Vice Rector Stephane Leyens of the University of Namur (UNamur) paid a courtesy visit to the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Office of International Linkages (OIL) at UP Diliman on March 11, 2026. The visit highlights the ongoing Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement (2024–2027) between UPPI and UNamur.

The UP Population Institute (UPPI) is pleased to announce the launching of the “Josefina V. Cabigon Memorial Scholarship” starting first semester, AY 2020-2021. The scholarship is open to new and continuing graduate students enrolled in the MA Demography and Master in Population Studies at UPPI. Preference is given to scholars who are financially in need and who are committed to public service.

Academic representatives from the University of Namur (UNamur) and the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) paid a courtesy visit to the Philippine Ambassador to Belgium Jaime Victor Ledda at the Philippine Embassy to discuss the progress and future direction of the Philippine Studies Program.

The University of the Philippines Population Institute is pleased to present the Documentation Report of the 2020 Census-based National Population Projections, officially released by the Philippine Statistics Authority on 31 January 2024.
The forum featured recent estimates on demographic and health indicators, including child health and development, maternal health and domestic violence, and fertility and planning. Dr. Maria Midea Kabamalan, one of UPPI's faculty members, synthesized the session by presenting the policy implications of the 2025 NDHS results. She highlighted that NDHS indicators are not only vital for crafting policies and programs to address population needs, but also essential for tracking the country’s 2030 SDG targets.
The UP Population Institute (UPPI), in collaboration with UP Department of Geography, organized a lecture on environmental migration led by Dr. Sabine Henry from the University of Namur, Belgium, on March 10, 2026.
In the morning session, Dr. Henry discussed the definition of environmental refugees and used case studies to elicit interaction from participants regarding different categorizations of environmental migrant movements.
On March 9, 2026, the UP Population Institute (UPPI), in partnership with the UP Department of Geography, hosted a lecture-workshop titled, "Population, Space, and Digital Traces: Opportunities and Challenges of Geolocated Social Media Data." The session was led by Dr. Sebastian Dujardin from the University of Namur, Belgium (UNamur).
We are proud to announce that the UP Population Institute (UPPI) is lending its research expertise to the City of Pasig. Through a newly signed MOU, UPPI will provide technical support to the Pasig City Population and Development Office, focusing on leveraging demographic data towards data-driven and people-centered governance.