Welcome to the UP Institute of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering is the branch of engineering involved in the conceptualization, planning, design, construction, and operation of systems, facilities, and infrastructure needed for maintaining and supporting modern civilization. The UP Institute of Civil Engineering (UP ICE) is one of the largest and oldest units of the UP College of Engineering; currently it is the first and only institute of civil engineering in the country. UP ICE offers the following degree programs: B.S. Civil Engineering, M.S. Civil Engineering, and Ph.D. Civil Engineering with four fields of study (Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Water Resources Engineering). UP ICE is consistently one of the top performing schools in the Civil Engineers Licensure Examination of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
About the Institute
The UP Institute of Civil Engineering is a premier institution for teaching, research, and extension service in civil engineering and its specialized fields.
Research & Extension
UP ICE promotes and implements research and development, and extension activities in various fields of expertise.
Student Life
The University and the Institute safeguard student ethics, health, and wellbeing by providing safe spaces, and implementation of guidelines and policies.
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Publication Alert: Members of WRCEG publish a new paper on water footprint accounting
How much water does a city or a campus really use? A new paper by Dr. Gil Cruz, Asst. Prof. Franz Santos and research student Czarina Maranan from the UP…
Publication Alert: Dr. Gaspay publishes a new paper on modernization of e-jeepneys in the Philippines
Dr. Sandy Mae Gaspay recently published a paper entitled “Driving change: Lessons on electrification within the modernization of jeepneys in the Philippines” in the Research in Transportation Economics journal. The…
Search for the UP ICE Directorship
The Search Committee for the Directorship of the UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE) invites faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other stakeholders to participate in the following activities: Online…
UP ICE Alumni Tracer Survey
We invite all alumni of UP Institute of Civil Engineering (formerly Department of Civil Engineering) to participate in our Alumni Tracer Survey (~5 mins) to record your current professional status…
Job Opportunity: Research Assistant in Gas Policy Development Project-3
The Gas Policy Development Project-3 is looking for a Research Assistant (RA) for marine and coastal engineering discipline. Interested applicants should email their Letter of Intent & CV by Jan…
Publication Alert: Philippine Engineering Journal December 2023 issue
PEJ December 2023 Vol. 44 No. 2 issue is out! We are pleased to announce the online release of the Philippine Engineering Journal Vol. 44 No. 2, December 2023. We are also…