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UPOU joins Global Campaign to Solve Climate Change by 2030

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is set to join the Solve Climate By 2030 campaign, a global dialogue to climate solutions. This campaign is organized by The Center for Environmental Policy at Bard College together with the UPOU and more than 100 other universities and schools from around 50 countries. Simultaneous webinars all over the world will be used as springboards for discussing climate solutions in the local context especially by climate-concerned universities and schools across disciplines.  One of these  is a Solve Climate By 2030 webinar organized by the Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management [...]

UPOU joins Global Campaign to Solve Climate Change by 20302021-03-18T09:59:14+08:00

UPOU to join LBSCFI in 20th Anniversary Celebration this March

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), as a member and the current President of the Los Baños Science Community Foundation Inc. (LBSCFI), is one with the science community in celebrating its 20th Anniversary this March.  The anniversary carries the theme “Los Banos Science Community: Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic.” In celebration of this, a webinar titled “Addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Straight from the Experts” will be held on 30 March 2021 via Zoom and live via the LBSCFI Facebook Page. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, will deliver the welcome remarks as President of the organization.  Through [...]

UPOU to join LBSCFI in 20th Anniversary Celebration this March2023-04-27T13:44:07+08:00

UPOU Faculty Member Recognized for Community Service Award by the University of Southern Queensland

“These disasters have called me to become more human and humane and in doing so, I was able to share my time and skills to people and organizations and help them in any way I can, on a voluntary basis, in the middle of performing my roles as student, wife, and mother. ”                            Finaflor Taylan Despite the disasters that struck her own hometown, and the worldwide pandemic that forced a shift in our daily lives,  Assistant Professor Finaflor Taylan, a faculty member of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), UP Open University (UPOU) and is currently a [...]

UPOU Faculty Member Recognized for Community Service Award by the University of Southern Queensland2021-03-15T12:40:44+08:00

UPOU, Concentrix to launch Massive Open Online Course on Contact Center Services

In response to the current challenges, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in partnership with Concentrix, a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology and the largest private employer in the Philippines, will be launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled "Introductory Course on Contact Center Services". This course focuses on developing effective online communication skills that will provide competitive skills and knowledge for ICT-enabled and contact services-related jobs. This academe-industry partnership aims to capacitate various sectors such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), out-of-school youth (OSY), indigenous people (IPs), [...]

UPOU, Concentrix to launch Massive Open Online Course on Contact Center Services2023-04-27T13:45:01+08:00

UPOU to hold International Research Forum on Gender and Development

In celebration of Women’s Month this March 2021, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies Research and Publication Committee (FMDS RPC) in partnership with the  UPOU Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) will be holding the 2021 International Research Forum on Gender and Development with the theme “WE Make CHANGE Work for Women: Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!” on 17 March 2021, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM PST (Philippine Standard Time).  Asst. Prof. Skånberg Dahlstedt from the Stockholm University of the Arts and University of Gothenburg will serve as the keynote speaker. The presentations [...]

UPOU to hold International Research Forum on Gender and Development2023-04-27T13:46:32+08:00

10th EDUkussion Forum on Research Journeys: Online Convoes on the Birth of Research Part I

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd) conducted the 10th EDUkussion Forum on Research Journeys last 28 January 2021 via Zoom. With the topic, “Online Convoes on the Birth of Research (Part I),” the webinar invited FEd students and program chairs from the Graduate Certificate/Master of Distance Education (GC/MDE), Diploma/Master of Arts in Literacy and Language Education (D/MLLE), and Diploma/Master of Arts in Social Studies Education (D/MSSE) programs as well as graduate students from other UPOU programs and tertiary level institutions. Research Journeys was designed to complement ongoing formal course activities related to research and special problems in FEd’s MA programs.  To kick off [...]

10th EDUkussion Forum on Research Journeys: Online Convoes on the Birth of Research Part I2023-04-27T14:03:33+08:00

OPEN Talk features Open Education Practice

The second episode of OPEN Talk features Open Education Practice with Dr. Patricia B. Arinto, Dean, University of the Philippines Visayas-Tacloban College and Dr. Shelia R. Bonito, Dean, UP Manila College of Nursing as Resource Persons. The two deans are also Professors at the UP Open University. This episode of the online magazine program shall be moderated by Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Dean of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies. Catch OPEN Talk on 17 March 2021, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at networks.upou.edu.ph and at https://www.facebook.com/UPOpenUniversityNetworks #UPOpenUniversity [...]

OPEN Talk features Open Education Practice2021-03-10T10:20:42+08:00

UPOU Joins #ChooseToChallenge Movement this International Women’s Day 2021

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), led by the Office of Gender Concerns (OGC), joins the #ChooseToChallenge campaign as part of its celebration of the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2021. We would like to invite you to join us in the #ChooseToChallenge campaign. Let us choose to challenge and commit to ending gender-based violence, gender bias, gender inequality, and other gender issues.  Share this post, wear something purple for #PurpleMondays, and take a selfie of you doing the #ChooseToChallenge pose (right hand raised). Create a statement that you will personally commit to for International Women’s Day. [...]

UPOU Joins #ChooseToChallenge Movement this International Women’s Day 20212023-04-27T13:32:44+08:00

UPOU contributes to developing the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education

The University of Philippines Open University (UPOU) joined the international benchmarking consortium led by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) in the development of the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education. Dr.  Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, supported the initiative and delegated Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Dean of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) to be part of the Technical Working Group (TWG). The task of the TWG was to  develop and agree on a set of benchmarking criteria and indicators for Online, Open, Smart and Technology-enhanced Higher Education. [...]

UPOU contributes to developing the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education2023-04-19T16:17:33+08:00
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