International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning - ICODeL will be held from 13-15 October 2021 with the theme “The University of the Future: Sustainability and Agility Amidst Disruption.” Unlike previous conferences, ICODeL 2021 will be held entirely as a virtual event due to the ongoing global public health crisis brought about by the COVID-19. All presentations will be delivered online. Paper presenters are required to submit video recordings or slide presentations with recorded narration before the conference. Asynchronous and synchronous interactions between the presenters and the participants will take place in a designated online platform. For more details [...]

The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!   Registration slots are limited to this SPECIAL EDITION of  the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series,  so sign up NOW:  bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar71 Webinar #71 “Ano nga ba ang COVID-19 Booster Shots?” September 24, 2021 (Friday) 12nn Presenters: Dr. Nina Gloriani Chair, Vaccine Expert Panel Department of Science and Technology Dr. Marie Carmela Lapitan Professor, Institute of Clinical Epidemiology UP Manila National Institutes of Health Reactors: Dr. Rolando Enrique D. Domingo Director-General Food and Drug Administration Philippines Dr. Sonia Salamat Adult Infectious Diseases [...]

The Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission (HRVVMC), with its partners, the UP Open University and the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, presents a series of wide- ranging talks from prominent human rights advocates, academics and victims of the Marcos Martial Law period this coming September 21 to 24. These events will be covered LiVE via ZOOM at 3:00- 5:00pm daily and all interested participants are advised to simply register to reserve special seats to these historic lectures here: https://bit.ly/3AahAHm To those unable to join us through Zoom, please check out the livestream on this [...]

The 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines and the upcoming national elections call for historical awareness from our voting populace. Once again, the University of the Philippines (UP) is set to honor the struggles of the Filipino people under the authoritarian regime and the University’s contributions in the uprising against the Marcos dictatorship through the UP Days of Remembrance. This year’s UP Days of Remembrance will be a week-long virtual commemoration held from September 20 to 24, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. With the theme “Dambana ng Gunita: Mga Batayang Katotohanan at Aral [...]

It’s the start of a brand-new academic year at the University of the Philippines (UP), and it’s back to a semester of remote teaching and learning for a majority of UP students and faculty. Of course, with the new academic year come new possibilities, new opportunities to learn, and new friendships to be made, and AY 2021-2022 is no exception. To welcome its new first-year students and to welcome back its continuing students, the University of the Philippines will hold a System-wide assembly tomorrow, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. New and returning UP students will be officially greeted by UP [...]