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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 [...]

UPOU remembers milestones, recognizes partners, and launches new book on its 20th anniversary celebration.UPOU's 20th Anniversary Program took place under the stars on February 24, 2015. Amidst flickering lights, paper lanterns and lush greenery, members of the UPOU community, guests, and partners gathered outside the UPOU Main Building in Los Baños, Laguna to celebrate UP Open University's achievements with the theme "OUREvolution." This year's anniversary theme can be read as "OU revolution, our evolution, our revolution." It captures UPOU's evolution as an open and distance learning institution and its continuing commitment to innovate as it addresses the constantly changing needs [...]