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Faculty of Education partners with Department of Science and Technology and Pueblo Science in a training-workshop for high school students and public secondary school teachers.The Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held a science camp for 48 high school students on 22-23 April 2015 and a training-workshop for 119 public high school science teachers on 29-30 April 2015, in cooperation with the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Pueblo Science, a charity organization based in Toronto, Canada. DOST Balik Scientist Dr. Mayrose Salvador and Pueblo Science [...]

UPOU co-hosts industry-academe forum on e-Service Management ProgramThe third of the series of IT-BPM Industry Academic Dialogue was conducted on 24 April 2015 at the UP Open University Headquarters. The dialogue is an initiative of the UP Open University, IT-Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) and the Asian development Bank (ADB) to encourage the higher education and technical vocational institutions to prepare their students for the opportunities offered by the growing BPO sector. Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, explained that the under ADB project, the UPOU has partnered with IBPAP in addressing the skills shortage [...]

Public consultations on Open and Distance Learning Act kick off at UPOU. Public consultations on Open and Distance Learning Act kick off at UPOU.On 24 April 2015, the UP Open University hosted the first public consultation on the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 10650 (Open and Distance Learning Act). Since its approval in December 2014, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Panel on Transnational Education and Distance Education (TP-TNEDE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and UP Open University (UPOU) have been working on the rules and regulations for the implementation of [...]

The Diploma in Women and Development of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies, UP Open University will be offered starting this First Semester School Year 2015-2016.Read more

UPOU prepares for wood culture celebration in 2015.The UP Open University will be holding its International Wood Culture Celebration on 3-10 July 2015. The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) is spearheading the activities involving a live-in carving workshop and an artists' forum. UPOU has been celebrating wood culture for three years now, in cooperation with the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) and the UPOU Cultural Committee. The FMDS sees this initiative as an opportunity to suppport the preservation of cultural traditions and support community-based livelihoods through the exchange of ideas between woord carving communities. The FMDS has organized [...]

Heads of higher education institutions or their representatives and other stakeholders are invited to attend the public consultations on RA 10650, an Act Expanding Access to Educational Services by Institutionalizing Open Distance Learning in Levels of TertiaryEducation and Appropriating Funds Therefor.

UP President Alfredo E. Pascual talks about opportunities and challenges facing academic leaders in a complex world.Read more

UPOU recognizes faculty and staff members for exemplary and loyal service to the university.To give special recognition to its exceptional staff members, UP Open University held its Family Day on 26 February 2015 at the CCDL Auditorium in its Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna as part of its 20th Anniversary celebration. The program started with the Service Awards given to people who have rendered 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of service to the University. The awardees for 20 years of services were Carmelita Orias, Eleanor Manipol, Pura Amoloza, Melinda Bandalaria, Aljendro Zamora, Isagani Nuñez, Perfecto Ramos, Imelda Valera and [...]