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History was made during the meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for the Creation of Consortium of Open Distance Education Providers in the Philippines on 17 August 2022, at Ifugao State University, Lamut, Ifugao as the group formalized the official name of the consortium–Consortium of Open Distance Education Providers in the Philippines (CODEPP)–and forwarded the notion to officiate the TWG members as Founding Members.  The Consortium is composed of eight higher learning institutions that offer open distance education in the country. These universities are the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Benguet State University (BSU), Cavite State [...]

Photo from left to right: Dr. Melinda dP. Bandalaria, Torunn Gjelsvik and Prof. Dato Ansary Dr. Melinda dP. Bandalaria co-launched the Asia leg of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Global Advocacy Campaign (GAC) on 29 July 2022 in Penang, Malaysia.  The launching of the campaign was one of the highlights of the High Level Roundtable Discussion for Vice Chancellors and Senior Officials of ODL Institutions organized by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Asia eUniversity. Together with Chancellor Bandalaria were Professor Dato Dr. Ahmed Ansary, co-chair of the ICDE GAC Asia and Founding [...]

The UPOU Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (UPOU OVCAA), in its aim to align its quality management  initiatives with that of the UP system, spearheaded the UPOU Quality Assurance (QA) Orientation on 15 August 2022. This activity aimed to provide an overview of UPOU’s QA initiatives in line with the context of the UP System, and orient the participants for the relaunch of the Quality Assurance through Self-Assessment Report (QASAR) writeshop. Dr. Primo G. Garcia, UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, discussed the rationale for enhancing the QA program in the University and provided an overview of [...]

University of the Philippines  Open University (UPOU)  welcomed visitors from the Philippine Normal University (PNU) in a (hybrid) benchmarking activity on 28 July 2022. The PNU team led by Prof. Lovely Airein Albania, Deputy Dean of College of Flexible Learning was welcomed by Dr. Myra C. Almodiel, Director of Office of Public Affairs, Asst. Prof. Reinald Adrian D. Pugoy, Director of Information and Communication Technology Development Office, and Dir. Luisa Gelisan, Director of the Multimedia Center. Asst. Prof. Reinald Adrian Pugoy discussed the setting up and management of MODeL, the online platform used by UPOU for its courses and Massive [...]

The Women Sustainability Forum 2022 (WSF 2022) is still accepting proposals for its online event to be held on 31 August 2022, 5:00 PM (GMT +8).  The forum aims to facilitate exchange and collaboration among empowered women leaders in sustainability science, policy, and practice in various sectors and to mobilize resources towards a more sustainable 21st century and address sustainability challenges and opportunities that come with it.  The annual forum is a digital conference for a global audience. Exceptional women and champions in sustainability, investors, industry experts, policymakers, students, and academics are invited to join the discussion and share [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) conducted its first webinar installment for the Research Conversations Series on Open Science on 9 August 2022. Dr. Adrianne John R. Galang, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology in UP Diliman, served as the resource person. Dr. Galang works in quantitative psychology, with expertise in psychometrics and behavioral experiment design. Dr. Galang talked about “Open Science: Observations on a  Decade of Instability and Change.” Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, stated in his welcome remarks that this series is part of the University’s thrust of pursuing more open and impactful [...]

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), attended the High-Level Roundtable for Vice Chancellors and Senior Officials Forum. The forum was organized and facilitated by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Asia e-University (AeU). It was held at the Parkroyal Penang Resort in Penang, Malaysia on 29-30 July 2022. The High-Level Roundtable for Vice Chancellors and Senior Officials Forum provided a venue to discuss how different institutions responded to the pandemic, the innovations they implemented, and the way forward to build back better. Sessions for the RTD included topics [...]

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as one of the speakers in the 4th Pan Commonwealth Women Leaders: Shaping the Future for a Sustainable World. The three-day training programme was held on 1-3 August 2022 at Wawasan Open University City Campus, and Parkroyal Resort in Penang, Malaysia. The event focused on three themes: women and leadership; educational technology; and climate change.  The first day of the programme was designed to focus on the first theme: “leadership”. Chancellor Bandalaria talked about women building networks in her presentation titled, “How can [...]

Dr. Merites M. Buot, an affiliate professor of the UPOU Faculty of Education and Associate in Arts (AA) Program Chair, was conferred with the title of UP Scientist I under the UP Scientific Productivity System (SPS) for CY 2021-2023 during the 1272nd BOR meeting held on 28 July 2022. Since its establishment in August 2005, the UP SPS continues to support the development of science and technology and encourage and reward scientific productivity of the UP faculty members and REPS. She has conducted research on community wellbeing through engagement, fitness & leisure, and dance movement analysis of Philippine folk [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) congratulates another one of its faculty members who are among the list of UP Scientist appointees for the UP Scientific Productivity System 2021-2023. Dr. Alexander G. Flor, UP Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies has been once again awarded the UP Scientist III title for the period of 2021-2023. He currently serves as the Chair of the Doctor of Communication program and also holds the One UP Professorial Chair in Knowledge Management (KM4D).  Prof. Flor has produced numerous publications that have been used as [...]