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UPOU Chancellor Bandalaria appointed as ICDE Ambassador for OER

2021-03-25T17:09:33+08:00

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU),  has been appointed by the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) Secretary General Torunn Gjelsvik as an Ambassador for Open Educational Resources (OER). She  has also been appointed as a member of the ICDE OER Advisory Committee (OERAC). These appointments are valid for two years and until the end of 2022.  The OERAC was created with the objective of increasing global recognition of OER and to provide policy support for the uptake, use and reuse of OER. The main task of the committee members and [...]

UPOU Chancellor Bandalaria appointed as ICDE Ambassador for OER2021-03-25T17:09:33+08:00

My Close Encounter with Sir Lex

2021-03-24T17:32:02+08:00

Dr. Felix Librero or Sir Lex as we fondly call him here at the University of the Philippines Open University ( UPOU) passed away on 16 March 2021.  I was blown away by the news. I learned of this sad news early morning a day later, and later learned that he was cremated that day with only the closest of his family and friends.  I realized that I have not been seeing his posts on Facebook for a while. He has not been well this past month, as Ms. Jegs, his wife,  has shared in a Facebook post.  I have [...]

My Close Encounter with Sir Lex2021-03-24T17:32:02+08:00

Professor Emeritus Felix Librero writes 30

2021-03-22T18:02:15+08:00

“At some point in one’s life, death is the only thing that must happen.” This was how Professor Emeritus Felix Librero concluded one of his musings on the subject of death in his blog, Connecting, back in February 2017. While his was a matter-of-fact declaration of a universal truth, its simplicity and directness did not take away from the complexity of human emotion that resulted from the news of his passing on March 16. Sadness, shock, disbelief, regret. These were only some of the reactions people expressed when they learned that he was gone. He succumbed to liver cirrhosis at the [...]

Professor Emeritus Felix Librero writes 302021-03-22T18:02:15+08:00

UPOU Supports Virtual Congress 2021 Organized by SEAMEO

2023-04-27T14:05:08+08:00

The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) will hold its Virtual Congress on 28-29 April 2021 with the theme “Transforming Southeast Asian Education, Science and Culture in the Digital Age.” The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is a supporting partner for the event, along with other institutions around the world. The SEAMEO Congress 2021 serves as a platform for policymakers, teachers, researchers, and educators to exchange the effective policy, fruitful teaching experience and share new learning paradigms and practices in the digital age including the education disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The SEAMEO Congress 2021 is [...]

UPOU Supports Virtual Congress 2021 Organized by SEAMEO2023-04-27T14:05:08+08:00

UPOU-IREC receives its Level 1 Accreditation to PHREB during the 39th Anniversary of DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)

2023-04-27T14:02:43+08:00

The Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB), a national policy making body in health research ethics in the country, created under DOST Special Order No. 091 s. 2006, which ensures adherence to the universal ethical principles for the protection and promotion of the dignity of health research participants hosted an online awarding of Accreditation Certificate during the 39th Anniversary of DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) on 17 March 2021 via Zoom Webinar and Facebook Live, with the theme, “Strategic R&D Partnership for Global Health”. The celebration aims to highlight the significance and relevance especially nowadays of promulgating [...]

UPOU-IREC receives its Level 1 Accreditation to PHREB during the 39th Anniversary of DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)2023-04-27T14:02:43+08:00

UPOU joins Global Campaign to Solve Climate Change by 2030

2021-03-18T09:59:14+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is set to join the Solve Climate By 2030 campaign, a global dialogue to climate solutions. This campaign is organized by The Center for Environmental Policy at Bard College together with the UPOU and more than 100 other universities and schools from around 50 countries. Simultaneous webinars all over the world will be used as springboards for discussing climate solutions in the local context especially by climate-concerned universities and schools across disciplines.  One of these  is a Solve Climate By 2030 webinar organized by the Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management [...]

UPOU joins Global Campaign to Solve Climate Change by 20302021-03-18T09:59:14+08:00

UPOU to join LBSCFI in 20th Anniversary Celebration this March

2023-04-27T13:44:07+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), as a member and the current President of the Los Baños Science Community Foundation Inc. (LBSCFI), is one with the science community in celebrating its 20th Anniversary this March.  The anniversary carries the theme “Los Banos Science Community: Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic.” In celebration of this, a webinar titled “Addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Straight from the Experts” will be held on 30 March 2021 via Zoom and live via the LBSCFI Facebook Page. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, will deliver the welcome remarks as President of the organization.  Through [...]

UPOU to join LBSCFI in 20th Anniversary Celebration this March2023-04-27T13:44:07+08:00

UPOU Faculty Member Recognized for Community Service Award by the University of Southern Queensland

2021-03-15T12:40:44+08:00

“These disasters have called me to become more human and humane and in doing so, I was able to share my time and skills to people and organizations and help them in any way I can, on a voluntary basis, in the middle of performing my roles as student, wife, and mother. ”                            Finaflor Taylan Despite the disasters that struck her own hometown, and the worldwide pandemic that forced a shift in our daily lives,  Assistant Professor Finaflor Taylan, a faculty member of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), UP Open University (UPOU) and is currently a [...]

UPOU Faculty Member Recognized for Community Service Award by the University of Southern Queensland2021-03-15T12:40:44+08:00

UPOU, Concentrix to launch Massive Open Online Course on Contact Center Services

2023-04-27T13:45:01+08:00

In response to the current challenges, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in partnership with Concentrix, a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology and the largest private employer in the Philippines, will be launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled "Introductory Course on Contact Center Services". This course focuses on developing effective online communication skills that will provide competitive skills and knowledge for ICT-enabled and contact services-related jobs. This academe-industry partnership aims to capacitate various sectors such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), out-of-school youth (OSY), indigenous people (IPs), [...]

UPOU, Concentrix to launch Massive Open Online Course on Contact Center Services2023-04-27T13:45:01+08:00
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