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OUgnayan Wednesdays celebrates a year of community, collaboration, and local enterprise

2026-05-19T16:54:30+08:00

OUgnayan Wednesdays, a community-led market initiative, marked its first anniversary this May 2026, celebrating a year of fostering local entrepreneurship, strengthening partnerships, and building a more connected community within the University of the Philippines Open University and beyond. Originally launched on 14 May 2025, OUgnayan Wednesdays was established as a collaborative initiative that provides a regular space for local merchants, community organizations, and university stakeholders to showcase products, promote advocacies, and engage with the wider public. Since its inception, the initiative has continued to grow into a vibrant weekly gathering that highlights community participation and shared development. Over the past year, it [...]

OUgnayan Wednesdays celebrates a year of community, collaboration, and local enterprise2026-05-19T16:54:30+08:00

FMDS-UPOU holds first ASEAN studies lecture on Chairship and shaping regional agendas

2026-05-19T16:46:57+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) successfully conducted a hybrid webinar under the Let’s Talk it Over series titled “Steering ASEAN: The Role of the Chairship in Shaping Regional Priorities” on 18 April 2026, via Zoom. This event marks the first installment of the ASEAN Studies Lecture Series (ASLS), an initiative aimed at promoting broader knowledge sharing and discussions about the ASEAN region. The program officially opened with warm welcome remarks from Associate Professor Finaflor F. Taylan, Dean and Program Chair of the Diploma in and Master of Social Work (D/MSW) programs [...]

FMDS-UPOU holds first ASEAN studies lecture on Chairship and shaping regional agendas2026-05-19T16:46:57+08:00

Additional HEIs join UPOU semiconductor microcredentials network through second MOA signing

2026-05-18T15:02:05+08:00

UPOU Chancellor Joane Serrano (rightmost) with the representatives from partner institutions after the MOA signing ceremony. Following the first batch of partner institutions that formally cemented the consortium partnership on 10 April 2026, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) further strengthened its commitment to future-ready education and workforce development through the ceremonial signing of the second batch of partner institutions for the Microcredentials on Semiconductor Program. The signing ceremony was held on 12 May 2026 at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The initiative brought together 15 higher education institutions across the country in [...]

Additional HEIs join UPOU semiconductor microcredentials network through second MOA signing2026-05-18T15:02:05+08:00

FEd Professor and CODTL Deputy Director Presents GenAI and ODeL Research at the QPR 2026 Conference

2026-05-11T15:31:26+08:00

Professor J. Aleta R. Villanueva of the Faculty of Education and the Deputy Director for ODL Research of the UP Open University Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL) recently participated in the Quality in Postgraduate Research 2026 conference with the theme ‘Transforming Graduate Research for the Future’  held on April 15-17, 2026 at Adelaide, Australia. The conference aimed to bring together educational researchers, policy makers, research students, research degree supervisors, and university leaders for the purpose of better understanding the policies, processes, practices, pedagogies and theoretical frameworks which inform and govern doctoral and research masters education. Professor Aleta [...]

FEd Professor and CODTL Deputy Director Presents GenAI and ODeL Research at the QPR 2026 Conference2026-05-11T15:31:26+08:00

Expanding access to quality education: Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UPOU conducts UPCAT 2027 online orientation

2026-05-05T17:54:18+08:00

“UPCAT is a chance – isang pagkakataon para subukan ninyo ang inyong mga sarili at buksan ang mga bagong posibilidad para sa inyong kinabukasan.” With the aim of making quality education more accessible to aspiring Iskolars ng Bayan, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UP Open University (UPOU) conducted the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) 2027 Online Orientation last 23 March 2026 via Zoom Video Conferencing Platform and Facebook Livestream. Around 360 participants including senior high school students, teachers, and parents attended the orientation. The program began with the welcoming remarks of the UPOU Chancellor, Prof. Joane V. Serrano. In her [...]

