#OpportunitiesCorner: Week 2 – November 2026
Hello there! The UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs’ #OpportunitiesCorner is an update on available scholarships, exchange programs, conferences, workshops, and other skill-enhancing initiatives for UP Diliman students.
Here’s for the 2nd Week of November 2026:
SEA Youth Harmony CoLab 2026
The SEA Youth Harmony CoLab is a collaboration platform for harmony in diversity and regional action that aims to unite youth aged 15–25 across Southeast Asia to draw on their collective strengths, embrace their cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity, and turn inclusive collaboration into action. Participant will get to work with a diverse team of peers from across Southeast Asia, supported by experienced mentors and AI-enabled learning, to tackle a real social-impact challenge It is co-designed by teams with more than a decade of experience developing young people across Southeast Asia including School of Global Studies (SGS), Thammasat University and SOL: School of Leadership in Thailand. Who can apply?
- Youth aged 15 – 25 from any of the 11 Southeast Asian countries who:
- Enjoy building things with others
- Are curious and open to new perspectives
- Like turning ideas into action
- Care about creating impact
- Are willing to connect and collaborate across differences
- Can commit to 20 hours per week for 8 weeks
Is there a program fee?
- Yes. The program is fully funded by Harmony in Diversity Fund
Schedule:
- October 2026: Applications open
- November 30, 2026: Application deadline
- December 2026 to Feb 2027: Interviews and selection
- March 2027: Program begins
Expected schedule:
- On weekends, there will be mandatory live cohort sessions to learn project skills and build intercultural competencies and may also set up group work time.
- On weekdays, individuals need to meet their practicum supervisor to make sure that the project is on track, and to check in with the project mentor.
- There is a need to plan for a commitment of 20 hours per week. Actual schedules may vary by team and project.
Application form can be accessed here.
Taiwan Tech’s IC Design Training Program Information Session
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) invites students and graduates from the Philippines to join the IC Design Training Program with scholarship opportunities available.
The training program offers individuals the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop professional skills, and explore future career opportunities in Taiwan’s world-leading semiconductor industry.
This short-term training program offers individuals the opportunity to:
- Gain valuable knowledge and skills in IC design and semiconductor technology.
- Experience Taiwan’s world-leading semiconductor environment.
- Receive free training, accommodation, and a monthly living allowance
Program Highlights
- Program Period: February – July 2027
- Location: Taiwan Tech, Taipei, Taiwan
- Scholarship Support: Financial assistance is available for eligible participants.
To join the In-Person Information Session:
- Date: Sunday, November 22, 2026
- Time: 2:00–5:00 PM (Philippine Standard Time)
- Venue: Paseo Event Hall, Acceler8 by UnionSPACE – Legazpi
- What to expect: Learn about the training program, scholarship opportunities, application process, and what awaits you in Taiwan!
To reserve the slot for in-person information session, you may check this link.
To know more about the program, you may also check this website.
2027 Deutsche Bank Internship Programme
The Deutsche Bank Internship Programme is designed to help students develop their skills through formal training and continuous support.
Interns are given the opportunity to learn about business from different viewpoints. Interns can work on the following areas:
- Providing support in preparing audits
- Reviewing the effectiveness of internal controls in a particular division
- Providing support in identifying and analysing existing controls
Please note that to apply for the 2027 Internship Programme, students must be graduating between 1 December 2027 to 31 July 2028.
To know more about the internship programme and apply, you may check this link.
THE FORECASTERS CHALLENGE
A free AI forecasting competition for Philippine students and builders, using NBA game data.
Organized by SportsPredict in partnership with Google Developer Group-Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Google Developer Group-University of San Carlos, and the Department of Data Science, Forecasters Challanges skills-based competition where participants build models to predict real-world outcomes. It is being run as a small pilot, with Round 1 beginning in November 2026.
For more details, you may check it with https://