The UPOU-FMDS Master of Public Management Program (MPM) will conduct an observation tour/field exposure (learning visit) in Roxas City on 08-10 November 2018, in collaboration with Capiz State University (CapSU). The activity shall involve visit to potential programs/projects and interview/dialogue with key informants in the Capiz Province and/or Roxas City government, and in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; documentation of the event that may form part of the MPM teaching-learning materials consistent with UPOU’s niche as an Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL) institution; co-creation of knowledge in collaboration with CapSU through the conduct of public forum dubbed “Let’s [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) held its Recognition and Thanksgiving ceremony for the graduating class of 2018 on 28 September 2018 at the Audio-Visual Room, UPOU. FICS faculty and staff members, graduating students, and guests gathered together to commemorate their journey and respective roles toward achieving the hard-earned degree of the students. “Loyal thy sons, we’ll ever be…” FICS Dean Alexander G. Flor sung as he welcomed the students. He acknowledged the efforts of those who played essential roles throughout the years of journey in the university. Master of Development [...]

On 29 September 2018, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) celebrated its 22nd Commencement Exercises at its Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. This was the last commencement exercise for all the Constituent Units (CU) of the University of the Philippines (UP) System this year which accommodated all students who completed their degrees for the 1st and 2nd Semesters, and Midyear term, and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Trimesters academic year 2017-2018. Three hundred forty-eight (348) students were conferred their degrees this year, fifty of which were undergraduate students, and 298 were graduate students. Of the graduate students, twenty-five [...]

The Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held its Recognition Rites and Fellowship Program last 28 September 2018 at Mer-Nel's Place, Los Baños, Laguna. For the Academic Year 2017-2018, FEd produced 111 graduates from its undergraduate, post-baccalaureate diploma and certificate, and graduate programs. Currently, the FEd is offering two undergraduate programs, the Associate in Arts and Bachelor of Education Studies, four post-baccalaureate diploma programs namely Diploma in Mathematics Teaching, Diploma in Science Teaching, Diploma in Language and Literacy Education and Diploma in Social Studies Education, and one post-baccalaureate certificate program, the Graduate Certificate [...]

The Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is one with Filipino teachers as the country celebrates the National Teachers' Month (NTM) on 05 September – 05 October 2018, with 05 October 2018 being observed as the National Teachers' Day (NTD). The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) also mandates every 5th of October as World Teachers' Day (WTD). With this year's theme being "Gurong Pilipino: Turo Mo, Kinabukasan Ko", the NTM and NTD celebrations highlight the significance of teachers in honing and shaping the minds and characters of tomorrow's generation. However, [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is set to open another set of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Business Analytics and ODeL Teacher Accreditation on 1 October, 2018. The MOOCs will be offered through the Massive Online Distance e-Learning (MODeL) platform. The courses "Introduction to Descriptive Analytics" and "Unsupervised Learning Methodologies" will run from 1 to 20 October, 2018. "Introduction to Prescriptive Analytics and Operations Research Overview," on the other hand, will start on 1 October and will end on 26 October. The three MOOCs are under the Business Analytics Program. Meanwhile, reruns of the MOOCs under [...]