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UPOU Facilitated a Consultation Meeting with NITESD-TESDA

2024-10-28T11:44:57+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) facilitated a consultation meeting with the National Institute for Technical Education and Skills Development - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (NITESD-TESDA) on 18 October 2024, held both via Zoom and in person at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.  The TESDA delegation, led by Dr. David Bungallon, Executive Director of NITESD, together with Ms. Bianca Himaya Luna, Supervising TESD Specialist, and Mr. Billy Andrew Buenaflor, met with Dr. Melinda Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, and Dr. Myra Almodiel, Director of the UPOU Office of Public Affairs (OPA). During the meeting, the [...]

UPOU Facilitated a Consultation Meeting with NITESD-TESDA2024-10-28T11:44:57+08:00

UPOU Hosted Online Benchmarking for the Philippine House of Representatives-Knowledge Management Systems Bureau (KMSB)

2024-10-28T14:11:52+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted an online benchmarking session for the Philippine House of Representatives-Knowledge Management Systems Bureau (KMSB) on 14 October 2024 via Zoom.  UPOU Chancellor Dr. Melinda Bandalaria received the visitors and facilitated the discussion together with Dr. Myra Almodiel, Director of the UPOU Office of Public Affairs (OPA), and Dr. Reinald Adrian Pugoy, Director of the UPOU Information and Communication Technology Development Office (ICTDO). The delegates from KMSB, headed by Executive Director Roentgen Bronce, included Ms. Katrina Jayne Oprenario, Supervising Legislative Staff Officer; Ms. Mirella Therese Tizon, Legislative Staff Officer; Ms. Lucilla [...]

UPOU Hosted Online Benchmarking for the Philippine House of Representatives-Knowledge Management Systems Bureau (KMSB)2024-10-28T14:11:52+08:00

UP VINTA Launching in Singapore

2024-10-16T16:47:37+08:00

The University of the Philippines will be launching the UP VINTA Project in Singapore on  27 October 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore. The UP VINTA Project is a flagship initiative of the University of the Philippines System and international partners that aims to make quality higher education borderless. For further information, please visit UP VINTA’s official website at https://upvinta.upou.edu.ph/ or send an email to [email protected]. Sustainable Development Goals #UPOpenUniversity

UP VINTA Launching in Singapore2024-10-16T16:47:37+08:00

UPOU Welcomed Delegates From Ateneo De Manila University for a Benchmark Meeting

2024-10-28T14:19:43+08:00

 The UP Open University (UPOU) welcomed visitors from the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) Office of the Assistant Vice President for Graduate Education on 10 October 2024 at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. Dr. Myra Almodiel, Director of the UPOU Office of Public Affairs (OPA), shared the UPOU’s practices and strategies in open and distance elearning with Dr. Andrei Coronel, ADMU Lead Coordinator for Open and Distance Education Learning, and Dr. Anne Lan Candelaria, ADMU Assistant Vice President for Graduate Education. The benchmark meeting covered UPOU’s Learning Management Systems (LMS), including accessibility plugins, plagiarism checkers, and other [...]

UPOU Welcomed Delegates From Ateneo De Manila University for a Benchmark Meeting2024-10-28T14:19:43+08:00

UPOU and PMPI Sign MOA to Integrate Rights of Nature into Education

2024-10-15T15:43:23+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and the Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI) solidified their collaborative ties through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on 15 October 2024. UPOU Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Dean, Dr. Joane Serrano, and PMPI National Coordinator, Ms. Yolanda Esguerra, signed the document that officially seals the partnership that will target the integration of rights of nature into UPOU's academic platforms, production of learning resources, and embedding rights of nature into UPOU's public service projects. The partnership will specifically focus on [...]

UPOU and PMPI Sign MOA to Integrate Rights of Nature into Education2024-10-15T15:43:23+08:00

MBHTE-BARMM Visits UPOU to Explore Partnership in Bridging Educational Gaps in BARMM

2024-10-14T09:09:54+08:00

The Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-BARMM), led by Director-General for Basic Education, Marjuni Maddi, visited the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) on 30 September 2024. They were received by UPOU Officials at the Office of the Chancellor Conference Room at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.  Director-General Maddi explained that the purpose of their visit was to discuss potential collaborations that can bridge educational gaps in the region.  Dr. Charisse T. Reyes, Dean of the UPOU Faculty of Education, shared the UPOU’s Pagtulay program, a [...]

MBHTE-BARMM Visits UPOU to Explore Partnership in Bridging Educational Gaps in BARMM2024-10-14T09:09:54+08:00

UPOU Announces TriConference 2025

2024-11-04T16:54:59+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has released its announcement about the Tri-Conference 2025, an international conference that features three conferences: the International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (ICODeL), International Symposium on Education and AI Convergence (ISEAC), and International Symposium for ASEAN Studies (ISAS). This hybrid three-conference-in-one will be held on 24-28 February 2024, at the UPOU headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, and online. The Tri-Conference 2025, carries an overall theme of “Constancy, Change and Co-existence,” which anchors the conferences as they tackle the wide range of complex and interrelated challenges that require multidisciplinary to pluridisciplinary [...]

UPOU Announces TriConference 20252024-11-04T16:54:59+08:00

UPOU-FMDS and San Mateo Rizal Progress Partnership with OER Shoot and FGD

2024-10-08T16:23:21+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Mateo, Rizal, marks the latest development in their research project “Gender-Sensitive Governance for Cultural Heritage and Sustainability: A University-Community Partnership of UP Open University and San Mateo, Rizal”, with an Open Educational Resources (OER) video shoot featuring Mayor Bartolome “Omie” Rivera, accompanied by a focus group discussion (FGD) with selected LGU representatives last 19 September 2024 at the San Mateo Municipal Hall. This initiative aligns with the Community Inclusivity, Digital Transformation and Acceleration Towards Sustainability (CIDAS) [...]

UPOU-FMDS and San Mateo Rizal Progress Partnership with OER Shoot and FGD2024-10-08T16:23:21+08:00

Professor Bandalaria Conferred the UP Scientist Award

2024-11-15T09:26:49+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University extends its warmest congratulations to Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of UPOU, for being conferred the title of UP Scientist III for the term 2023-2025. Dr. Bandalaria is a Professor at the UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), where she teaches courses in the Master of Development Communication and Doctor of Communication programs. In addition to her expertise in communication, she is a recognized authority in open and distance education (ODeL), having published extensively in academic journals and contributed to books on these topics. Her work spans not only [...]

Professor Bandalaria Conferred the UP Scientist Award2024-11-15T09:26:49+08:00

UPOU Conducts a Benchmarking Activity with Saint Louis University

2024-10-02T09:15:33+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted a benchmarking activity for Saint Louis University (SLU) on 20 September 2024 at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.  Dr. Myra Almodiel, Director of UPOU Office of Public Affairs (OPA), received the visitors from SLU and led the discussions. The delegation from SLU, led by Dr. Faridah Kristi Wetherick, Dean of the School of Advanced Studies, included Graduate Program Coordinators Dr. Geraldine Wakat, Ms. Leilani De Guzman, Mr. Marcelino Lunag Jr., Mr. Mark Job Bascos, and Mr. Gulliver Eric Alawas. They explored UPOU's strategies and practices in open and [...]

UPOU Conducts a Benchmarking Activity with Saint Louis University2024-10-02T09:15:33+08:00
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