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Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as one of the speakers in the 4th Pan Commonwealth Women Leaders: Shaping the Future for a Sustainable World. The three-day training programme was held on 1-3 August 2022 at Wawasan Open University City Campus, and Parkroyal Resort in Penang, Malaysia. The event focused on three themes: women and leadership; educational technology; and climate change.  The first day of the programme was designed to focus on the first theme: “leadership”. Chancellor Bandalaria talked about women building networks in her presentation titled, “How can [...]

Dr. Merites M. Buot, an affiliate professor of the UPOU Faculty of Education and Associate in Arts (AA) Program Chair, was conferred with the title of UP Scientist I under the UP Scientific Productivity System (SPS) for CY 2021-2023 during the 1272nd BOR meeting held on 28 July 2022. Since its establishment in August 2005, the UP SPS continues to support the development of science and technology and encourage and reward scientific productivity of the UP faculty members and REPS. She has conducted research on community wellbeing through engagement, fitness & leisure, and dance movement analysis of Philippine folk [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) congratulates another one of its faculty members who are among the list of UP Scientist appointees for the UP Scientific Productivity System 2021-2023. Dr. Alexander G. Flor, UP Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies has been once again awarded the UP Scientist III title for the period of 2021-2023. He currently serves as the Chair of the Doctor of Communication program and also holds the One UP Professorial Chair in Knowledge Management (KM4D).  Prof. Flor has produced numerous publications that have been used as [...]

The UP Open University Faculty of Management and Development Studies congratulates its faculty member, Dr. Sheila R. Bonito, for being reappointed as UP Scientist III under the UP Scientific Productivity System 2021-2023. The UP Scientist recognition is part of the University’s Scientific Productivity System which aims to encourage and reward scientific productivity among the faculty members. This award is a recognition of the faculty member’s outstanding contribution in the scientific advancement in his/her discipline or field. Scientific productivity is measured based on the faculty’s scientific publications in refereed journals, peer-reviewed technological outputs, and scientific and professional standing in the international [...]

Dr. Diego Maranan, Dean of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), contributes a snippet about his works on Tangible, Embodied and Embedded Interaction (TEI) in the book, “Weaving Fire Into Form: Aspirations for Tangible and Embodied Interaction,” published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in July 2022. The book explores “conceptual, philosophical, cognitive, design, and technical aspects of interaction”, and discusses the history and aspirations for the future of TEI.  Under the chapter “Aesthetics of TEI”, the authors listed classifications of designs and interactions that focus on mediating relations with [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) hosted the University of the Philippines (UP) President's Advisory Council ( PAC) meeting that was held on 12 August 2022 at the Audio-visual Room, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. It was attended by UP President, Atty. Danilo Concepcion; Vice President for Academic Affairs, Prof. Ma. Cynthia Rose B. Bautista, PhD; Vice President for Planning and Finance, Prof. Lisa Grace S. Bersales, PhD, represented by AVP Noreen Escultura; Vice President for Administration, Asst. Prof. Nestor G. Yunque; Vice President for Development, Prof. Elvira A. Zamora, DBA; Vice President for Public Affairs, Prof. [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) engaged in a series of meetings with various open universities in the ASEAN Region last 21 July 2022 and 25 July 2022. The aim of the meetings is to solidify the future plans in providing distance education for the learners in the region. Spearheaded in 2014 through the inking of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), the Open University 5 (OU5) aims to conduct several collaborative studies on the ASEAN dynamics, to review current policies, standards and guidelines of the region’s governments, ministries, and commissions in higher education, and to help stakeholders [...]

> The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) in partnership with the Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) conducted a seminar entitled “Establishing Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as Platforms for Engagements on Local Governance and Gender Development” on 19 July 2022 in a hybrid set-up. The speaker of the event was Mr. Arturo Guerrero Trance Liñan, Program Coordinator of the Center for Agrarian Reform, Empowerment and Transformation (CARET). Mr. Liñan discussed the changes and the importance of citizen engagement towards the development of our country. The webinar was hosted and moderated by  Ms. Gelyzza Marie Diaz, OGC Staff. Dr. Finaflor [...]

The fifth installment of the Revitalizing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) webinar series discussed the importance of women’s role in biodiversity conservation and natural resources management concentration in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). It was held on 28 July 2022 via Zoom.  The webinar was graced by Ms. Sysomphane Sengthavideth, Environment Outreach Consultant at GFA Consulting Group, and Dr. Finaflor Taylan, Director of Office and Gender Concerns of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), to discuss the frameworks and strategies for broadening women empowerment in natural resources management.  There are factors that limit women’s participation in [...]