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The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conferred a total of 556 degrees during its 25th Commencement Exercises held on 11 December 2021 at 9:00 AM.  The ceremony carried the theme “University of the Future: Sustainability and Agility Amidst Disruptions,” and was streamed live via the UPOU website, UPOU Facebook page, UPOU Networks website, and Networks Facebook page.  Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes from the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and Asst. Prof. Juliet Aleta Villanueva from the UPOU Faculty of Education (FEd) served as the hosts of the event. UPOU Chancellor Melinda dela Peña [...]

Ms. Miki Yobel I. Tolentino, a second-year student of the Associate in Arts (AA) program, participated in the ASEAN-Korea Youth Summit (AKYS) that was officially held from 10 – 13 August 2021 via online mode. With the theme, “Inclusion and Integration for the ASEAN-Korea Community”, Miki was given the opportunity to interact with the other nine delegates from the Philippines and meet several delegates from other nations, with whom she discussed the topic, “Inequality Reduction across Various Media Platforms: Towards Digital Inclusion” for which they were able to draft an overall recommendation. Through this summit, Miki was able to learn [...]

University of the Philippines Open University Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, participated in the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Network Policy Dialogue 2021 on 29 November  2021 via ZOOM. Themed “The Future of Higher Education and Open Learning in Southeast Asia”, the event focused on the essential role of Open Educational Resources (OERs and other learning materials amidst the pandemic where face-to-face classes were deemed impossible. The event featured five panel presenters to share their presentations towards the use of OERs.  Dr. Bandalaria’s presentation titled “The University of the Future: the UP [...]

The 13th SyenSaya: The Los Baños Science Festival organized by the Los Banos Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCF) came to a close with the announcement of the winners for the Outstanding Research and Development Awards, and the Youth Science Awards. In addition, the winners for the Spoken Word Poetry Contest were revealed. The Spoken Word Poetry Contest winners was announced by guest speaker and Chair of the LBSC Spoken Word Poetry (SWP) Contest, Ms. Cecilia Cielo-Mallari.  The Spoken Word Poetry Contest winners was announced by guest speaker and Chair of the LBSC Spoken Word Poetry (SWP) Contest, Ms. Cecilia [...]

Three University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU)  students bag several awards in the 7th National Research Conference in Science and Mathematics Education (NRCSME) held by the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI). This event was held virtually on 10-12 November 2021 in collaboration with the National Consortium in Graduate Science and Mathematics Education (NCGSME). The theme of the conference is “SME Innovations: Teaching for Diversity and Equity in the New Normal” which tackles issues regarding the sudden shift to digital learning and teaching in the new normal in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 3-day event [...]

The Philippines Communication Society (PCS) has released the newest issue of the PCS Review with the theme Digital Communication Culture and University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has made a big contribution.  UP Professor Emeritus and Former Chancellor of UPOU, Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso, is the guest editor for the 2020 issue as she curated seven articles on Digital Communication Culture. The issue also features a foreword from UPOU Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, an interview with Dr. Jean Saludadez, Vice  Chancellor for Finance and Administration of the UPOU, and an article co-authored by Jomar D. Redubla, UPOU [...]

The last but not the least. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will be holding its 25th Commencement Exercises this 11 December 2021 -- the last of the University of the Philippines (UP) System graduation rites for the year. All other seven UP Constituent Units (CUs) have held theirs starting the second quarter of the year. UPOU will carry the theme, “University of the Future: Sustainability and Agility Amidst Disruptions,” consistent with the theme for its 26th Anniversary held February of this year. This year’s Commencement Speaker is Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Foreign Affairs Adviser, Department of Foreign [...]

SyenSaya 2021 includes virtual exhibits featuring programs, services and technologies of LBSC's member-agencies. The Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSC) formally opened the 13th SyenSaya or the Los Baños Science Festival celebration and the Wonderama virtual exhibit  on 24 November 2021 at 9:00 AM and streamed live via the LBSCFI Facebook page.  This year’s theme is “Agham at Teknolohiya: Tugon sa Hamon ng Panahon.” Chancellor Bandalaria, LBSC's President, open SyenSaya 2021. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor and LBSC President, welcomed the participants.  In her opening remarks, Dr. [...]