Announcement

In line with the Search for the Next Chancellor of UP Open University, the Search Committee has invited the following nominees to present their visions, plans and programs for UPOU: Bandalaria, Melinda dela Peña Delos Reyes, Eric Maria F. Santarita, Jeofe B. This will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 1:00 PM. All UPOU constituents are invited to join via Zoom with the following details: https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/89395022230 Meeting ID: 893 9502 2230 Meeting Password: UPOUSEARCH This event will also be streamed live for the public through the UPOU Facebook Page and the UPOU Website.

Join LBSC’s Spoken Word Poetry Contest The contest is open to government and private agencies, and universities/colleges in CALABARZON. Each participating agency or institution shall be allowed 1 entry only. The entry must be endorsed by the head of the agency/institution. The spoken word poetry piece must be an original composition, written in Filipino or English, but not in Taglish. The piece must be related to this year’s National Science and Technology Week’s theme – “Siyensya at Teknolohiya: Tugon sa Hamon ng Panahon.” It must not contain any malicious and offensive content. The author of [...]

All applicants to the Associate in Arts (AA) program are advised that the schedule of the UPOU Undergraduate Application Test (UgAT) for 2nd Trimester AY 2021-2022 is on 11 December 2021. #UPOpenUniversity

Effective AY 2021-2022, the Diploma in/Master of Research Development and Management (D/MRDM) Programs will only be open for admission every 1st Semester, instead of the previous intake schedule of 1st and 2nd Semesters. #UPOpenUniversity

All Diploma in Language and Literacy Education (DLLE) Program Applicants are advised that due to the ongoing program review, the DLLE Program will not be admitting new students for the 2nd Semester AY 2021-2022. All applications received for this period will be evaluated for possible admission effective 1st Semester AY 2022-2023. #UPOpenUniversity

The National Quincentennial Committee is pleased to announce that between 20 October and 17 December 2021, the country will host the Philippine International Quincentennial Conference (PIQC). The two-month-long gathering will be held online. Register now for free at www.nqc.gov.ph/piqc. Around 100 Filipino and foreign scholars, diplomats, officials, artists, and scientists will deliver lectures and insights about the theme "Situating the Filipino and the Philippines in 1521." Sessions will be streamed live at www.nqc.gov.ph and NQC's official Facebook page (@nqc2021) and YouTube Channel (@nqc2021). #UPOpenUniversity

The UP Open university invites its students to the UPOU Town Hall Session on 26 October 2021. Register via this link: http://tinyurl.com/UPOUTownHall #UPOpenUniversity

The UP Padayon Public Service Office will be accepting Nominations for the Fourth Gawad Pangulo: Award for Excellence in Public Service until 29 October 2021. Colleges, departments, institutes, and other units in UP are enjoined to submit their nominations by accomplishing the nomination form with the appropriate documentary attachments. Public service initiatives that have been implemented from March 1, 2020 until July 31, 2021, with substantive outputs based on the stated objectives and outcomes, may be nominated. The nomination package, consisting of the award guidelines, selection criteria, and nomination form, may be downloaded at bit.ly/4thGawadPanguloPublicService. Nominations must be certified by the CU [...]

 ICDE is proud to present another panel discussion at the ICDE Virtual Global Conference Week 2021!  On Thursday 28 October at 10:00 CEST, the Consortium for Benchmarking Framework for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education is hosting a panel discussion on "Upscaling quality assurance systems through benchmarking online and open higher education institutions"  This panel will discuss the developed quality assurance framework, present results of its pilot implementation and identify the way forward, as well as examining opportunities and challenges on the way to establishing and upscaling robust quality assurance systems and mechanisms for benchmarking online higher education. The [...]

    The Search Committee for the Next Chancellor of the UP Open University wishes to announce that the deadline for nominations for Chancellor of the UP Open University is on 5:00 PM, 29 October 2021. For reference, these are the guidelines on the search process detailed on Administrative Order No. PDLC 21-53 dated 15 September 2021: WHO MAY BE NOMINATED TO THE CHANCELLORSHIP To be nominated, a nominee MUST possess the following qualifications: Commitment to academic freedom and ideals of the university; Distinction in the nominee’ of expertise coupled with a generalist view and an appreciation  of other [...]