming freshmen students and Basic Education new students who want Quality Transformative Ignacian Marian Education.

INCOMING COLLEGE STUDENTS, click this link for the complete instructions and online form:

https://enrollment.uic.edu.ph/higher-education-department/college

Before clicking the link, please prepare the following requirements for the online enrollment:

• Report Card
• PSA Authenticated Birth Certificate
• Whole Body Picture (Not wearing long sleeves)
• Good Moral Certificate

NEW STUDENTS for the BASIC EDUCATION (Kinder to Grade 10) click this link for the complete instructions and online form:

https://enrollment.uic.edu.ph/basic-education-department/kinder-to-grade-10

Links for incoming Senior High School students will be placed here in the coming days. Please stay posted.

Entrance examination for incoming first-year students has been waived too. There is no need to take an entrance exam and you may proceed with the online enrollment.

ONLINE ENROLLMENT STARTS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

MAY 18, 2020 | College (New Students)
MAY 20, 2020 | K to 12 (New Students)
MAY 22, 2020 | Graduate School (New Students)

JUNE 1, 2020 | K-12 Continuing (Old) Students and Transferees, College and Graduate Studies Continuing (Old) Students, Transferees, and Shiftees

Please be guided accordingly.

Thank you and God Bless!

Are you a continuing (Old) College or Graduate School Student? You may now enroll for Summer classes!

Just follow these steps:

1. Access the Online Enrollment Module in the MyUIC Menu (go to https://my.uic.edu.ph)

The University of the Immaculate Conception offers different payment options so that you can pay your tuition fees, anywhere, and anytime!

Pay your tuition fees using the PayMaya app.

Please note that PayMaya takes 1% of the amount that you specified in your payment. For example, if you pay P 1,000.00, you will only be issued an O.R. amounting to P 990.00.

To pay, just open your PayMaya app and scan the QR code.

HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING QR CODES FOR EACH CAMPUS

Bonifacio Campus:

Fr. Selga (Main) Campus:

Bajada Campus:

If you don’t have a PayMaya account yet, just follow these steps and you’re good to go.

We also have other payment partners. Please check the following:

You can now pay using GCash. Please note that GCash takes 1.5% from the amount that you specified in your payment. For example, if you pay P 1,000.00, you will only be issued an O.R. amounting to P 985.00. To pay, just open your GCash app and scan the QR code in this page. Then, email the proof of the transaction or reference number to payments@uic.edu.ph. Make sure to include the student’s full name and ID number in the email.

Aside from Metrobank, you can also pay at any Asia United Banks! (AUB). Here’s how you can do it:

Please take note to send your payment receipt (scanned or screenshot) to payments@uic.edu.ph and indicate your name and the purpose of your payment so that the cashier’s office can process your payment as soon as possible.

Please be guided accordingly. Thank you and God Bless!

The FAAP Board awarded Institutional Accreditation to the University of the Immaculate Conception valid until November 2024, during its July 7, 2020 meeting. 

Soar higher, UIC!

Attention continuing college and graduate school students!

Enrollment for Academic Year 2020-2021 is now open.

For College and Graduate School students under the LW# Program, please click this link for your enrollment:

https://enrollment.uic.edu.ph/higher-education-department/1st-sem-2020-lw3

NOTICE:

Before submitting your enrollment application, make sure that all the details are correct. If you have problems with the subjects or section, please use the CONCERNS option in the online enrollment system. 

LET’S BEGIN WITH THE ENROLLMENT, SHALL WE?

Here are the following steps for the COLLEGE DEPARTMENT:

Here are the following steps for the GRADUATE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:

Now, you’re good to go!

Here are some reminders that you need to take note after using the online enrollment system:

1. After paying, do not forget to send a copy of your receipts to payments@uic.edu.ph and indicate your NAME, ID NUMBER, YEAR and COURSE (example: JUANA SANTOS, 123456789000, 3RD YEAR BSMLS).

