National Institute of Geological Sciences

Coordinates: 14°38′52″N 121°4′10″E / 14.64778°N 121.06944°E / 14.64778; 121.06944

National Institute of Geological Sciences
Type	Institute
Established	March 1983 (as National Institute of Geological Sciences)
Director	Dr. Mario Aurelio
Location	UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
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The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) is one of seven research and academic institutes of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science.

NIGS was created by Executive Order No. 889 of the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines in March 1983. The Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines (UP) System authorized on the 26th of May 1983, NIGS reorganization from the Geology section of the former Department of Geology and Geography of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in UP Diliman. The CAS eventually was split into three distinct Colleges, namely College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) and College of Science (CS).

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Units

Constituent universities	UP Baguio UP Diliman UP Los Baños UP Manila UP Mindanao UP Open University UP Visayas

Autonomous college	UP Cebu

Satellite units	UP Extension Program in Olongapo (Diliman) UP Extension Program in Pampanga (Diliman) UP School of Health Sciences, Aurora (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Koronadal City (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Leyte (Manila) UP Tacloban College (Visayas)

Basic education units	UP Cebu High School (Cebu) UP High School in Iloilo (Visayas) UP Integrated School (Diliman) UP Rural High School (Los Baños)

Research

National	National Center for Transportation Studies National College of Public Administration and Governance National Crop Protection National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development National Institute of Geological Sciences National Institutes of Health National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology National Institute of Physics National Engineering Center Sentro ng Wikang Filipino

International (hosted)	ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity International Rice Research Institute SEAMEO Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology SEAMEO Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture

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