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Dr. Bandalaria Joins ICDE GAC Working Groups Kick-off Meeting

2022-07-01T15:43:39+08:00

University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria joins the kick-off meeting of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Global Advocacy Campaign (GAC) for Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL) Working Groups. Dr. Bandalaria co-chairs the ICDE GAC Asia Task Force with Prof. Dato Dr. Ansary Ahmed, Founder President of the Asia e University (AeU).  The kick-off meeting was held online, via Zoom,  on 27 June 2022. Five working groups have been identified for this initiative -- Policy, Capacity Building, Sharing Best Practices and Resources, Development of Digital Platform, and Future Collaboration.   [...]

Dr. Bandalaria Joins ICDE GAC Working Groups Kick-off Meeting2022-07-01T15:43:39+08:00

UPOU RPC and IREC spearhead a Webinar on Ethics in Vulnerable Groups

2023-04-27T11:01:34+08:00

The UP Open University (UPOU) Research and Publication of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), together with the UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee, conducted its 4th webinar on Research Conversations Series for 2021 with Dr. Dan A. Ballesteros as the resource speaker. Dr. Ballesteros, the Managing Director of Diagnosticare Medical and Diagnostic Center and a pediatrician affiliated with the National Children’s Hospital where he is a former Hospital Ethics Committee Chairperson, gave a presentation on “Ethics in Vulnerable Groups” as a research approach. The webinar was viewed on various viewing platforms on 28 June 2022 (Tuesday), [...]

UPOU RPC and IREC spearhead a Webinar on Ethics in Vulnerable Groups2023-04-27T11:01:34+08:00

UPOU Professor Dr. Alexander Flor Speaks at IPID-Asia Women Forum 2022: Structural Challenges and ICT4D Research in Asia

2022-07-01T16:34:04+08:00

The International Network for Postgraduate Students in the Area of ICT4D (IPID), with its regional chapter IPID-Asia, recently conducted a virtual open session in Information Communication Technologies for Development Conference (ICTD 2022) on 27 June 2022 (PT). The hybrid conference was hosted by the University of Washington from 27 – 29 June 2022.  Dr. Alexander Flor, professor at University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as one of the speakers in the open session with the theme, Structural Challenges and ICT4D Research in Asia under IPID-Asia Women Forum 2022. This panel aimed to bring an “Asian perspective on institutional [...]

UPOU Professor Dr. Alexander Flor Speaks at IPID-Asia Women Forum 2022: Structural Challenges and ICT4D Research in Asia2022-07-01T16:34:04+08:00

UPOU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Universiti Sains Malaysia

2023-04-19T15:07:36+08:00

International Academic Partnership. UP Open University (UPOU), headed by Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, together with Vice Chancellor for  Academic Affairs, Dr. Primo G. Garcia, and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Dr. Jean A. Saludadez, sealed its partnership with the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony on 22 June 2022. The UPOU Program Development Associate for International Linkages, Ms. Margaret Jarmin-Suarez, was also present to host the event at the UPOU Office of the Chancellor Conference Room at its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. Also present are the officials from Universiti Sains [...]

UPOU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Universiti Sains Malaysia2023-04-19T15:07:36+08:00

UPOU EIDR-RLE Team Visits Cardinal Santos Medical Center

2022-06-30T11:21:09+08:00

On 28 June  2022, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) team of the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR) project titled “Development of a Web-Based Related Learning Experience (RLE) Design as a Resource Activity Material” conducted an ocular visit to Cardinal Santos Medical Center. The project aims to create a virtual simulation by recording a 360-degree view of different clinical setups, simulations, and results based on selected case studies. The project plans to conduct the shooting of nursing simulations in Cardinal Santos Medical Center. Mr. Raul Pagdanganan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Cardinal Santos Medical Center and University [...]

UPOU EIDR-RLE Team Visits Cardinal Santos Medical Center2022-06-30T11:21:09+08:00

FED Congratulates Fifteen LEPT Passers from UPOU

2022-06-24T17:03:10+08:00

A total of fifteen University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) students have passed the two batches of the 2022 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) for the secondary level. The examinations were held on 30 January 2022 and 27 March 2022. Of the fifteen, two are graduates of the Bachelor of Education Studies (BES) program, twelve are completers of the Professional Teaching Certificate (PTC) program, and one is a graduate of the Doctor of Philosophy in Education program. PTC completers Emmelyn Carilla, Mavie Gomez, Anna Patricia Grande, and Richelle Rose Paulyn Kho were among the 53.77% successful LEPT secondary [...]

FED Congratulates Fifteen LEPT Passers from UPOU2022-06-24T17:03:10+08:00

OPEN Talk Features Ethics in Research anew in “Research Ethics: Para Saan Yun?”

2023-04-19T14:51:16+08:00

Research Ethics is a significant component of any research work specifically in conducting studies with human subjects. It ensures that researchers do their work, putting importance not only in practice or contributing to the body of knowledge, but also safeguarding the rights of research stakeholders. OPEN Talk, in its June 2022 episode convened research experts–Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, Independent Consultant, UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC) and Dean, Faculty of Education (FEd), UPOU; Dr. Myra D, Oruga, Independent Consultant, UPOU IREC and Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Research), UPOU– to give an overview of research ethics and [...]

OPEN Talk Features Ethics in Research anew in “Research Ethics: Para Saan Yun?”2023-04-19T14:51:16+08:00

UPOU Sets Talk with ODeL Providers to Revive Commitment on the Creation of ODeL Consortium in PH

2022-06-20T16:31:11+08:00

Discussions on the revival of the forming of the Consortium of Open Universities in the Philippines continue as UP Open University (UPOU) virtually met with Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL) Providers such as Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Ifugao State University (IFSU), Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU) Arevalo, Inc. and Cavite State University (CvSU). The meeting was held on 20 June 2022.  Various collaborative undertakings that the members plan to pursue as a consortium were discussed during the virtual meeting. The first initiative is a training curriculum that will respond to the next [...]

UPOU Sets Talk with ODeL Providers to Revive Commitment on the Creation of ODeL Consortium in PH2022-06-20T16:31:11+08:00

UPOU ties with Landbank for ATM Installation

2022-06-20T15:57:11+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to install an off-site Automated Teller Machine (ATM) within the UPOU’s premises. The signing between the two parties was held on 9 June 2022 at the Office of the Chancellor Conference Room, UP Open University, Los Baños, Laguna,  Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, and AVP Marcelina U. Babaan, LBP-UPLB Branch Head represented each institution and signed the agreement. UPOU Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Dr. Jean A. Saludadez, UPOU HRDO Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Michael [...]

UPOU ties with Landbank for ATM Installation2022-06-20T15:57:11+08:00

UPOU and SPCMC sign MOU for Employee Health Service

2022-06-20T15:48:36+08:00

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and San Pablo Colleges Medical Center (SPCMC) for the provision of health services. Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria represented UPOU while SPCMC was represented by Engr. Roy A. Gutierrez, Chief Operating Officer. The signing was held at the Office of the Chancellor Conference Room, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños. Laguna on 09 June 2022. The partnership aims to provide medical and hospital services to UPOU employees without requiring an initial deposit. This initiative is part of the University of the Philippines’ Enhanced Hospitalization Programme (eHOPe) [...]

UPOU and SPCMC sign MOU for Employee Health Service2022-06-20T15:48:36+08:00
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