Centers

Center for Labor and Industrial Relations Studies

The Center for Labor and Industrial Relations Studies (CLIR) commits to perform its role in the shared vision of transforming PUP into an epistemic community. The center will serve as center of initiatives on research, linkages, networking, trainings, support services and policy advocacies towards contributing to the development of a sustainable and self-reliant economy through a productive and socially aware workforce.

Functions

• Labor Research
• Labor Education, Info Campaign, and Training Services
• Network and Linkages
• Support Services and Advocacies

Contact Information

E-mail

clir@pup.edu.ph

Telephone

(63 2) 335-1PUP (335-1787) or 335-1777 local 704

Center for Environmental Studies

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The Center for Environmental Studies (CES) under the Institute for Social Sciences and Development is the lead unit that undertakes research and studies on the integrity of the environment, environmental justice, ecological protection and climate change mitigation and adaptation.  One of its mandates is to raise people’s awareness and consciousness of global warming, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and ecological protection for sustainable development.

The Center raises people’s awareness and consciousness on ecological protection, climate change adaptation and mitigation through conferences, symposia, forum, lectures and other venues for dialogue and consultation.

Functions

1. Develops plans and programs on environmental and ecological research and studies in the University.
2. Takes up projects, conducts training programs on environmental studies.
3. Undertakes activities such as conferences, symposia, forum, lectures, and other venues to promote environmental awareness and ecological protection in the University.
4. Builds data base on environmental researches and studies; and
5. Provides technical assistance, consultative and advisory services to University officials relative to environmental concerns.

Contact Information

E-mail

ces@pup.edu.ph

Telephone

(63 2) 335-1PUP (335-1787) or 335-1777 local 349

Center for Peace, Social Justice, and Human Rights Studies

The Center for Peace, Social Justice, and Human Rights Studies (formerly the Center for Human Rights Studies) under the Research Institute for Human and Social Development primarily has two main functions: produce research and organize research capability building activities.

The Center’s research focuses on economic, political, social, cultural, and historical underpinnings of social justice that reflect on issues concerning human rights, conflict, and peace studies. The activities conducted are those that are socially relevant, produces knowledge that involves those that are most affected, bridges theory and practice and connects these with pedagogy to inform, challenge, and encourage students and faculty to engage in studies on peace, social justice, and human rights.

Functions

1. To initiate research projects that focus on economic, political, social, cultural, and historical underpinnings of social justice that reflect on issues concerning human rights, conflict and peace studies that lead to knowledge generation.
2. To conduct capacity building activities that are socially relevant, participatory, bridges theory and practice and connects these with pedagogy to inform, challenge, and encourage students and faculty to engage in studies on peace, social justice, and human rights.
3. To establish and maintain linkages with national and international institutions, government and non-government organizations, and people’s networks that are engaged in peace, social justice, and rights research and advocacy.
4. To communicate with the most affected stakeholders to engage in knowledge production.

Contact Information

E-mail

cpsjhrs@pup.edu.ph

Telephone

(63 2) 335-1PUP (335-1787) or 335-1777 local 266

Center for Public Administration and Governance Studies (CPAGS)

The PUP Center for Public Administration and Governance Studies (CPAGS) aims to succeed in its crucial role of being at the forefront of research, extension and development initiatives that seek to unite efforts to mitigate poverty which is glaringly manifested in different states of extreme human deprivation.

The PUP CPAG is committed to contribute to alleviating poverty through its advocacy of promoting good governance.  It intends to be directly involved in the continuing dialogue for better delivery of government services that will benefit the underprivileged.  Its institutional competencies will be utilized to contribute in good public management and effect societal transformation.

Functions

1. Formulates plans and programs towards the development of researches and studies on public administration, governance, and related issues.
2. Undertakes researches, organizes lectures, symposia, conferences, and the like promoting effective and efficient public administration and governance.
3. Establishes linkages and networking activities with groups and agencies having similar objectives.
4. Publishes papers and documents on field experience and theoretical studies on public administration and governance.
5. Provides consultancy and advisory services on public administration and governance research, and development studies.
6. Establishes Professorial Chairs, Fellowship Grants, Scholarships and Student/Faculty Exchange Programs for the study of public administration and governance; and
7. Promotes integration of courses on good public administration and governance in the curriculum for a bachelor's degree as a minor field of study.

Contact Information

E-mail

cpag@pup.edu.ph

Telephone

(63 2) 335-1PUP (335-1787) or 335-1777 local 306

Center for Poverty Alleviation and Community Development Studies

By producing and deploying knowledge on development and poverty, the Center for Poverty Alleviation and Community Development Studies provides a space for theoretical reflection that is backed-up by scientific research and with a firm commitment to an advocacy for the establishment of a development based on social justice. This means that the center will work with practitioners in the field such as NGOs, community organizations and social movements in the production and deployment of knowledge on development and poverty. The center will work at the local, national, and global levels by linking with partner organizations such as local and national government units and international organizations that have to do with poverty and development.

Functions

• The center will initiate and accept research project proposals on poverty alleviation and community development studies. Funding for these research proposals can be sought by proponents through the help and recommendation of the center.
• The center will establish a network and pool of researchers from the students, faculty and partner institutions through a research and advocacy program that will be developed by qualified and capable research and advocacy specialists of the center.
• The center will institutionalize the study of poverty and community development through but not limited to developing modules and study guides for use in courses on these topics. An important task of the center is to organize courses and educational activities which could be included in the curricula of social sciences and other programs.
• The center will establish links with individuals who specialize in the study of poverty and community development and to forge ties with organizations advocating the eradication of poverty through social action, community development and research.
• The center will disseminate research outputs through publications, lectures, forum, and conferences not only to build an intellectual reputation for the university in general and the center but more importantly to contribute to the national discourse and advocate public policies for upliftment of people’s lives, and genuine community and social development.

Contact Information

E-mail

cpacds@pup.edu.ph

Telephone

(63 2) 335-1PUP (335-1787) or 335-1777 local 266

Center for Heritage Studies

Functions

1. Formulates plans and programs towards the development of researches and studies on heritage preservation and related issues;
2. Undertakes researches, organizes lectures, symposia, conferences and the like promoting effective and efficient heritage preservation;
3. Establishes linkages and networking activities with groups and agencies having similar objectives;
4. Publishes papers and documents on field experience and theoretical studies on heritage preservation;
5. Provides consultancy and advisory services on heritage research and development studies;
6. Establishes Professorial Chairs, Fellowship Grants, Scholarships and Student/Faculty Exchange Programs for the study of heritage preservation.

Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies

Functions

1. Formulates plans and programs towards the development of researches and studies on indigenous peoples and related issues;
2.  Undertakes researches, organizes lectures, symposia, conferences and the like promoting effective and efficient indigenous peoples studies;
3. Establishes linkages and networking activities with groups and agencies having similar objectives;
4. Publishes papers and documents on field experience and theoretical studies on indigenous peoples;
5. Provides consultancy and advisory services on indigenous peoples research, and development studies;
6. Establishes Professorial Chairs, Fellowship Grants, Scholarships and Student/Faculty Exchange Programs for the study of IP.