UPOU-OSA Benchmarks with UPD-OCG on Career Advancement Services

2025-06-04T10:13:50+08:00

(Front L-R): Ms. Jessie Dalisay, Ms. Erlinda Manarin, Ms. Christine Volante, Asst. Prof. Roda L. Tajon, UPOU OSA Director and Ms. Laarnie Reaño and Ms. Charity Orense; (Back L-R): Ms. Gigi Constantino, Dr. Gina Valderama To strengthen the services of its  Counseling and Guidance Program, the UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Student Affairs (OSA) conducted a benchmarking activity with the UP Diliman (UPD)  Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG) on 30 May 2025. Asst. Prof. Roda L. Tajon, Director of the Office of Student Affairs, with OSA staff, Ms. Laarnie Reaño, Ms. Erlinda Manarin, and Ms. [...]

UPOU-OSA Benchmarks with UPD-OCG on Career Advancement Services2025-06-04T10:13:50+08:00

FICS Faculty Member Featured in International Exhibition in Rome

2025-06-05T17:47:09+08:00

Photograph by Dr. Shari Eunice San Pablo Dr. Shari Eunice San Pablo, a faculty member at the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), was selected to participate in the 100 images. mq. mm. exhibition held at Spazio Magma in Rome, Italy, from May 28–29. Her photograph was among 100 selected from global submissions via Instagram and printed and displayed as a single mosaic. Photo of the exhibition space at Spazio Magma courtesy of Fr. Kasmir Nema, SV The project explored how images can circulate and connect people outside [...]

FICS Faculty Member Featured in International Exhibition in Rome2025-06-05T17:47:09+08:00

UPOU Hosts Benchmarking Visit of Miriam College LEAD Center

2025-05-30T14:38:25+08:00

Director Ria Valerie Cabanes from UPOU QAO and Director Allan Paul Tang of the LEAD Center at Miriam College (center) with UPOU and LEAD Center personnel. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) welcomed visitors from the Lifelong Education and Development (LEAD) Center of Miriam College for a benchmarking activity on 27 May 2025, held at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. Director Ria Valerie Cabanes of the UPOU Quality Assurance Office (QAO), together with Assistant to the Director Anna Cañas-Llamas of the UPOU Office of Public Affairs, received the visiting team led by Director [...]

UPOU Hosts Benchmarking Visit of Miriam College LEAD Center2025-05-30T14:38:25+08:00

BAMS Students Participate in Exchange Program at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

2025-06-05T17:45:02+08:00

(from left): The four BAMS students with Professor Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij and the faculty and officials of Chulalongkorn University. Four Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) students from the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), participated in a three-week laboratory internship at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. The internship was conducted under the mentorship of Professor Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij from the Faculty of Engineering.Held from 13 to 31 May 2025, the internship was part of the international academic collaboration under the Metaverse Academic Nexus for Global Opportunities (MANGOs) initiative. The [...]

BAMS Students Participate in Exchange Program at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand2025-06-05T17:45:02+08:00

FMDS-UPOU and SGRA highlighted “East Asia Citizens Dialogue” at 45th Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar held in Tokyo, Japan

2025-05-29T14:56:08+08:00

As part of the collaboration between The University of the Philippines Open University – Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS) and the Sekiguchi Global Research Association (SGRA) of the Atsumi International Foundation (AISF) for the Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar Series, the 75th SGRA Forum / 45th Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar was held last 12 April 2025 at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan and online via Zoom. Dr. Ferdinand C. Maquito, a senior lecturer at FMDS, delivered the keynote presentation, introducing the concept of Local-to-Local Across Border Schemes (LLABS). He highlighted how LLABS can serve as a complementary [...]

