On 24 March 2017, the School of Management (SoM) of the University of the Philippines Cebu (UPC) and Japan-based International Association of Project and Program Management (IAP2M) organized the 5th International Conference on Project and Program Management. The conference was held at the Performing Arts Hall (PAH) of UPC.
The conference was well attended by researchers from both Japan and the Philippines. A total of 16 papers were presented during the conference, mostly coming from Japan. Junior and graduating students of SoM, UPC were also invited to learn from the paper presentation and most especially from the keynote speakers, which included the UP System’s Vice President for Planning, Dr. Elvira Zamora.