About our Logo
The ICOPED logo was redesigned to better communicate what the Institute has become since its reorganization and renaming from Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Institute (ACCI) to ICOPED in 2010. We believe that this new visual identity better matches our redefined and expanded vision, commitments and aspirations as an academic unit of CEM that has been serving our university, our cooperative and enterprise sectors, our government, and our nation for more than five decades now.
The design goal is to reflect who we are, what we do today, and where we want to go in the future. The logo uses the official colors of the University of the Philippines to represent our continuous commitment to contribute to the goals of the University. It is designed with an element of three human heads, which has a three-point explanation. First, it stands for the three core development programs of ICOPED: (1) instruction, (2) research, and (3) extension and public service. Secondly, it represents the linkage and cooperation among the three key sectors – (1) the academe, (2) the private sector, and (3) the government, that we hope to facilitate and strengthen through our programs. Lastly, the increasing size of the interconnected heads symbolizes the growth and transformation that we want to achieve for the people whom we serve. The new logo also now contains the acronym of our Institute name – ICOPED and the year when it was established – 1960.
About Us
The Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED), an academic unit under the College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, provides a strong focus on the development of cooperatives as viable economic and social business enterprises through its instruction, research, extension and training, networking, and policy advocacy programs. This is consistent with the United Nations' framework that emphasizes "the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development particularly in poverty reduction, employment generation, and social integration". ICOPED’s strength is rooted in decades of relevant experience in implementing academic and training programs and networking with the cooperative sector, government agencies and NGOs involved in cooperative development work.
Our Vision |
To be a center of excellence for instruction, research, and extension in the field of cooperatives and bio-enterprise development in the Philippines and Asia |
Our Mission |
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Our History |
It was in 1960 when a regional training center for cooperative management and credit administration and supervision was established at the University of the Philippines Los Baños or UPLB. This center was named the Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Institute or ACCI.
ACCI’s establishment was the result of a resolution signed by delegates from Cambodia, China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines, which stated that “A Far East Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Institute be established in a country represented in the 1956 Far East Agricultural Credit Workshop.” Over the years, ACCI has expanded its horizon to enhance its efficiency and effectiveness in implementing its academic, research, and training programs for cooperative development. With the realignment of its mandate with the United Nation’s framework on cooperatives and with the University thrusts, ACCI was officially renamed as the Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development or ICOPED on November 26, 2010 during the 1263rd UP Board of Regent Meeting. |
