group of students

Our Vision Statement

World-renowned research organization with credible track record in relevant research and related activities that influence programs and policies for uplifting human and social development.

Our Mission Statement

The OPS mission is to strengthen local, regional, and national development initiatives through the conduct of high quality, multi-disciplinary and socially responsible research on population, health, nutrition, and all other aspects of human development. It further aims to enhance research capacities at USC and in the greater community. It intends to achieve this mission through research dissemination activities, policy briefing, training and extension services.

group meeting

Who We Are

The Office of Population Studies (OPS) was founded by Dr. Wilhelm Flieger, SVD, a demographer trained at the University of Chicago, and one of the pioneering demographers in the country. Fr. Flieger established OPS in 1971 as the University's response to the government's call for more academic involvement in national development through population and related research. OPS was created to fill the population research needs of the Visayas regions. Since then, OPS has established itself as one of the major research institutions in the country involved in population, health and development researches.

In early 2005, OPS became a SEC Accredited foundation with the University President as its President. It is a non-stock and non-profit population and health research institute affiliated with the University of San Carlos (USC), Cebu City, Philippines. [Get to Know Us More]