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CALL FOR RESPONDENTS! Join the University of the Future (UoF) Research! The UPOU UoF Research Team is looking for interested individuals to participate in the Research on “Conceptions of the University of the Future (UoF) in the context of open education”. The research intends to come up with a general idea of how the university of the future (UoF) is being conceptualized by those involved in the field of open and distance education (e.g., university administrators, faculty, researchers, students, alumni, and other interested participants). Should you be interested to participate in this endeavor, you may access the online questionnaire after [...]

Dr. Alexander G. Flor, Professor and the chair of the Doctor of Communication Program of the UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies, will serve as one of the Resource Speakers in the in the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the area of ICT4D (IPID) -Asia Women Forum 2022 with the theme “Structural Challenges and ICT4D Research in Asia” on Monday, 27 June 2022 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM (Pacific Time Zone). The forum aims to bring Asian perspectives on institutional and structural challenges to discussions related to the development of the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT4D). [...]

Revitalizing Socioecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) Webinar Series is an online activity by Project 1 of the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR), Building Climate Smart Communities (bSMART) Program implemented by UP Open University and UP Los Baños. This Webinar aims to raise awareness of the conservation and sustainable use of SEPLS, anchored by Satoyama-Satoumi principle, through a series of online talks from speakers and experts on sustainable landscapes/seascapes management approaches. The Project 1 of the EIDR bSMART Program would like to invite you to the upcoming webinar on 30 June 2022 (Thursday) at 10:00 AM PST via Zoom. Our second international Guest [...]

In line with “The Social Work Day” on June 19, 2022, UPOU - Faculty of Management and Development Studies - Diploma in/ Masters of Social Work is collaborating with UPOU-Office of Gender Concerns to hold a (1) poem writing and (2) video making contest that will showcase the perceptions on social work in the Philippines and experiences of Filipino social workers. Note: We are extending the participation to ALL social workers and social work students in the Philippines. Read the mechanics and upload your entries using the following links: (1) Poem Writing - https://forms.gle/1s8vumN7Qknni4rh8 (2) Video Making - https://forms.gle/qWZkDDKt4yC5VCgY9 [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is developing a ladderized program in Data Science. Depending on their track, graduates may earn either a Graduate Certificate or Master in Data Science. The proposed program will have an interdisciplinary approach to Data Science, taking into consideration computing science, social science, humanities, and design. Though it will offer specializations, the program will focus on the application of data science in education and development. It will equip its graduates with a basic understanding of the key technologies in data science and relevant fields; knowledge in management and preservation of data; problem solving [...]

Deadline of application: 4 JULY 2022 Please click this link for more information: https://osa.upou.edu.ph/scholarships/ For further inquiries, please email [email protected]. #UPOpenUniversity

See you again for another Shut up and Write sessions! This event is open and free to all actively enrolled FEd students of UPOU. For inquiries, kindly email [email protected] #UPOpenUniversity

JMDS is a  semi-annual, online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal that aims to cater to global or international readership, thus the broad composition of its Board of Editors and Reviewers, by circulating worldwide original research studies and new scientific information on management, development, environment, agriculture, health sciences, ASEAN studies, land valuation, social work, and entrepreneurship. It also features papers addressing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and how open and distance elearning (ODeL) was incorporated or integrated into the study. The deadline for the submission of papers for this issue is on 31 July 2022. Papers submitted later than the deadline will be considered for the next [...]

The UPOU Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), in collaboration with the UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee and UPOU Research Publications Committee invite you to the 4th episode of the Research Conversations: Ethics Series 2021, titled "Ethics in Vulnerable Groups". Dr. Dan Ballesteros of the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City Bioethics Center, shall be the resource speaker. Watch this talk on 28 June 2022 (Tuesday), 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (PHT) here or in the following sites/pages: UPOU Networks: https://networks.upou.edu.ph/researchconversation/ UPOU Networks FB: https://www.facebook.com/UPOpenUniversityNetworks/live_videos/ UPOU YouTube: https://youtu.be/wInWAaG0ZfI   Register at https://tinyurl.com/regResConEthics4 #UPOpenUniversity [...]

The UPOU Faculty of Education is looking for two (2) Project Staff members who will function as Academic Support Staff. Interested parties should submit the listed documentary requirements to [email protected] by 15 June 2022. #UPOpenUniversity