UPOU and UBDE Inks MOU for Joint Research and Academic Activities

The University of Batangas Distance Education (UBDE) and the UP Open University (UPOU) were engaged in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 11 September 2023 at the University of Batangas, Kumintang Ibaba, Batangas City. The activity highlighted the partnership between two organizations, as well as the launch of the UBDE Distance Learners Application (DLA).

The activity was attended by Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, and Ms. Margaret Jarmin-Suarez, Program Development Associate for Institutional Linkages from UPOU. From UBDE, the attendees were Mrs. Lily Marlene J. Hernandez, UBDE President; Dr. Abegayle Machelle M. Perez-Chua, Vice President for External Affairs; Dr. Aurora Rosalie Pargas – Tolentino, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dr. Lolita F. Tegon, Asst. Vice President for Academic Affairs; Atty. Jesus V. Mayo, Chairman of the Board of Regents; Mr. Carl Ivan B. Villanueva, UBDE Director; Mr. Charles Leoj L. Roxas, UBDE Learner, and Faculty Support Head; and Ms. Daisy A. Ilagan, Academic Programs Head.

The agreement includes joint academic activities for research and training, exchange programs for academic staff and students, the establishment of dual or joint degree programs, consultancy and other technical services on QA, learning materials development, student and faculty support, open educational resources, among others; resource and information sharing and other activities, mutually agreed by both institutions.

This activity is part of UPOU’s initiative to explore cooperation and linkages with local and international institutions in student and faculty exchange, joint research, network participation, sharing of educational resources, and other international academic and research activities.

Written by Anna Mhari Duria and Lovelyn Petrasanta ♦ Edited by Anna Cañas-Llamas and Myra C. Almodiel ♦ Photos by Anna Mhari Duria

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