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UPOU’s free open online courses to aid universities  to prepare amidst threats of COVID-19 As the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to spread globally and with the alert level raised to “code red sub-level 1” by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH), many of the crucial matters in life need to be rethought and rearranged. This includes not just work arrangements, but education as well. One option that is gaining rapid popularity is to maximize the use of the internet which allows the employees to work from home, and educational institutions to take advantage of online learning.  The University [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) successfully celebrated its 25th Anniversary last 20 February 2020 with the theme “Revolutionizing Disruptions for Excellence and Equity”.   The celebration started with the signing of Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding with its new and existing partners: Local Government Unit (LGU) Lipa, UP Los Baños, Department of Education (DepEd) Lipa, Space Ecologies Art Designs (SEADS), Concentrix CVG Philippines, Curiosity, Benguet State University (BSU), Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMSU), Ifugao State University (IFSU), and Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU). UP President Danilo L. Concepcion graced the opening of the UPOU Exhibit and [...]

To formalize the creation of the Consortium of Open and Distance Education Institutions in the Philippines, five state universities established partnerships for the said undertaking through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). These universities are the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Benguet State University (BSU), Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU), Ifugao State University (IFSU), and Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU). The following heads of the five universities signed the MOU: Dr. Melinda dP. Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor; Dr. Feliciano G. Calora Jr., BSU President; Dr. Jaime I. Manuel, Jr., DMMMSU President, Dr. Jengjeng M. Bolintao, [...]

UP breaks into world’s top 100 universities for the performing arts, development studies Jo. Lontoc, UP Media and Public Relations Office (UP MPRO) When it comes to the subjects of Performing Arts and Development Studies, the University of the Philippines ranks among the world’s top 100 universities, according to the rankings by subject released on March 4, 2020 by the British company, Quacquarelli Symmonds (QS). This is the first time the national university has been ranked for Performing Arts; and the second time in two consecutive years for Development Studies, in both years placing at the top 100. Last [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) hosted the Off the Lip 2020 on 24-25 January 2020 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UPOU Headquarters, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. The Off the Lip 2020 is the 5th research event series organized by research fellows from Cognovo, an interdisciplinary training program. The Off the Lip 2020 was organized by the UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), the University of Plymouth, and the CogNovo Foundation, in partnership with Curiosity, Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEADS), WeDpro, AVANT, and the UP System Office of Institutional Linkages (OIL). [...]