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UPOU Blog Site Returns

2025-07-22T08:47:06+08:00

The official blog site of the UP Open University (UPOU) returns this month with a renewed commitment to enhancing the public understanding of UPOU and to highlight its identity in diverse and engaging ways.  Formally launched in January 2018, the blog titled OpenUPConnect will continue to feature blogs on student stories, alumni and volunteer experiences, reflections, and tips on online learning, and student projects. The blog will also publish thought pieces and essays on open and distance elearning, sustainability, and wellness. The platform welcomes contributions from UPOU students, alumni, faculty, staff members, and partners. Submissions will go through the [...]

UPOU Blog Site Returns2025-07-22T08:47:06+08:00

FMDS UPOU and DSWD Academy Launch Level 2 Advanced Training for Social Welfare Assistants

2025-07-21T11:18:48+08:00

                                                                                                      Photo courtesy of DSWD Academy Twenty-eight Social Welfare Assistants (SWAs) from various Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) field offices completed a five-day Level 2 Advanced Training Course last 07 to 11 July 2025. Held at the DSWD Academy, Taguig City, the training focused on strengthening core [...]

FMDS UPOU and DSWD Academy Launch Level 2 Advanced Training for Social Welfare Assistants2025-07-21T11:18:48+08:00

Assistant Professor Margaret Suarez Appointed as New Faculty Secretary

2025-07-21T10:42:18+08:00

July 2025 – Assistant Professor Margaret J. Suarez has been appointed as the new Faculty Secretary of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), succeeding Assistant Professor Joyce Mae Manalo-Vega. The transition comes as Assistant Professor Vega embarks on her doctoral studies through the UP x UTS Doctoral Program Collaboration starting this July. Before joining the FICS faculty, Assistant Professor Suarez served as University Researcher, where she contributed to institutional development and championed inclusive, accessible education. She also held the position of Institutional Linkages Officer under the term of former UPOU Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria. Assistant Professor Suarez earned both her [...]

Assistant Professor Margaret Suarez Appointed as New Faculty Secretary2025-07-21T10:42:18+08:00

Students Present Research, Creative, and Internship Work at BAMS Colloquium

2025-07-21T10:30:54+08:00

17 July 2025 — Seven students took center stage at the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) Colloquium, presenting their research projects before faculty members and peers at the WC Multimedia Production Building, UP Open University, and online via Zoom. Organized by the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) through MMS 197 Faculty-in-Charge and BAMS Colloquium proponent, Dr. Emely Amoloza, the event provided a venue for students to share their final outputs, engage in academic and professional dialogue, and receive feedback from faculty advisers and peers. The program opened with welcoming remarks from FICS Dean Roberto B. [...]

Students Present Research, Creative, and Internship Work at BAMS Colloquium2025-07-21T10:30:54+08:00

UPOU Faculty Members Conduct Futures-Oriented Strategic Planning Workshop for Camarines Norte State College

2025-07-18T08:59:39+08:00

From L-R: Emmalyn Guaves, CNSC Director of Planning and Development Office, Dr. Dolores Volante, CNSC Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Leo Mendel Rosario, Dr. Shari Eunice T. San Pablo, Dr. Rosalie Almadrones, CNSC VP for Research and Extension. Dr. Leo Mendel D. Rosario and Dr. Shari Eunice T. San Pablo, faculty members of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as resource speakers and facilitators at the Strategic Planning Workshop of Camarines Norte State College (CNSC). They guided the participants through key concepts and preparatory steps toward establishing an open and distance e-learning (ODeL) framework. [...]

UPOU Faculty Members Conduct Futures-Oriented Strategic Planning Workshop for Camarines Norte State College2025-07-18T08:59:39+08:00

Watch! Tap! Shop! Team Meets at Bukas Space to Explore App Integration with Film Projects

2025-07-21T10:06:11+08:00

The Watch! Tap! Shop! Team Jordan Rae Costanilla, Rajan Joaquin Llaguno (on screen) and Anna Porsche Gutierrez with (from center to right) Alvin Peñaflor, Erickson Llaguno, and Asst. Prof. Raz dela Torre On 3 July 2025, the Gawad Pangulo Grant-awarded team behind Watch! Tap! Shop! convened at Bukas Space in the UPOU-DICT Building, Diliman, to explore integrating their interactive e-commerce platform into short films and student projects. The meeting brought together team members Anna Porsche Gutierrez, Erickson Llaguno, Alvin Peñaflor, and Asst. Prof. Raz dela Torre onsite, with Rajan Joaquin Llaguno and Jordan Rae Costanilla joining remotely. The session [...]

Watch! Tap! Shop! Team Meets at Bukas Space to Explore App Integration with Film Projects2025-07-21T10:06:11+08:00

BAMS Students Complete 13-Week Virtual Exchange with Tokyo University

2025-07-16T16:57:17+08:00

Four students from UPOU’s BA Multimedia Studies program engage in a 13-week international collaboration on language learning technologies. Four students from the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) program under the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) completed a 13-week virtual exchange hosted by the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. Held from 21 April to 14 July 2025, the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) program was facilitated by Professor Yuka Akiyama. The participating students—Joinne Sherry May Alcano, Cathleen Kayley Basaca, Renzel Ivy Francisco, and Miki Tolentino—collaborated with [...]

BAMS Students Complete 13-Week Virtual Exchange with Tokyo University2025-07-16T16:57:17+08:00

Going Beyond Gaming with UPOU Esports

2025-07-18T14:14:28+08:00

Electronic sports, or more commonly known as “esports”, refers to online or video gaming competitions involving either individual or multiplayer teams. Based on analytics from Esports Charts, one of the most popular games in recent years is Valorant, which was released during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Associate in Arts (AA) student Ms. Caila Antonrey H. Venida, this evolved from a hobby to a passion to better herself, not just as a player but ultimately, as a person. Fueled by this passion, she became an active member of the Valorant gaming community and the president of the UPOU [...]

Going Beyond Gaming with UPOU Esports2025-07-18T14:14:28+08:00

Reel Talk: UPOU and MMK Creatives Kick Off Powerful Anti-Infodemic Campaign

2025-07-11T12:06:01+08:00

Members of the MMK Creative Team together with UPOU faculty, staff, students, and other online participants during the special screening event at the UPOU CCDL Auditorium. More than 140 online and onsite attendees joined the special screening event, “Paglaya: An MMK Special Screening and Conversation on the Infodemic, Vulnerability and Media Advocacy”, held on 9 July 2025 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). The event featured the Director’s Cut of “Sim Card” and “Bintana”, a two-part episode from the acclaimed local television series Maalala Mo Kaya (MMK), directed by  UPOU [...]

Reel Talk: UPOU and MMK Creatives Kick Off Powerful Anti-Infodemic Campaign2025-07-11T12:06:01+08:00

UPOU Meets with PESO Laguna to Discuss Updates on Barangay Digital Transformation Hub Project

2025-07-14T11:07:38+08:00

On 08 July 2025, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), welcomed officers from the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Laguna for a meeting held at the UPOU Audiovisual Room. The meeting served as a venue to discuss updates on the implementation of the Barangay Digital Transformation (Dx) Hub. The Barangay Digital Transformation (Dx) Hub is a collaborative initiative under the FMDS Community Inclusivity, Digital Transformation and Acceleration Towards Sustainability (CIDAS) Program, in partnership with Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Laguna, Concentrix Philippines, and selected barangays in Laguna, that seeks to organize digitally-transformed [...]

UPOU Meets with PESO Laguna to Discuss Updates on Barangay Digital Transformation Hub Project2025-07-14T11:07:38+08:00
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