Expanding access to quality education: Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UPOU conducts UPCAT 2027 online orientation2026-05-05T17:54:18+08:00

Tao sa tao, puso sa puso: contextualized volunteer capacity building isinagawa para sa UPOU Ugnayan ng Pahinungód volunteers

2026-05-05T17:08:56+08:00

Marami nang boluntir ang naging bahagi ng iba’t-ibang programa ng Ugnayan ng Pahinungód mula nang ito ay na-revitalize noong 1994. At sa paglipas ng panahon, marami na rin kwento ang nabuo–mga kwentong nagbibigay-buhay sa bawat tagumpay at patuloy na nagbibigay ng saysay sa paghahandog ng sarili sa bayan. Sa bawat kwentong ito, makikita ang iba’t-ibang dahilan kung bakit pinipili ng mga boluntir na magpatuloy sa paglilingkod. Ngunit hindi madali ang maglingkod, lalo na sa dami ng hamon at pagsubok na patuloy kinakaharap ng mundo ngayon. Kaya’t nakamamanghang isipin na marami pa rin ang patuloy na nagboboluntir. Kasabay nito ang kagustuhang paghusayin [...]

Tao sa tao, puso sa puso: contextualized volunteer capacity building isinagawa para sa UPOU Ugnayan ng Pahinungód volunteers2026-05-05T17:08:56+08:00

FMDS Dean Taylan serves as resource speaker in national engagements on gender-responsive and social development education

2026-05-05T16:43:19+08:00

Dr. Finafor F. Taylan, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), actively contributed to two significant academic and professional gatherings in April 2026, serving as keynote speaker and resource speaker in events that advanced gender-responsive education and social development practice. On April 23, 2026, Dr. Taylan served as a Resource Speaker during the training titled “Advancing Gender and Development (GAD) in Open and Distance E-Learning (ODeL): Empowering Teaching and Non-Teaching Personnel for Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Education,” organized by the Pangasinan State University (PSU) Open University Systems and Gender and Development [...]

FMDS Dean Taylan serves as resource speaker in national engagements on gender-responsive and social development education2026-05-05T16:43:19+08:00

UP VINTA visits OFWs in Hanoi—showcasing Filipino’s sense of community beyond borders

2026-04-30T16:14:15+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through the University of the Philippines Ventures for International and Transformative Academia (UP VINTA), conducted a hybrid information session and community engagement with overseas Filipinos in Hanoi, Vietnam on 24–25 April 2026. UPOU delegation with Ocean Edu officials and teachers during the Hybrid Information Session. The first day of activities at Ocean Edu International Education System, gathered around 30 participants who joined both online and on-site. The session introduced UPOU’s open and distance learning programs, highlighting flexible study options designed for working professionals, including overseas Filipinos seeking to pursue further [...]

UP VINTA visits OFWs in Hanoi—showcasing Filipino’s sense of community beyond borders2026-04-30T16:14:15+08:00

UPOU Conducts 4th External Quality Review for DLVM and MPM Programs

2026-04-30T14:51:35+08:00

(1) 4th External Quality Review banner; (2) DLVM and MPM Reviewers with VCAA Aurora Lacaste and QAO Director Ria Valerie Cabanes, together with the DLVM and MPM SAR Writing Teams and other participants at the Opening Ceremony of the 4th External Quality Review; (3) DLVM and MPM SAR Writing Teams and Reviewers, together with QAO Director Ria Valerie Cabanes and VCAA Aurora Lacaste at the Closing Ceremony of the 4th External Quality Review; (4) Participants during the Closing Ceremony of the 4th External Quality Review. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through the Quality Assurance Office [...]

UPOU Conducts 4th External Quality Review for DLVM and MPM Programs2026-04-30T14:51:35+08:00

Chancellor Serrano leads UPOU delegation in Vietnam for 28th OU5 Bi-annual Research Summit

2026-05-05T08:25:10+08:00

University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Joane V. Serrano, together with officials, faculty, and research staff members, participated in the 28th OU5 (Open University 5) Bi-annual Research Summit hosted by Hanoi Open University in Quang Ninh Province from 20 to 24 April 2026. Chancellor Serrano delivered the keynote address for the International Conference as part of the 28th OU5 Bi-annual Research Summit. The OU5 Research Summit included an International Conference on Digital Economy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence held on 21 April 2026 where Chancellor Serrano delivered the keynote presentation titled “Reimagining the Digital [...]

Chancellor Serrano leads UPOU delegation in Vietnam for 28th OU5 Bi-annual Research Summit2026-05-05T08:25:10+08:00
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