2. Don’t forget to also put in the e-mail subject field this -> PAYMENT, YOUR SURNAME – ID NUMBER (example: PAYMENT, SANTOS – 12345689000)

3. Allow 24-48 hours waiting time window for the enrollment process to be completed. If you haven’t received a confirmation that you are officially enrolled after 48 hours, please send us an email at info@uic.edu.ph to be assisted properly.

Please be guided accordingly and God Bless!

Please be informed that while the UIC’s Bills Payments application with Metrobank is still on process, online payment with Metrobank is suspended until further notice.

In the meantime, here are our other payment options.

PAYMAYA

Please note that PayMaya takes 1% of the amount that you specified in your payment. For example, if you pay P 1,000.00, you will only be issued an O.R. amounting to P 990.00.

To pay, just open your PayMaya app and scan the QR code.

HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING QR CODES FOR EACH CAMPUS

Bonifacio Campus:

Fr. Selga (Main) Campus:

Bajada Campus:

If you don’t have a PayMaya account yet, just follow these steps and you’re good to go.

 SM, BDO NETWORK BANK, & MLHUILLIER

We also have other payment partners. Please check the following:

GCASH

You can now pay using GCash. Please note that GCash takes 1.5% from the amount that you specified in your payment. For example, if you pay P 1,000.00, you will only be issued an O.R. amounting to P 985.00. To pay, just open your GCash app and scan the QR code in this page. Then, email the proof of the transaction or reference number to payments@uic.edu.ph. Make sure to include the student’s full name and ID number in the email.

ASIA UNITED BANK (AUB)

You can also pay at any Asia United Banks! (AUB). Here’s how you can do it:

Please take note to send your payment receipt (scanned or screenshot) to payments@uic.edu.ph and indicate your name and the purpose of your payment so that the cashier’s office can process your payment as soon as possible.

Please be guided accordingly. Thank you and God Bless!

Happy New Year, UICians!

As we open another year, we also open a new semester for the academic year 2020-2021.

The COVID-19 crisis has greatly affected everyone worldwide. It has enforced changes in our daily activities, behavior, and livelihood. Despite this, our human nature dictates that we must fight for survival and be resilient. The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) recognizes this need. It is thus making the necessary adjustments to its operations so that we can still perform our role as an institution that provides quality education.

While scientists and researchers are doing their best to create a vaccine against SARS-COV-2, the virus, which causes COVID-19, a clinically trialed and safe one, will take 12-18 months [1,2]. Thus, the Philippine government will still require several measures such as community quarantines and prohibition of operation for non-essential goods businesses (including the education sector) to be able to “flatten the curve.” 

UIC believes that while our great minds and leaders are doing their part to help humanity survive, we also have to perform our responsibility to the community to still provide Ignacian Marian education. We conform to the proposal of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)  [3] and the Department of Education (DepEd) [4] to implement flexible learning so that we can still impart knowledge and skills to the community.  Hence, UIC will be offering distance education to ensure the continuation of delivering learning services to old students as well as incoming freshmen students.

UIC will re-engineer its processes and procedures to be able to maximize the existing infrastructure that already enabled us to facilitate online learning even before this COVID-19 crisis. We will be offering distance education in the mid of July 2020. We will cater to three categories of learners: Category I (No Connectivity) – Students who do not have internet access, mobile devices, and other related resources at home, Category II (With Limited Connectivity) – Students who have irregular internet access but have at least a mobile device with messaging capability at home, and Category III (With Connectivity) – Students who have stable internet access, mobile devices, and other related resources at home. The university is partnering with telecommunication companies to help ensure that students and faculty have Internet connectivity and the necessary electronic equipment. 

UIC will start its online admission and pre-enrollment in all levels on May 18, 2020, for new students and transferees, and two weeks before the opening of classes for the online enrolment of old students.  Old students are requested to accomplish the survey posted on the school’s website and official Facebook page.

