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UP Open University (UPOU) welcomed visitors from the Centro Escolar University (CEU) on 1 April 2022. The faculty and representatives of the Centro Escolar University were oriented about micro-credentialing, as well as new education structures such as modular and stackable programs. They were welcomed by UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Dean, Dr. Joane Serrano; Director of Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Dr. Myra C. Almodiel; and UPOU Program Development Associate for International Linkages, Ms. Margaret Jarmin-Suarez. The program for their visit was held at the Office of the Chancellor Conference Room, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has once again joined the global celebration of Open Education Week (OE Week). This 2022, it was held from 7 to 11 March. OE Week is an annual event organized by Open Education Global (OEG).  It was launched in 2012 as a collaborative and community-built open forum.  Through the years, it has become a global platform in raising awareness, highlighting innovations, and sharing achievements on open education.  OEG is a global, members based, non-profit organization supporting the development and use of open education around the world. For this year, UPOU’s massive open [...]

The Diploma in/Master of Research and Development Management (D/MR&DM) program is now running a two-month training course program (with synchronous and asynchronous sessions) on Research and Development Management. This training program, titled “Research Capacity Building Program for Makapuno/Agriculture Researchers and Community Extension Workers” is part of the Continuing Education Program (CEP) courses of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS). A collaboration between the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and the Cavite State University (CvSU), this first program offering aims to build the capacities of management, faculty, and staff members, particularly those who are designated to manage and operate [...]

MANILA, Philippines, February 9, 2022–The University of Philippines, through the university’s Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs and the Department of Journalism, will conduct the Philippines Elections Workshop Series for newsroom editors and journalists to ramp up knowledge on effective election coverage. This is supported by Google News Initiative. The workshop series will offer a breadth of skills for election coverage—from finding ideas on Google Trends, producing data-driven stories, conducting investigations on political ads, to producing your newsroom’s best election coverage on YouTube. Interested media from print, broadcast and online news organizations must sign up via bit.ly/UPElectionWorkshop for [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has teamed up with University of the Philippines colleges and institutes to hold a two-part webinar for the public on “#COVIDisAirborne: Understanding and implementing the Paradigm Shift.” UPOU, together with UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,  Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Science, College of Engineering ; UP Manila College of Medicine, Community Health and Development Program, College of Public Health , College of Nursing ; UP Baguio Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; and UP Los Baños Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs [...]

Sa pagdiriwang ng araw ni Andres Bonifacio noong ika-30 ng Nobyembre 2021, handog ng University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Multimedia Center at Faculty of Education (FEd) ang Open Talk 17 na nagtatampok l sa iba’t-ibang usapin na kaugnay ng pagsasalin ng mga dokumentong teknikal at tekstong pampanitikan sa Filipino.  Ang mga ekspertong nagbahagi ng kanilang karunungan ay sina: Prof. Eilene Antoinette G. Nervaez, Katuwang na Propesor sa Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura, UP Diliman at si Dr. Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr., Direktor, Institute of Creative Writing, Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura, [...]

As part of the 13th SyenSaya - The Los Baños Science Festival, the Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSC) conducted the Technoforum on COVID-19 Vaccines and Herd Immunity on 25 November 2021 at 9:00 AM.  The online event was held via Zoom and streamed live through the LBSCFI Facebook page.  Ms. Krizzia Mei Esperanza of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), a member agency of LBSC and current Chair of the Technoforum Committee, served as the host. Dr. Joane Serrano delivering the Opening Remarks during the Technoforum. Dr. Joane V. Serrano, [...]

Another episode of UP Open University’s (UPOU) OPEN Talk aired on 10 November 2021 and this time it tackled the potential use of vlogging as a tool in teaching and learning. The discussion was led  by the following  resource speakers: Dr. Jea Agnes T. Buera, Asst. Professor, College of Arts and Sciences and Director, Office of Counseling and Guidance, University of the Philippines Los Baños; Mr. Justin Paolo Interno, Agri Youth-Tuber (Agriculture Content Creator); and Mr. Jeffrey Santos, Teacher and Senior High School Coordinator at Laguna University. Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development [...]