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On its 25th year, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will hold its very first virtual graduation ceremony. This graduation is also UPOU’s 24th Commencement Exercises which will be held on 05 December 2020. The 1st Virtual Graduation will carry the theme,“Revolutionizing Disruptions for Excellence and Equity,” consistent  with its 25th anniversary theme.  This is very timely considering the disruptions and challenges the world is facing because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the circumstances that the country is going through. Senator Joel Villanueva  will be the commencement speaker for this virtual ceremony.  Four hundred and twelve candidates have [...]

In light of the recent Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses that devastated many of our countrymen, the 24th UP Open University Commencement Exercises and 1st Virtual Graduation Ceremony has been moved to 5 December 2020. This will allow the UPOU Community to both recover and help others recuperate, and ensure that our graduates and their families are safe and warm as they celebrate this momentous event. #UPOpenUniversity

The University Councils (UCs) of the eight constituent universities (CUs) of the University of the Philippines System, as the highest academic bodies of the CUs, unanimously decided that there will be no UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for the intake of first year students in Academic Year 2021-2022. The results of the Special UC Meetings of UP Diliman and UP Manila and of the referendums of the other CUs were submitted to the UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) on October 28, in time for an update on UPCAT in the 1355th meeting of the UP Board [...]

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Research and Publication Committee (RPC) held its first online Research Forum live-streamed via the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Networks on 22 October 2020, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  The Research Forum featured selected studies of students from the different programs of UPOU FMDS. The studies cover a wide range of topics from student mobility in the ASEAN region, nursing work environment, public green spaces, health promotion, and status of research in higher education institutions (HEIs).  Dr. Primo Garcia, Dean of FMDS, opened the research forum with his welcome remarks [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]