Announcement

Revitalizing Socioecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) Webinar Series is an online activity by Project 1 of the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR), Building Climate Smart Communities (bSMART) Program implemented by UP Open University and UP Los Baños. This Webinar aims to raise awareness of the conservation and sustainable use of SEPLS, anchored by Satoyama-Satoumi principle, through a series of online talks from speakers and experts on sustainable landscapes/seascapes management approaches. The Project 1 of the EIDR bSMART Program would like to invite you to the upcoming webinar on 30 June 2022 (Thursday) at 10:00 AM PST via Zoom. Our second international Guest [...]

In line with “The Social Work Day” on June 19, 2022, UPOU - Faculty of Management and Development Studies - Diploma in/ Masters of Social Work is collaborating with UPOU-Office of Gender Concerns to hold a (1) poem writing and (2) video making contest that will showcase the perceptions on social work in the Philippines and experiences of Filipino social workers. Note: We are extending the participation to ALL social workers and social work students in the Philippines. Read the mechanics and upload your entries using the following links: (1) Poem Writing - https://forms.gle/1s8vumN7Qknni4rh8 (2) Video Making - https://forms.gle/qWZkDDKt4yC5VCgY9 [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is developing a ladderized program in Data Science. Depending on their track, graduates may earn either a Graduate Certificate or Master in Data Science. The proposed program will have an interdisciplinary approach to Data Science, taking into consideration computing science, social science, humanities, and design. Though it will offer specializations, the program will focus on the application of data science in education and development. It will equip its graduates with a basic understanding of the key technologies in data science and relevant fields; knowledge in management and preservation of data; problem solving [...]

Deadline of application: 4 JULY 2022 Please click this link for more information: https://osa.upou.edu.ph/scholarships/ For further inquiries, please email [email protected]. #UPOpenUniversity

See you again for another Shut up and Write sessions! This event is open and free to all actively enrolled FEd students of UPOU. For inquiries, kindly email [email protected] #UPOpenUniversity

JMDS is a  semi-annual, online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal that aims to cater to global or international readership, thus the broad composition of its Board of Editors and Reviewers, by circulating worldwide original research studies and new scientific information on management, development, environment, agriculture, health sciences, ASEAN studies, land valuation, social work, and entrepreneurship. It also features papers addressing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and how open and distance elearning (ODeL) was incorporated or integrated into the study. The deadline for the submission of papers for this issue is on 31 July 2022. Papers submitted later than the deadline will be considered for the next [...]

The UPOU Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), in collaboration with the UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee and UPOU Research Publications Committee invite you to the 4th episode of the Research Conversations: Ethics Series 2021, titled "Ethics in Vulnerable Groups". Dr. Dan Ballesteros of the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City Bioethics Center, shall be the resource speaker. Watch this talk on 28 June 2022 (Tuesday), 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (PHT) here or in the following sites/pages: UPOU Networks: https://networks.upou.edu.ph/researchconversation/ UPOU Networks FB: https://www.facebook.com/UPOpenUniversityNetworks/live_videos/ UPOU YouTube: https://youtu.be/wInWAaG0ZfI   Register at https://tinyurl.com/regResConEthics4 #UPOpenUniversity [...]

The UPOU Faculty of Education is looking for two (2) Project Staff members who will function as Academic Support Staff. Interested parties should submit the listed documentary requirements to [email protected] by 15 June 2022. #UPOpenUniversity

The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies at the University of the Philippines Open University is pleased to announce openings for four tenure-track positions up to the rank of full Professor, eight contractual positions at the rank of Assistant Professor (renewable annually), and one Research Assistant. We are excited to field applications from candidates with a background in any the following fields and disciplines: Computing science (preferably but not necessarily with a specialization in artificial intelligence, data science, statistics,  cybersecurity, network architecture, computing hardware, human-computer interaction, or user interface and user experience design) Creative arts, design, digital humanities, and media production (preferably but not necessarily with a specialization [...]

OPEN Talk episode this June will feature research ethics, a very important consideration when one conducts a research with humans as research subject. The discussion shall give us an overview on what research ethics? Why is it a necessary consideration when conducting research? What are the research ethics do's and dont's when conducting research? These are  some of the information that the following resource persons shall be sharing with us: Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, Independent Consultant, UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC) and Dean, Faculty of Education, UPOU Dr. Myra D. Oruga, Independent Consultant, UPOU IREC, and Assistant to the [...]