For questions, concerns, and inquiries, please e-mail the UIC Info Desk at info@uic.edu.ph or send a message on our official Facebook page at https://facebook.com/uicph.

References:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/19/coronavirus-vaccine-when-will-we-have-one
2. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/30/opinion/coronavirus-covid-vaccine.html
3. https://ched.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/CHED-COVID-19-Advisory-No.-6.pdf
4. https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/29/teachers-need-assistance-to-use-flexible-learning-options-survey/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=38a4763ac4bcbf851f7b8343638e2f9375f9d060-1588327124-0-AdsmNzjd5cDBjYyxtyqPQsJWtOw_Ni1SaaLe2QhT0VA3mieb5jZZSCF3AWBA2-XmWew3ZM9GWGXrKPtZ-PEcG_rX_3C19iIU5q7D8KsZ3b1OphZUoqdpdDuYG7uYBw43Q40CSeJKTyPiOjh03v521qeuZWPxFV9teeJNOfg11m-RkGMqdkVbvR9va49pQywZtIgDW-JhPi4vrewz0A8DG5AEeG_jfSV1gMjTS62HeNPcYDRiVLKtwrFNW1IStqAGYzHuR23kwT2_x9M8MW910F4OFdHUQPRSwmB295rCP_ub8kFxan9BlJT8ELCBBuKy8e1-8RdljhAty4er816lIHnMr6oBFTNcFEYT4whyROQfsfmSEHEeUurfuu9M3GYdAQ

The University of the Immaculate Conception continues to stride in raising the bar of higher excellence in Pharmacy education as UIC Faculty members took further professional education through the brilliant inputs of two visiting pharmacy professors from Malaysia.

Dr. Ravi Sheshala a Senior Lecturer from the Department of Pharmaceutics from the prestigious Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) of Malaysia, taught UIC Ph.D. Pharmacy students Advanced Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics and Advanced Drug Informatics last August 2019.

Last February 10-17, 2020, Prof. Dr. Mohd Makmor Bakry, Dean of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia shared his expertise about Advanced Molecular Pharmacology and Advanced Pharmacotherapy: A Clinical Approach to the University of the Immaculate Conception College of Pharmacy and Chemistry where UIC-CPC collaborated with the Philippine Pharmacists Association — Davao City Chapter to initiate a sharing session with Prof Dr. Mohd Makmor Bakry, Dean, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on two topics; the Extended Pharmacy Services and Quality Use of Medicine Research and Big Data Opportunities for Pharmacy Practitioners. 

Dr. Ravi Sheshala excellently simplified and vividly presented Pharmacokinetics one of the very challenging subjects in Pharmacy. Also, Dr. Bakry depicted his brilliant expertise in drug research and development.

All Ph.D. Pharmacy students of the university deeply treasured all the educational experience that will greatly motivate and augment their knowledge and awareness of the four different fields in pharmacy.

The University of the Immaculate Conception now savors ASEAN’s University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) most sought-after certification, a document certifying the University’s quality of education and processes. The AUN-QA Network is established as the ASEAN quality assurance network in higher education with the responsibility to promote quality assurance in higher education institutions, raise the quality of higher education, and collaborate with both regional and international bodies to benefit the ASEAN community. (Source: AUN-QA Guide to AUN-QA Assessment at Programme Level v.3.0)

Among the 120 AUN-QA associate members in Asia, UIC is granted recognition. UIC is one of the few universities to receive such prided certification in the Philippine archipelago and the first outside the National Capital Region (NCR).

The report disclosed to the Institutional Quality Assurance Officer, Dr. Jo-Ann Y. Solomon, on January 11, 2021, divulged that the four programme level assessment, namely Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration obtained an over-all rating of Adequate as Expected. This means that all the 11 criteria: Expected Learning Outcomes, Programme Specification, Programme Structure and Content, Teaching and Learning Approach, Student Assessment, Academic Staff Support, Support Staff Quality, Student Quality and Support, Facilities and Infrastructure, Quality Enhancement, and Output show consistent results as expected. The report is based on the information provided in the self-assessment report (SAR), evidence, virtual site tour, and interviews with selected stakeholders, including academic and support staff, students, alumni, and employers.

