Calling all UPOU students, alumni, faculty, affiliate faculty, REPS, and admin staff to join the Kwentong OU Video and Multimedia Festival and Competition. Share your inspiring Kwentong OU and get the chance to win a prize of up to 20,000 pesos! Submit your entry on or before 31 August 2021. For more details, visit https://networks.upou.edu.ph/kwentongou/. #KwentongOU #VideoandMultimediaFestival #UPOpenUniversity
All UPOU online sites will undergo maintenance on 19 to 20 June 2020. Please be advised that the UPOU websites, MyPortal, UPOU Helpdesk and other sites under upou.edu.ph may not be accessible during this time. For inquiries, please email [email protected]. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. #UPOpenUniversity
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 VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS of the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series, so sign up NOW: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar57 Webinar #57 "GAGALING PA BA AKO? Mga Pangmatagalang Komplikasyon ng COVID-19" June 18, 2021 (Friday) 12nn Presenter: Dr. Ian Gabrielle Hipol Resident, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine UP Philippine General Hospital Discussant: Dr. Marishiel Samonte Head, UP Health Service and Active Consultant Dept. of Family and Community Medicine UP Philippine General Hospital Reactors: Dr. Leonora Fernandez Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine UP Philippine [...]
The University of the Philippines, through the Padayon Public Service Office of the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs (OVPPA), will host the 4th Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCon 4) on 21-22 October 2021 via Zoom. Continuing its tradition of excellence for its fourth installment with the theme, Public Service in Time of COVID: The Role of Academic-Community Partnership in Addressing the Challenges of a Global Pandemic, the Conference aims to highlight the significant role that partnerships between the academe and other institutions have played in the fight against COVID-19 and in empowering and building resilience amidst the global pandemic. In [...]
Please be informed that the following UPOU offices are under temporary relocation and will not be reachable through landline phones: - Office of the Chancellor (OC) - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (OVCFA) - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) During this time, communication is limited to emails. For inquiries, concerns and assistance, please visit the UPOU Helpdesk (https://helpdesk.upou.edu.ph/) and the UPOU Chatbot Site (https://askou.upou.edu.ph/), or email [email protected]. #UPOpenUniversity
With just a tap on one's computer, tablet, or mobile phone, one can access millions of information anytime, anywhere. But how can people be sure that the information accessed is true? Accurate? Along with the plethora of genuine information is the proliferation of fake news/information/scams? How can we prevent becoming victims of fake news and scams that can have strong impact in our lives and in our community? These are some of the questions that shall be addressed in the OPEN Talk episode “Media Literacy: Iwasan Maging Biktima ng Fake News", which shall be aired on 16 June 2021, from [...]
The future of education depends on today so when is the best chance to discuss it? NOW! Join us as we talk about new perspectives on gearing up our Higher Education Institutions for a future-ready and sustainable education system in the country. We invited speakers and experts to share their perspectives and spark our motivations to drive the education system into the future we want it to be. Participate in the forum for FREE by registering here: https://networks.upou.edu.ph/phefreg/ You may watch the live stream through this link: https://networks.upou.edu.ph/phef/. In case you cannot access this link, you may also watch the webinar [...]
The Second Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill for 2021 was held on 8 June 2021 and UP Open University (UPOU) actively participated in the activity. This activity was spearheaded by the UPOU Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Committee chaired by Dr. Consuelo DL. Habito, Professor of UPOU Faculty Management and Development Studies, and Program Chair of the UPOU Diploma in and Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management. An email reminder was sent to all employees by the Crisis Communication Team, especially those who are on work from home (WFH) arrangement. In an email sent to Safety Wardens, Dr. [...]
The seventh episode of the University of the Philippines Open University’s (UPOU) OPEN Talk featured a discussion on depression and anxiety. This was held on 2 June 2021, 6PM via the UPOU Networks and UPOU Networks Facebook Page. Dr. Dinah P. Nadera served as the resource person for the episode. Dr. Nadera is the first resident psychiatrist of the UP Diliman Health Service and previous short-term consultant for mental health and psychosocial support for the Office of the WHO Representative in the Philippines from 2014 to 2015. Dr. Maria Rowena Raymundo, Assistant Professor of the UPOU Faculty of Education, served [...]
As a response to numerous calls from UP Open University (UPOU) staff members from other offices, the UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) offered a special edition of FICS MeetUPS on 04 June 2021. Mr. Efraime Cruz, one of the project staff of FICS, served as the Resource Person and discussed “Increasing Emotional Intelligence for Meaningful Work and Quality Life.” The program started with a brief background about the FICS MeetUPs and introduction of its logo. Dr. Alexander Flor, FICS Dean and Professor, shared the beginning of extension in the university. He expressed his bliss that this public [...]
