On 5-6 February 2018, faculty and staff of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) attended the 4th Philippines-Japan International Workshop – Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Twinning for Sustainable Development held at Noto Airport, Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The activity started off with a keynote presentation from Dr. Osamu Saito, Academic Director/Academic Program Officer of United Nations University - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IASS and UP Open University Visiting Professor regarding the role of sustainability science for building a resilient and sustainable society. Dr. Koji Nakamura, Project Leader of Ifugao Satoyama Meister Training [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) kicked off Research Conversations 2018 on 26 January at the Sandbox, CCDL, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. Dr. Melinda Lumanta, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, opened the conversation by re-emphasizing Research Conversations' intentions and purpose. As an equivalent to the scientific community's research laboratories, Research Conversations is OVCAA's initiative in upholding a participatory quality research culture in the university. Dr. Lumanta also introduced OVCAA's next publication project that discusses teaching models in open and distance eLearning (ODeL), opening the invitation to UPOU faculty members that teach [...]

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) conducted its 4th Student Orientation via Facebook Live on 20 January 2018 for the Second Semester AY 2017-2018. Hosted by Asst. Prof. Rita C. Ramos, Secretary to the Faculty and Ms. Jeniffer F. De Pasion-Guevarra, Student Support Staff, and assisted by the FMDS Research Assistants, the online student orientation via Facebook Live is a venue for new and continuing students to raise inquiries and clarify information which they may have on university and program policies. New students have been provided with online information materials prior to the live student orientation. The Student [...]

UPDATE as of 11 June 2018: UPOU has severed its affiliation with COOPHUB and OFW Credit Coop and has no joint program or course offerings with these organizations. UPOU did not also authorize Coophub's and/or OFW Credit Coop's use of the university's name, logo and photos in their websites, social media pages, paraphernalia and marketing activities. Aligned with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3—ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages—the research project "Effect of Costus igneus on Obesity and other Metabolic Disorders in Diet-Induced Obese Male ICR Mice" led by Asst. Prof. Myra Oruga, Program Chair for [...]

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) conducted the Faculty-In-Charge (FIC) Orientation for the Second Semester AY 2017-2018 on 19 January 2018 at the Audio Visual Room, UPOU Headquarters, UP Open University, Los Baños, Laguna. As part of the Faculty's thrust to enhance the learning experience of its students through faculty development, FMDS conducts FIC Orientation every semester to orient new FICs and provide updates for continuing FICs on new techniques, approaches, technologies and other teaching methods via the distance mode. The FIC Orientation also serves as a venue for continuing FICs to share their stories and experiences in [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) conducted the "Roundtable Discussion on Research Ethics" on 24 January at the Audiovisual Room, UPOU Headquarters. Resource speakers were Dr. Salome Vios and Dr. Sonia Bongala of the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB). They discussed the best practices in research ethics, PHREB's accreditation process, and gave some recommendations to guide the institutionalization of research ethics at UPOU. Guided by the strategic plans of both the UP System and the UPOU to cement UP's role as a public research university, the OVCAA recognizes [...]