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Lone Nominee for Next UPOU Chancellor Presents Vision, Plans, and Programs

The University of the Philippines Open University is searching for its next Chancellor. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, the Incumbent Chancellor, will complete her term by 28 February 2025. As part of the process, Dr. Bandalaria presented her accomplishments, priorities, and challenges during her third and last term as Chancellor, held on 11 November 2024 via Zoom and streamed via FB live.  With the ongoing search for the Next Chancellor of UPOU, the lone nominee, Dr. Joane V. Serrano, presented her visions, plans, and programs. The presentation was done online via Zoom and live on UPOU’s Facebook Page.  Dr. [...]

Lone Nominee for Next UPOU Chancellor Presents Vision, Plans, and Programs2025-03-07T11:43:31+08:00

All UP Workers’ Union New Collective Negotiation Agreement signed 14 November 2024

The new Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) between the UP Administration and the All UP Workers' Union was signed on November 14, 2024. This agreement reinforces our commitment to better working conditions, benefits, and rights for all rank-and-file administrative staff and employees. The CNA is now posted, as a requirement, for review comments and prior to the ratification by the negotiating members. The full CNA can be accessed through this link. Sustainable Development Goals #UPOpenUniversity

All UP Workers’ Union New Collective Negotiation Agreement signed 14 November 20242024-11-15T17:24:34+08:00

UPOU IREC Receives a Full Level 2 Accreditation from the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board

The University of the Philippines Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC) has been granted Full Level 2 Accreditation by the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) on 6 November 2024, valid until 24 January 2027. On 25 January  2024, the Committee received a Provisional Level 2 Accreditation, which is valid until 24 January 2025. After months of dedicated work and commitment to fulfilling all accreditation requirements, the Committee is pleased to have achieved this significant milestone. As a Level 2 accredited REC, the Committee is authorized to review research protocols involving human participants. Level 2 accreditation allows [...]

UPOU IREC Receives a Full Level 2 Accreditation from the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board2024-11-14T15:22:22+08:00

UPOU’s 28th Commencement Exercises Slated for 7 December

The University of the Philippines Open University is set to hold its 28th Commencement Exercises on 7 December 2024, at its headquarters in Los Baños. Laguna. More than 600 students have been confirmed for their graduation from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Trimester, and 1st, 2nd Semester, and Mid-year Term of the Academic Year 2023-2024. The UPOU Class of 2024 is composed of 611 graduates. One hundred twenty-five of these graduates are from the three undergraduate programs; 48 are from the two graduate certificate programs; 261 are from the 11 graduate diploma programs; 157 are from the 12 master’s [...]

UPOU’s 28th Commencement Exercises Slated for 7 December2024-11-08T17:04:57+08:00

FMDS Distinguished Alumni Awards

The FMDS Distinguished Alumni Awards aims to recognize distinguished graduates from the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and its predecessors (i.e., Faculties of Health Sciences and of Management Studies) who have exemplified the University of the Philippines’ motto of honor, excellence, and service. The guidelines for this award are patterned from that of the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) Awards with the integration of UP Open University’s thrust of promoting Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL). This promotes the proliferation of alumni who contribute to UP’s brand of excellence while staying true to UPOU’s principles of openness and digitalization. [...]

FMDS Distinguished Alumni Awards2024-11-08T16:46:18+08:00

BioSignals: Showcasing the Resilience and Adaptability of Kangkong

Kangkong as the symbol of resilience? Why not? The bioSignals PH team successfully ran the multimedia exhibit at NO community-run art space in Diliman, Quezon City last 08-15 October 2024. bioSignals is an artistic and cultural exchange that bridges three island nations – New Zealand, the Philippines, and the UK – through the real-time collection, processing, and transmission of signals generated from local plant life.  The bioSignals exhibit offered an experience that blended art, plant technology, and storytelling. It featured art installations of the team members, designed to reflect different societal issues, focusing on the resilience of the Kangkong [...]

BioSignals: Showcasing the Resilience and Adaptability of Kangkong2024-11-08T17:18:25+08:00

UPOU Conducts Training on ODeL for Guimaras State University

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted a two-day face-to-face Training-Workshop on “ODeL: From Framework to Delivery” on 29-30 October 2024 at the Guimaras State University (GSU), Guimaras, Iloilo. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, led the team of facilitators, with Dr. Myra C. Almodiel, Associate Professor and Director of the UPOU Office of Public Affairs and Asst. Prof. Margaret Jarmin-Suarez, Faculty Members and Program Development Associate for Institutional Linkages. This 16-hour training aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the frameworks, approaches, and technologies supporting open and distance e-learning (ODeL). It also guided participants in [...]

UPOU Conducts Training on ODeL for Guimaras State University2024-11-08T15:45:10+08:00

Building the Future of Microcredentials: FMDS Among Key Philippine Representatives at MicroCASA Consortium

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), represented by Dean Dr. Joane V. Serrano joined the MicroCASA Project Consortium held from 28 to 30 October, 2024, at Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). As one of the Philippine representatives, FMDS actively engaged in discussions and workshops centered on advancing micro-credentialing frameworks across Southeast Asia. Hosted by ADMU, the third roundtable discussion organized by MicroCASA Erasmus+ focused on the theme, “White Paper: Action Plan for Micro-credentials Adoption in Higher Education for Southeast Asian Countries.” The event gathered leading experts from institutions [...]

Building the Future of Microcredentials: FMDS Among Key Philippine Representatives at MicroCASA Consortium2024-11-08T15:50:31+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Continuing Education Program Hosts a Writing Workshop Microcredential Proposal Development

The Continuing Education Program (CEP) of the University of the Philippines Open University’s (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) held a hybrid writing workshop titled “Continuing Education Program Proposal Development for the Institution of Microcredentials: A Writing Workshop” on 03 October 2024 at the Audio Visual Room, UPOU Headquarters. Guided by the Roadmap to UPOU Microcredentials, the writeshop aimed to develop a proposal for the institution of a micro-credential on the non-formal courses under the FMDS-CEP. The writeshop started off with a warm welcome message from Mr. Larry N. Cruz, Program Development Associate of the Continuing Education Program [...]

UPOU-FMDS Continuing Education Program Hosts a Writing Workshop Microcredential Proposal Development2024-11-08T15:53:33+08:00

Graduation Confirmation and Final Instructions for Commencement Exercises

As part of the activities leading up to the UPOU 28th Commencement Exercises on 7 December 2024, the Office of the University Registrar has sent graduation confirmation emails on the following dates: 16 April 2024: for 1st Trimester and 1st Semester candidates 7 August 2024: for 2nd Trimester and 2nd Semester candidates  The notifications were sent to the email addresses recorded in AIMS.  For the 3rd Trimester and Midyear candidates, we shall send notifications as soon as the list of candidates is approved by the UP Board of Regents. If you did not receive any graduation notification, please check [...]

Graduation Confirmation and Final Instructions for Commencement Exercises2024-10-31T08:46:50+08:00
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