Alumni

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) through the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) in collaboration with the UPOU Alumni Foundation, Inc. (UPOUAFI) successfully conducted the first UPOU Alumni Congress on 30-31 July 2021. Hundreds of UPOU alumni from the different regions of the Philippines and from all over the world attended the historic event which carried the UPOU year-long theme, “Sustainability and Agility amidst Disruption.” The two-day virtual gathering featured various activities and workshops that were organized by the alumni chapter officers, and specifically designed for the alumni from UPOU's Faculty of Education (FEd), Faculty of Information and [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Public Affairs (OPA) in collaboration with the UPOU Alumni Foundation Inc.(UPOUAFI) will be holding the first ever UPOU Alumni Congress 2021 on   30-31 July 2021. The Alumni Congress will feature various alumni chapter activities and workshops specifically designed for the alumni of each of the three Faculty Offices of UPOU.  “FE(e)d Your Mind: A UPOU FEd Alumni Kapihan at Talakayan” will be  organized by the UPOUAFI - Faculty of Education (FEd) Chapter Officers for the  graduates of programs under the UPOU FEd .  This round table discussion aims to [...]

The University of the Philippines System – Office of Alumni Relations (UPS – OAR) released the fourth issue of UP Carillon Magazine, the official publication of the University of the Philippines alumni.  The issue boasts of an Augmented Reality (AR)-ready front cover of the UP Manila’s Celebration of Life statue by National Artist Napoleon Abueva. With 2020 forever remembered as the Year of COVID-19, this year’s issue highlights UP Manila, with a Cover Story on the National Institutes of Health and a Spotlight article on the UP Philippine General Hospital (PGH). It also includes stories about alumni in the Philippines [...]

With UP Open University’s 24th Commencement Exercises and its 1st ever Virtual Graduation, 412 were conferred their degrees and are new Alumni of the university. On 5 December 2020, during the occasion of the Commencement Ceremony, Faculty Recognition Fellowships were also held wherein part of the program was the election of new Chapter Officers for the UPOU Alumni Foundation, Inc. (UPOUAFI). These are the new set of UPOUAFI Chapter Officers who will be working with the Main UPOUAFI Officers until 2021 or until a new set has been elected: UPOUAFI - Faculty of Education (FED) Chapter Officers 2020-2021: President: Joey [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Public Affairs (OPA) participated in the 2020 UP Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) Convention held on November 3 and 5, 2020 (Tuesday and Thursday) 9-11 AM via Zoom Meeting. The ARC Convention aimed to to build on the achievements from the 2019 ARC Convention held at Benitez Hall in UP Diliman; reaffirm agreements in seamlessly providing and exchanging information of UP alumni, and to address new concerns of the Office of Alumni Relations (OARs), Office of the University Registrar (OURs), Information and Technology Development Center (ITDC), and Computer Center. During the first day of [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) welcomed the new students through the Virtual Sunduan and Student Orientation 2020 Ceremony held on 12 September 2020. The program has been spearheaded by the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) in coordination with the Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Multimedia Center (MC),  and with the help of other UPOU offices.  The program, held via zoom, was hosted by Mr. Rudy Pullian of OSA and was also live streamed via UPOU Website and UPOU Networks Facebook Page. Mr. Pullian stressed that even in the midst of the pandemic; everyone was enjoined to take [...]