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Dr. Maripres U. Sarinas, Assistant Professor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), was appointed as the new Secretary to the Faculty of FMDS effective 06 February 2020. She succeeded Asst. Prof. Rita C. Ramos who served for four years and who has been recently appointed as the University Registrar. Dr. Sarinas obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business, Master’s degree in Public Affairs and PhD degree in Environmental Science from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Prior to being hired as a faculty, she was a University Extension Associate [...]

Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, incumbent Dean of the UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd), has been granted a second term. The UP Board of Regents, on its 1350th Meeting held on 3 February 2020, approved the appointment of Dr. Bagarinao. His second term as Dean is effective from 01 February 2020 to 31 January 2023. During the consultation and search process, Dr. Bagarinao presented his envisioned flagship projects and initiatives for FEd for 2020-2023 which were anchored on instruction, scholarly and creative work, administration and governance, and public service. Prof. Bagarinao holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from [...]

With UPOU’s 25th year this 2020, various activities are in store for UPOU’s stakeholders and partners.  Off the Lip 2020 (OTLip20) will kick-off the year-long celebration. This is a two-day research event will be held on 24 to 25 January 2020 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL), UPOU, Los Baños, Laguna. The conference seeks to showcase radically multidisciplinary, multisectoral, and creative approaches to addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.  The goal of the conference is to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines (e.g., environmental scientists, human geographers, and cognitive scientists) and across sectors (government, industry, academia, and [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary this 2020. A whole year of interesting and exciting activities awaits its constituents, partners and stakeholders.  Themed “Revolutionizing Disruptions for Excellence and Equity,” this celebration will focus on how UPOU’s pedagogy and technology disrupted and revolutionized education in the country and the region. The celebration will highlight the various disruptions in teaching and learning across various generations of distance education and how UPOU revolutionized disruptions for excellence and equity.  All stakeholders and partners who have been part of  UPOU for the last 25 years are invited [...]

Watch Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria summarized the year 2019 as a year of reflection, inflection and reinvigoration for UPOU. #UPOpenUniversity

Dr. Maria Dalisay G. Maligalig and Dr. Jomar F. Rabajante, affiliate faculty members of the Faculty of Education (FEd), University of the Philippines Open University were named as the new Program Chairs of Diploma in Science Teaching (DST) and Diploma in Mathematics Teaching (DMT), respectively. DST and DMT were two of FEd’s post-baccalaureate diploma programs. Dr. Maligalig has been appointed as the new Diploma in Science Teaching (DST) Program Chair effective 1 August 2019. She started at UPOU in 2011 as an affiliate assistant professor and handled BIO 220 – Chemical Physiology in the PhD in Education program (Biology Education). [...]