The online/remote assessment visit happened last November 23-27, 2020, where eight ASEAN assessors perused the abovesaid criteria and verified the claims in the SAR concerning observed practices, existing supporting documents, and virtual interviews among stakeholders.

To further improve the University’s quality of education, the University President, S. Ma. Marissa R. Viri, RVM, with much gratitude, spoke that she is thankful for the collaborative efforts exerted by the members of the academic community headed by the Vice-President for Academics and Institutional Quality Assurance Officer, Dr. Jo-Ann Y. Solomon, to look into the recommendations and find necessary actions to address areas needed for improvement.

The said certification is an additional gem to UIC’s glory, which epitomizes the University’s vision and importance of quality in higher education to develop a holistic quality assurance system to raise academic standards and enhance teaching, research, production, and service.

The University of the Immaculate Conception, one of the pioneering schools in Davao City, has started its limited face-to-face classes on 6 September 2021.

Following the guidelines set in Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2021-001 issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Department of Health (DOH), UIC has opened its Bonifacio Campus to its 4th year Bachelor of Science Medical Laboratory (BSMLS) students.

According to UIC President Sr. Marissa R. Viri, RVM, the limited reopening was “considered to enhance the students’ technical competence in the performance of clinical laboratory tests in aid of diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases vis-à-vis biosafety and waste management”. She explained that “hands-on practice is necessary to achieve this and the other qualities a graduate of BSMLS should possess”.  She further said that “the limited face-to-face internship held at the in-campus Clinical Laboratory and Training Center, the only one in Davao Region, is CHED accredited and has a DOH License to Operate as a training laboratory.  The BS Nursing also applied for limited face-to-face classes for fourth-year students at the Fr. Selga campus and awaiting the Certificate of Authority from the CHED Regional Office.”

The objectives of the joint circular state, “This issuance shall serve as a guide for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) intending to hold limited face-to-face classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and are willing to assume the responsibilities for the reopening of their campuses based on their capability to comply with health and safety protocols, to retrofit their facilities, and to get the support of their stakeholders.”   

It can be recalled that all classes were suspended in March 2020 due to public health emergency to mitigate the transmission of the disease. Since then, classes have been held in flexible learning terms. 

For the gradual reopening of campuses of HEIs for limited face-to-face classes, the following health-related degree programs deemed necessary in providing additional support to the health system during the pandemic have been prioritized: Medicine, Nursing, Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science, Physical Therapy, Midwifery, Public Health.

Article from University Communications Office

The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) has received from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) an extension of its Autonomous Status for two more years – until 2023. It has been enjoying Autonomous Status since 2003 and will celebrate its 20th year of autonomy by the end of the most recent extension; translated to two decades of excellence. 

An Autonomous Status is the highest recognition that CHED awards to a higher learning institution. According to UIC President Sr. Marissa R. Viri, RVM, “With this given extension, UIC will continue to provide Quality Transformative Ignacian Marian Education or Q-TIME to all enrolling students for the years to come as it takes advantage of the benefits afforded such as innovations in curricular offerings to achieve global competence.” 

She added, “Truly, UIC is honored to have the Autonomous Status extended for two more years. This will strengthen UIC’s vision of being a globally recognized Catholic university that nurtures faith, builds passion for excellence, and develops lifelong learners with compassion for service that impacts transformation in a fast-changing society.”

Aside from UIC, Davao Region (XI) hosts three other HEIs enjoying Autonomous Status out of 47 Private HEIs. Some of the benefits of being an HEI with autonomous status are the exemption from the issuance of Special Order (S.O) for graduates and becoming a priority on receiving subsidies and other financial incentives and assistance from CHED. It also gains the privilege to determine and prescribe the curricular programs to achieve global competence; and the privilege to offer new courses or programs in the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

The UIC is one of the pioneering educational institutions in the region that gives quality education while adhering to its Core values of Faith, Excellence, and Service.

