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UP Open University (UPOU) Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria will be Keynote Speaker at the Moodlemoot Philippines 2019. Moodlemoot Philippines 2019, set to happen on 8-10 May 2019 at the Asian Center in UP Diliman, is a gathering of all educators, school administrators, professional trainers, HR & IT Managers, content developers and ODL advocates who want to collaborate on using Moodle as an open-source learning management solution. Register for #MootPH19 on http://bit.ly/JoinMootPH19 to join the event. #UPOpenUniversity

Successful UPCAT Applicants to UPOU Successful applicants should wait for an email from the Office of the University Registrar for further instructions regarding confirmation of admission to UPOU. Meanwhile, successful applicants are advised to prepare the following requirements to be submitted on or before July 2019. Original Form 137 Original Form 138 Photocopy of NSO/PSA birth certificate Two pieces identical 2"x2" and 1"x1" pictures Successful UPCAT applicants are also required to complete the Distance Education Readiness Module (DERM). Instructions to complete the DERM are found here. Appeals to UPOU UPOU is accepting appeals of applicants whose UPG is 2.800 or [...]

Confirmation of Admission to UPOU (for Successful UPCAT Applicants) For inquiries regarding UPCAT 2019 and/or confirmation of admission to UPOU, please do any of the following: Contact the admissions section at telephone number (049) 536 6001 local 199; or Email admissions at [email protected]. Please use the subject line UPCAT 2019 when sending an email; or Visit the Office of the University Registrar at UP Open University, Brgy. Maahas, Los Baños, Laguna. Please note that confirmation of admission to the UP Office of Admissions is from April 7-14, 2019 only (see https://upcat.up.edu.ph) Primers on Student Services and Academic Processes UP Open [...]

In compliance with Memorandum No. TJH 2019-07A from the Office of the President of the University of the Philippines, the Two-Factor Authentication method must be enforced for the @up.edu.ph and @upou.edu.ph domains. The @up.edu.ph domain has begun enforcing this from the last week of March. Those who did not enable the 2-Step Verification for their @up.edu.ph accounts during the allotted time will encounter an error once they log in. To regain access to your @up.edu.ph account, please follow the instructions posted here. Note that the @upou.edu.ph domain will also enforce this authentication method starting 01 May 2019 so please take [...]

Diploma in Social Work May 6, 2019 Human Behavior & Social Environment Social Welfare Policies and Research May 8, 2019 Social Work Profession and Practice Social Agency , Leadership and Management Master of Social Work May 6, 2019 Human Behavior & Social Environment Social Welfare Policies and Research May 8, 2019 Social Work Profession and Practice Social Agency, Leadership and Management May 10, 2019 Area of Specialization July 5, 2019 Master of ASEAN Studies Master of Arts in Nursing July 16, 2019 Content July 18, 2019 Methodology [...]

Effective FS/FT 2018-2019, Learning Centers will operate under a reconceptualized and reconstituted set-up. For your guidance please be informed of the following: From seven (7) geographically-based Learning Centers (LC) and one (1) Virtual LC (VLC), there will be Mega Learning Hubs (MLH) to be located in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and the NCR. The MLH, while regionally located, are to function as strategically-located satellites of the UPOU HQ providing services under a learning commons concept. As such, it will cater to all types of learners, from anywhere in the country and outside of the country who may want to avail of [...]

The UP Open University is implementing RA No. 10931 known as the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017” and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which was approved and signed on 22 February 2018. The IRR of the law states that beneficiaries of the free college tuition are required to render return service to the University. Options and guidelines for return service will be announced before the start of the registration period for the First Trimester AY 2018-2019. UP Open University undergraduate students may voluntarily opt out from availing the Free Tuition privilege, which will require accomplishing [...]

Volume 3, Issue No. 2 of the The International Journal on Open and Distance e-Learning (IJODeL) is now available for access online! Please visit www.ijodel.com for more information about the journal.