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Research Journeys III: Building research relationships and working with your research supervisor

2022-06-06T11:24:58+08:00

“A week before I flew to Manila, before my final defense, I received a call from my adviser. She told me ‘Your paper won’t do. We have to reschedule.’ Imagine my reaction. My three-year journey in thesis writing taught me that it won’t be easy. It will take certain turns. There will be bumps. But it’s important who I journey with. For me, it was with my adviser.“ (Arayana Fernando Kunting, 2021) True enough, the relationship with your advisor is one of the most crucial aspects when it comes to academic success. Finding the right mentor and learning [...]

Research Journeys III: Building research relationships and working with your research supervisor2022-06-06T11:24:58+08:00

Open Talk 5 Shares Challenges and Lessons in Remote Teaching and Learning

2023-04-20T11:25:02+08:00

Another episode of UP Open University’s (UPOU) Open Talk went live on 5 May 2021. OPEN Talk’s Episode 5 featured a discussion on the challenges and lessons learned when classes shifted to remote learning. It carried the title “My Classroom in my Monitor: Challenges and Lessons Gained.” The resource speakers for this episode included Mr. Renzdy A. Mejilla, a public high school teacher from Dr. Maria D. Pastrana from National High School, Mauban, Quezon;  Asst. Prof. Kahrein Salvador, a faculty member from FAITH Colleges, Tanauan City, Batangas; and,  Mr. Jericho Jay Q. Abacco, a college student from Don [...]

Open Talk 5 Shares Challenges and Lessons in Remote Teaching and Learning2023-04-20T11:25:02+08:00

AAOU bestows 2021 Meritorious Service Award to Chancellor Bandalaria

2021-06-04T16:07:57+08:00

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), has been chosen by the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) as the recipient of the AAOU Meritorious Service Award 2021. The AAOU Meritorious Service Award is given to recognize outstanding services and contributions to open and distance education. The AAOU Executive Committee selected the recipient of this award based on dedication, effort and contributions upon recommendations by the AAOU Adjudication Committee. The Award comprises a citation and a plaque as symbols of acknowledgement presented by the AAOU President to the recipient during the annual [...]

AAOU bestows 2021 Meritorious Service Award to Chancellor Bandalaria2021-06-04T16:07:57+08:00

Science by Way of Art: Open Call for Participants

2021-06-04T13:53:43+08:00

Are you a scientist in the Philippines who works with artists, or an artist who works with scientists? Is your background in the arts and humanities but your work in the Philippines has an impact on scientific knowledge or practice? We’d love to hear more about your work!  A research team led by UP Open University Associate Professor Diego S. Maranan is conducting a study to map out art-science collaborations in the country. The study,  entitled Science By Way of Art, is part of a larger exploratory research project supported by the British Council that  aims to uncover and document [...]

Science by Way of Art: Open Call for Participants2021-06-04T13:53:43+08:00

UPOU Invites Alumni to its first-ever Congress this July

2021-06-04T10:16:07+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in collaboration with the UPOU Alumni Foundation Inc. (UPOUAFI) will be holding its first-ever Alumni Congress on 30-31 July 2021. All graduates of UPOU since 1997 are invited to take part in this momentous and historic event.  UPOU celebrated its 25th year in 2020 just before the pandemic disruption. In its 26th year, UPOU will gather its alumni in this 2-day event to strengthen the tie of the university with its alumni, as well as build a strong network among its alumni members. This way, the alumni will be able to contribute [...]

UPOU Invites Alumni to its first-ever Congress this July2021-06-04T10:16:07+08:00

History Made as UPOU Pioneered First-Ever Internationalization Awards

2021-06-02T17:23:40+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) recognized higher education institutions with outstanding internationalization initiatives in the monumental Awarding Ceremony of the First Philippine Higher Education Internationalization Award.  The award initiative, in collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education, bestowed tangible recognition to HEIs that implemented internationalization initiatives even during the time of major disruption in education. As stated by UPOU Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria during the Awarding Ceremony, “The Philippine Higher Education Internationalization Award is meant to give due recognition to these HEIs that courageously and passionately threaded through unchartered water so to speak.”  Nominations were evaluated [...]

History Made as UPOU Pioneered First-Ever Internationalization Awards2021-06-02T17:23:40+08:00

UP Tacloban celebrates 48th founding anniversary

2021-06-01T15:57:33+08:00

UP Visayas Tacloban College marked its 48th founding anniversary with a series of activities culminating in a virtual program held on 26 May 2021 on the anniversary theme of Dungóg ngan Kinaadman, which means honor and excellence.  The virtual program, which was streamed on UP Tacloban’s Facebook page, showcased the awardees of the first ever Harangdón: The UP Tacloban Excellence Awards. Harangdón is a Waray word meaning “worthy of respect and emulation.” The UP Tacloban Harangdon Awards celebrates exemplary members and programs of the College that embody excellence and public service, contribute to institutional growth, and bring honor to the [...]

UP Tacloban celebrates 48th founding anniversary2021-06-01T15:57:33+08:00

The Cordillera Review journal website launched

2023-04-27T15:13:53+08:00

The website of The Cordillera Review (TCR), the official research journal of the University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB), was launched in a virtual program held online, 17 May 2021. Published through the Cordillera Studies Center (CSC), the TCR is a multidisciplinary refereed journal dedicated to studies on Philippine culture and society, with emphasis on research pertaining to the Cordillera region and Northern Luzon, Philippines. Dubbed as Journal of Philippine Culture and Society, its first issue was released in March 2009 with Prof. Delfin Tolentino, Jr. as editor-in-chief. With the newly-launched TCR website, the journal becomes an open-access electronic journal. [...]

The Cordillera Review journal website launched2023-04-27T15:13:53+08:00

ICODeL 2021: What You Need to Know

2021-06-04T14:16:58+08:00

The International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (ICODeL) 2021 will be held from 13-15 October 2021 with the theme “The University of the Future: Sustainability and Agility Amidst Disruption.” Unlike previous conferences, ICODeL 2021 will be held entirely as a virtual event due to the ongoing global public health crisis brought about by the COVID-19. Co-organized by the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Philippine Society for Distance Learning (PSDL), and UPOU Foundation, Inc. (UPOUFI), the fourth installment of the ICODeL series will enable open and distance e-learning (ODeL) scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and students “to discuss spaces [...]

ICODeL 2021: What You Need to Know2021-06-04T14:16:58+08:00

UP Open University conducts Virtual Student Summit 2021

2023-04-20T11:20:10+08:00

The University of the Philippines (UP) Office of the Student Regent (OSR) in coordination with the UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Student Affairs (OSA) hosted the virtual Student Summit 2021 with the theme #SulongUP: UP Fight Back. It was held on 14 April 2021 via Zoom. The purpose of the summit was to cater to the concerns of the students in this time of disruption.  UP and UPOU officials were present in the program. This includes Ms. Yasele M. Yambao, Director of the UPOU OSA; Ms. Luisa Gelisan, Director of the UPOU Multimedia Center; Ms. Renee Co, UP Student [...]

UP Open University conducts Virtual Student Summit 20212023-04-20T11:20:10+08:00
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