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UP weighs options for AY 2021-2022 admissions

2021-01-18T13:32:21+08:00

The University of the Philippines is set to come out with a system of freshmen admissions unique to the pandemic situation, following a series of consultations with stakeholders. UP experts had earlier come up with five options or scenarios, UP Office of Admissions Director Francisco de los Reyes, a data scientist, told UP News in an online meeting on October 20, 2020. The scenarios are the following: A paper-and-pen administration of the UPCAT, subject to IATF and LGU Covid19 protocols and coordination; An online UPCAT; A hybrid paper-and-pen and online mode for UPCAT; A no-UPCAT scenario where UP may mine data from [...]

UP weighs options for AY 2021-2022 admissions2021-01-18T13:32:21+08:00

Hope and heroes in U.P.’s online video festival

2021-01-18T13:28:56+08:00

Short videos on everyday heroism and hope in the days of face masks and social distancing are the focus of PAG-AALAY webXHIBITION & FESTIVAL. The University of the Philippines is now accepting entries to the online video series in the categories of narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, virtual/augmented reality, and music video. Winners will be presented “Pag-aalay” trophies which were specially handcrafted by multi-talented U.P. artist and UPTV Director Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso. The trophy presents two silver hands offering a world enveloped in katakataka leaves, the same plant sculpted at the base of the U.P. Oblation. Also known as wonder plant and [...]

Hope and heroes in U.P.’s online video festival2021-01-18T13:28:56+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Online Research Forum to feature students and faculty research

2021-01-18T13:26:47+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies will be hosting a Research Forum on 22 October 2020, 2:00 PM  live via the UPOU Networks. The 3-hour activity will showcase the research and study outputs of selected students, staff, and faculty of FMDS. The FMDS Research Forum serves as an avenue for participants to discuss the highlights of the studies presented, carefully analyze relevant information in the field of environment and natural resources, management, nursing, social work, and ASEAN studies and lastly, appreciate the importance of quality research and evidence-based practices in their respective fields. The lineup of presenters will come [...]

UPOU-FMDS Online Research Forum to feature students and faculty research2021-01-18T13:26:47+08:00

UPOU-FMDS MENRM program hosts discussion on plastic pollution and COVID-19

2023-04-24T14:32:07+08:00

What happens when plastics and pandemics collide? In a Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) webinar, the Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management (MENRM) program led a discussion on the double whammy problem of the COVID-19 pandemic and plastic pollution. The webinar was live-streamed on 30 September 2020 via the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Networks, UPOU Multimedia Center Facebook page, and UPOU YouTube channel. The webinar talked about the recent information on the increase in plastic use due to the pandemic, and the solutions or initiatives being explored about it. . Prof. Luisito Abueg, assistant professor [...]

UPOU-FMDS MENRM program hosts discussion on plastic pollution and COVID-192023-04-24T14:32:07+08:00

UPOU-FMDS MENRM Program Holds Webinar on “Wildlife: Friend or Foe in the COVID19 Pandemic?”

2023-04-24T14:24:06+08:00

Is wildlife a friend or a foe in the COVID-19 pandemic? This is what the Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management (MENRM) program discussed during the Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) Lecture Series on 17 September 2020 and live-streamed via the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Networks. Dr. Consuelo Dl. Habito, Chair of the MENRM program, opened the webinar with the introduction of the three speakers. The first was Prof. Phillip Alviola, associate professor and bat ecologist at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and curator at the UPLB Museum of Natural History. Prof. Alviola [...]

UPOU-FMDS MENRM Program Holds Webinar on “Wildlife: Friend or Foe in the COVID19 Pandemic?”2023-04-24T14:24:06+08:00

UPOU-OGC Welcomes New Director

2021-01-18T12:20:42+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) welcomes Dr. Joane V. Serrano as the newly appointed Director for the Office of Gender Concerns (OGC), effective this 12 August 2020 until 28 February 2021. Dr. Serrano is an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS). She earned her Doctor of Philosophy Major in Development Communication at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and her Master of Management Major in Development Management and Bachelor of Science in Development Communication from the same university. Gender and empowerment has always been a topic of interest for Dr. [...]

UPOU-OGC Welcomes New Director2021-01-18T12:20:42+08:00

“Rest and Recharge”: UPOU-FICS Conducts Its 4th Online MeetUps Featuring Mental Health and Well-Being

2023-04-20T14:07:49+08:00

With the aim of gathering together for monthly catch-up, work updates, and future planning of activities, the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), UP Open University (UPOU) conducted its 4th Zoom MeetUPs on 18 September 2020.  Featuring “Mental Health and Well-Being” as the topic, this month’s talk centered on ways to beat online work-related stress brought by the pandemic.  Ms. Christine Censoro, FICS Project Staff, served as its resource person.  The speaker began by comparing the rubber band to stress. She emphasized the importance of not stretching oneself too far, which could lead to burn out. She also detailed  [...]

“Rest and Recharge”: UPOU-FICS Conducts Its 4th Online MeetUps Featuring Mental Health and Well-Being2023-04-20T14:07:49+08:00

UPOU-FMDS-MAN Program Conducts Webinar on Public Health Preparedness amidst Pandemic: Nursing Experience

2023-04-24T14:26:18+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University’s Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) program organized a Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) webinar on “Public Health Preparedness amidst Pandemic: Nursing Experience” on 24 September 2020 livesreamed via UPOU Networks. Ms. Nelia A. Rafael of the Manila Health Department shared the challenges that the nurses encountered, such as the sudden shift in their daily routine, depletion of human resources, fear of the unknown disease, and double-burden responsibility. Despite these challenges, the nurses’ resilience and commitment to their job helped the community as they adapted and [...]

UPOU-FMDS-MAN Program Conducts Webinar on Public Health Preparedness amidst Pandemic: Nursing Experience2023-04-24T14:26:18+08:00

Virtual Sunduan and Student Orientation 2020

2024-05-06T11:26:53+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) welcomed the new students through the Virtual Sunduan and Student Orientation 2020 Ceremony held on 12 September 2020. The program has been spearheaded by the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) in coordination with the Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Multimedia Center (MC),  and with the help of other UPOU offices.  The program, held via zoom, was hosted by Mr. Rudy Pullian of OSA and was also live streamed via UPOU Website and UPOU Networks Facebook Page. Mr. Pullian stressed that even in the midst of the pandemic; everyone was enjoined to take [...]

Virtual Sunduan and Student Orientation 20202024-05-06T11:26:53+08:00

FEd and Nonformal Ed Area of UPCEd to hold Edu-Hack and EDUKussion Webinar on the “Voices of ALS Teachers”

2023-04-24T14:17:58+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd), in cooperation with the Nonformal Education Area of the UP College of Education (UPCEd), will hold a webinar entitled “Voices of ALS Teachers” on 15 September 2020, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM via Zoom. The webinar will serve as Episode 14 of the ongoing UPOU Podcast Series, “Edu-Hack: Navigating through a Turbulent Educational Landscape”, one of UPOU’s many efforts to aid Philippine education institutions in their transition to online teaching and learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is also part of the FEd’s EDUKussion Forum Series, [...]

FEd and Nonformal Ed Area of UPCEd to hold Edu-Hack and EDUKussion Webinar on the “Voices of ALS Teachers”2023-04-24T14:17:58+08:00
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