In celebration of the International Day of Forests, Forester and  Asst. Prof. Karl Abelard Edberto L. Villegas, Jr., together with Professor Consuelo Dl. Habito, from  the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), presented  “Going Native: Challenges and Opportunities in Philippine Native Tree Species Utilization” during the 2023 World Wood Day Online Symposium & The Fifth International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Forest Products Culture Colloquium last 21 – 22 March 2023. The 2023 World Wood Day theme was “Wood in Cultural Heritage” with the sub-theme “Challenges and Opportunities for Historical, Contemporary and Future Wood and Non-Wood Forest Products Culture”. Asst. Prof.  Villegas [...]

(L-R): Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Dr. Jabez Joshua Flores, Ms. Nenieveh “Weng” Glinoga with her husband Mr. Silvestre Glinoga, and Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan presenting the tokens and certificate of the speaker. Various University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) offices such as the Office of Gender Concerns (OGC), Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), and Multimedia Center worked together for the conduct of OPEN Talk: IP Women in Permaculture and Health on 22 March 2023, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (PST) in the CCDL Auditorium, UPOU. This is in line with the Women’s Month [...]

The Univerity of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Massive Open Distance e-Learning (MODeL) Team conducted a Benchmarking Activity for the Civil Service Institute (CSI), the training arm of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), on 24 March 2023 via Zoom.  The CSI team,  led by CSI Director Fernando M. Porio, and the CSI Learning Management Systems (LMS) Team were briefed about the UPOU programs and the fundamentals of a Learning Management System (LMS) by the UPOU MODeL Team headed by ICTDO Director, Dr. Reinald Adrian dL. Pugoy. With him are Dr. Myra C. Almodiel, Director of the UPOU Office of [...]

Prof. Consuelo Habito (left) and Asst. Prof. Mari Anjeli Crisanto (right) holding their certificates of completion of the 12th Assessor Training Workshop for AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Tier 2 Training) The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) continues to ensure quality higher education as it participated in the 12th Assessor Training Workshop for AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Tier 2 Training) on 16-22 March 2023 at the De La Salle University, Philippines. This seven-day event serves as the second level of training for those who have completed the AUN-QA Training Course for Accomplishing Programme Assessment (Tier 1 Training). Among [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) opened the celebration of Women's Month with a timely and informative webinar entitled "ODeL for the Future and ALL: UPOU Women's Month Forum." The webinar highlighted the vital role of Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) in ensuring access to education and promoting gender equality. An opening program for the month-long celebration was held last March 16, 2023, at UP Open University's Audio Visual Room from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The event started with the emcee, Gelyzza Diaz, who welcomed the speaker and opening remarks of Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan, the [...]

The Information and Communication Technology Development Office (ICTDO) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) organized a seminar on 14 March 2023, to educate its employees on the importance of protecting their personal accounts. With the assistance of the Multimedia Center (MC), the two-hour webinar was led by Mr. Eriberto Roxas, Jr., the Senior Systems Administrator from the ICTDO. The speaker emphasized the significance of safeguarding significant data and private information by adopting the best password management practices. He also introduced a new online password management solution to the participants. The seminar was the second in a [...]

Current and former UPOU officials from left to right: Vice Chancellor Dr. Jean Saludadez, FMDS Dean Dr. Joane Serrano, Former Vice Chancellor Dr. Josefina Natividad, Former Chancellor Dr. Cristina Padolina, Chancellor Dr. Melinda Bandalaria, Former Chancellor Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso. Source: UPOU Office of Public Affairs In celebration of the International Day of Forests on 21 March 2023, the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) launches its new Continuing Education Program (CEP) course on Permaculture Systems Design Thinking (PSDT) and the Perma G.A.R.D.E.N. (Growing Appreciation toward Resilience, Development, Entrepreneurship, and [...]

In celebration of International Forest Day, K-12 students around Laguna were welcomed to the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Perma G.A.R.D.E.N (Growing Appreciation toward Resilience, Development, Entrepreneurship, and Nutrition). The FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N. was launched on 21 March 2023, and a virtual tour for students and a physical tour of the garden itself was done.  Dr. Roberto B. Figueroa Jr.,  Immersive Open Pedagogies (IOP) Program Director,  gave a brief interactive talk about the tour and its features.  The virtual tour of the FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N features information about the crops [...]