Communication Office | Eric Jude E. Recentes

Troy Ivan O. Dumapias, Grade 10 student from the UIC Basic Education Department, was awarded second runner-up during the ASEAN Energy Awards in the Renewable Energy high school category. The search was a partnership of the ASEAN Center for Energy, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Korean Energy Agency.

Through video conferencing, on 21 September 2021, awarding of winners was presented by the Korea Energy Agency director, Jung Sung Moon. The theme was “Innovation and creativity towards the sustainable and resilient energy system in ASEAN”. According to the organizers, the award was to recognize students’ valuable contributions to nation-building, sustainable development, and energy transition in the ASEAN region.

It is Southeast Asia’s highest reward to encourage and bring about recognition of greater private sector participation and interest in energy development of the ASEAN region in partnership with the public sector,” said the organizers. The award consists of four categories: ASEAN Coal Awards, ASEAN Energy Efficiency and Conservation Best Practices Awards, ASEAN Renewable Energy Project Awards, and the ASEAN Excellence in Energy Management by Individual 2021.

When asked about the award, Dumapia’s coach, Ms. Gladys Lumantas said that it was an unexpected win due to some technicalities. She believed, however, that the participants created excellent outputs in the video-making category. They thought that they did not meet the deadline and they weren’t sure if they complied with the registration process. Fortunately, their output was accepted.

“This award brings pride and honor to the University. It brought inspiration to achieve the University’s mission, which is to produce globally competitive Ignacian Marian learners. This award motivated Troy and other students to manifest diligence, patience, creativity, and competence in everything they do that can challenge them to be better individuals”, she added. 

In a statement given by Troy Ivan Dumapias, he said “I feel privileged to be the representative of the school and I feel honored to represent UIC and receive an award. I am thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this competition and for the opportunity to enhance my skills and to be able to show what our school is capable of to the world.”

COMMUNICATION OFFICE | Eric Jude E. Recentes

The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) is one of the three regional institutions in the country to receive funding support from the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST–PCIEERD). 

Dubbed “Mindanao Natural (MinNa) Language Processing (LProc) Research and Development Laboratory”, the UIC R&D laboratory will be established through the DOST–PCIEERD’s Institution Development Program (IDP). The project aims to use Natural Language Processing in preservation and protection of languages and will focus on three Mindanao languages: Manobo, Mansaka, and Kalagan. The project leader, Kristine Mae M. Adlaon, shared that ‘Natural Language Processing’ is a subfield of Artificial Intelligence that focuses on building intelligent systems that understand languages. 

On 23 September 2021, UIC President Sr. Marissa R. Viri, RVM signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DOST–PCIEERD Executive Director Dr. Enrico C. Paringit. It was stated in the MOA that DOST-PCIEERD shall provide grant in the amount of P5,000,000.00 for 24 months with an initial grant of P5,000,000.00 to be expended based on the scheduled release of funds and as allocated in the approved Project Line-Item Budget.

Sr. Viri said “With the increasing number of endangered languages, it is the goal of this laboratory to intensify research and development works that involve the collection, digitalization, storage, and dissemination of language resources, as well as the development of task-specific trained applications such as Machine Translation and Dialogue Systems.” She also shared, “UIC through MinNa commits to support all endeavors that will help save and preserve our endangered languages. We hope that through MinNa, more students, faculties, and industry partners will be collaborating to achieve the objectives set forth by the laboratory.”

Speaking for DOST–PCIEERD, Dr. Paringit explained that the IDP has been working towards establishing at least one IDP per region. He added, “On the regional Research Institution, we have been supporting our country’s regions through our regional consortia. We deem it highly vital that every region here in the Philippines should be heard and visible in creating more opportunities and making progress more inclusive.”

UCO | Eric Jude E. Recentes