This page aims to share UPOU’s own articulation of the University of the Future as well as the continuing conversation about how the university can shape the direction of the future of universities.
Sustainability is at the heart of University of the Future. The UPOU’s future initiatives aim to contribute to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A dedicated page for all resources related to the University of the Future from video recordings of virtual roundtable discussions, manifestos, and transcript of talks related to the initiative.
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NCODEL 2019 Pre-Conference Message: Unpacking the University of the Future
The university of the future should be able to shape the direction of the future industrial revolutions and this necessitates the revisit of the essence of universities or our core functions of producing graduates and training the manpower who will man and plan the industries.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) launched The University of the Future (UoF) Round Table Discussion Series with Chancellor Melinda dP. Bandalaria as the keynote speaker. Dr. Bandalaria gave a talk on the University of the Future: An Articulation of a Perspective.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs – Quality Assurance (QA) Team led the first session of the VRTD Series on the University of the Future entitled, “Quality in the Context of the University of the Future”.
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted its second session of the Virtual Round Table Discussion Series on the University of the Future entitled “Articulating the Disciplinal Dimension of the University of the Future”. Led and organized by the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), the event was held on 03 December 2020 via Zoom Meeting.
UP Open University organized a virtual round table discussion (VRTD) on “Sustainability and the University of the Future (UoF): Issues, Challenges & Prospects” on 10 December 2020. Hosted by the Faculty of Management Development Studies (FMDS), the VRTD was participated in by UPOU faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
The Faculty of Education (FEd), with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), organized the 4th session of the University of the Future Virtual Round Table Discussion (UoF-VRTD) titled “Morphing of the Educational Landscape of the Future” on 08 January 2021 via Zoom.