FMDS-UPOU and SGRA highlighted “East Asia Citizens Dialogue” at 45th Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar held in Tokyo, Japan2025-05-29T14:56:08+08:00

QAO Launches ‘Metrics and Chill’ Capacity-building Series

2025-05-28T13:24:24+08:00

The UPOU Quality Assurance Office (QAO) launched its “Metrics and Chill” (M&C) capacity building series on 23 May 2025 at the Audio-Visual Room, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. Key personnel responsible for handling data attended the event. M&C is a part of the “iQAO at akOU” program, which aims to streamline and standardize quality assurance processes in the university. The series’ first episode, titled “Data Collection 101,” covered data gathered by offices for quality assurance systems such as iAADS, PBMS, and university rankings. Metrics and Chill: Data Collection 101 participants from the Faculties of Study and three main [...]

QAO Launches ‘Metrics and Chill’ Capacity-building Series2025-05-28T13:24:24+08:00

UPOU and UP Leaders Engage Philippine Embassy in Japan to Advance UP VINTA Initiatives

2025-06-04T16:42:01+08:00

(Facing right) Mr. Christian L. De Jesus, Ambassador Mylene J. Garcia-Albano, and Ms. Fatima Quintin from the Philippine Embassy in Japan meet with UP and UPOU officials to discuss opportunities for OFWs through UP VINTA. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) joined UP President Angelo A. Jimenez and other university officials in a high-level meeting with the Philippine Embassy in Japan on 26 May 2025 to advance the goals of UP VINTA—University of the Philippines Ventures for International and Transformative Academia. The meeting was a strategic follow-through to the successful UP VINTA Learning Caravan in [...]

UPOU and UP Leaders Engage Philippine Embassy in Japan to Advance UP VINTA Initiatives2025-06-04T16:42:01+08:00

UPOU, DSWD Strengthen Training Program for Social Welfare Assistants

2025-05-27T17:14:03+08:00

UPOU Chancellor Joane V. Serrano (fourth from left) and UPOU FMDS Dean Finaflor Taylan (leftmost), along with representatives from DSWD Capability Building and Knowledge Management Divisions and UPOU staff members. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) convened on 22 May 2025 to assess the progress and map out future steps for the ongoing capacity-building initiative for Social Welfare Assistants (SWAs). Chancellor Joane V. Serrano led the UPOU delegation, joined by Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Dean, Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan; Office of Public [...]

UPOU, DSWD Strengthen Training Program for Social Welfare Assistants2025-05-27T17:14:03+08:00

UPOU Students’ Watch! Tap! Shop! is Gawad Pangulo Grant Finalist for Student Innovation

2025-06-05T17:23:48+08:00

Three students of the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) Program under the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) secure an initial grant of Php 120,000 as one of the first-round recipients of the prestigious Gawad Pangulo sa Natatanging Inobasyon ng Mag-aaral. The team is led by Rajan Joaquin Llaguno, with Anna Porsche Gutierrez, Jordan Rae Costanilla–all from the UPOU BAMS Program, alongside Erickson Llaguno. They are mentored by Dr. Dave Centeno, PhD Program Director at the UP Diliman Virata School of Business. The project, Watch! Tap! Shop! is a notable student-led innovation [...]

UPOU Students’ Watch! Tap! Shop! is Gawad Pangulo Grant Finalist for Student Innovation2025-06-05T17:23:48+08:00

UPOU’s First Town Hall Meeting Opens Dialogue on Staff Concerns

2025-05-27T11:11:12+08:00

Chancellor Serrano addresses all UPOU faculty and staff at the 1st UPOU Town Hall Meeting. In line with the vision of UPOU Chancellor, Dr. Joane V. Serrano, toward a sustainable, resilient, and healthy university, the first UPOU Town Hall meeting for all UPOU administrators and staff members was held on 21 May 2025 at the UPOU CCDL Auditorium.  The program started with Chancellor Serrano presenting the activities and initiatives implemented since she officially took office in March 2025. Chancellor Serrano also shared the general decisions made during the Chancellor’s Advisory Council meetings and the various actions [...]

UPOU’s First Town Hall Meeting Opens Dialogue on Staff Concerns2025-05-27T11:11:12+08:00
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