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5 unusual facts about University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Human Ecology


University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Human Ecology

It is one of only a few institutions in Asia that offers a degree program in Human Ecology and is the first and only one to offer the degree in the Philippines.

It is also the first in Asia to offer a degree program in Food and Nutrition Planning.

In 1974, the department was transformed into the Institute of Human Ecology in response to the United Nations Global Stockholm Conference calling for a “common outlook and principle in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment.”

It is the first in Asia to offer a degree program on Food and Nutrition Planning which has trained hundreds from all over the continent since its inception in 1978.

It aims to establish a pool of human resources in Asia who are fully capable of integrating nutrition considerations into development planning and management.



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