Professor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of UP Open University (UPOU), is one of the speakers in Plenary Session 4 of the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 28 October 2016 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Manila, Philippines.Plenary Session 4 focuses on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in the 21st Century. Dr. Bandalaria will talk about UPOU's contribution in the field of ODL in the country. She will bring her expertise and experiences from her 21 years of academic leadership in an open and distance e-learning institution. Dr. Bandalaria has recently been appointed as [...]

Dr. Yoichi Okabe, President of the Open University of Japan, will give a Plenary talk at the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 28 October 2016 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Manila, Philippines. Dr. Okabe will be joining Dr. Melinda Dp. Bandalaria and Dr. SA Ariadurai in Plenary Session 4 - Open and Distance Learning in the 21st Century.Dr. Okabe's area of specialties and research interests include electronics, information technology, brain computer, superconductive electronics and MEG analysis. His career in the academe spans 44 years starting in 1972 by holding a lecturer position until [...]

Dr. Samuel Anbahan Ariadurai, Vice-Chancellor of Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), will deliver a plenary talk at the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 28 October 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Manila, Philippines. Dr. Ariadura is one of the three speakers in Plenary Session 4 which focuses on Open and Distance Learning in the 21st Century.Dr. Ariadurai brings with him more than 20 years of experience in open and distance learning being a key expert in curriculum development for distance education in Engineering Technology and self-learning instructional materials in textiles and [...]

Open Letter of the UP President to the UP Community

Memo No PAEP 16-42 Memorandum No. PAEP: 16-42: Second Call for the One UP Professorial Chair and Faculty Grant Awards

The UP Board of Regents (BOR) is now inviting nominations for the UP President who will succeed the incumbent whose term will end on 9 February 2017. At its 1319th BOR meeting on 28 July 2016, the Board constituted itself as the Search Committee for the next UP President. The Secretary of the Board shall accept nominations from 18 August 2016 until 5:00 p.m. of 23 September 2016.Read more...