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UPOU welcomes new set UPOUAFI Officers for 2020-2023

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) welcomes the new set of University of the Philippines Open University Alumni Foundation Inc. (UPOUAFI) officers for 2020-2023. The online election of the  new set of officers was held from 11 to 15 August 2020. New graduates and alumni of UPOU programs participated in the election for the continuity of UPOU alumni representation in the UP community. Each UPOU alumna/alumnus nominated three graduates. The 10 nominees with the most number of votes were qualified for the Officer positions, the election of  which was held during another voting session with the outgoing UPOUAFI [...]

UPOU welcomes new set UPOUAFI Officers for 2020-20232024-05-06T11:26:32+08:00

SyenSaya’s Wonderama Exhibit goes Virtual

The three-day exhibition of science discoveries and latest research breakthroughs that the Los Banos Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI) hold each year will go virtual this 2020. The Virtual Wonderama Exhibit is a collection of technologies, programs, projects and services offered by the 23 LBSCFI member agencies. This collection will be presented as a curated list of captured or rendered multimedia resources. The usual expected beneficiaries of Wonderama are students and teachers within Los Banos and the neighboring towns. Now that the exhibit is going virtual, the whole science festival can be experienced by everyone around the country and the [...]

SyenSaya’s Wonderama Exhibit goes Virtual2023-04-24T14:34:01+08:00

SyenSaya 2020 to feature forum on Food Security in the New Normal

The Los Banos Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI) will be holding its Annual Science Festival, SyenSaya, on 2-4 December 2020. SyenSaya 2020 is LBSCFI’s celebration of science and technology and carries the theme of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) which is “Agham at Teknolohiya: Sandigan ng Kalusugan, Kabuhayan, Kaayusan, at Kinabukasan.” One key activity of SyenSaya 2020 is the Technology Forum or TechnoForum.Titled “Food Security Challenges and Opportunities Under the New Normal,” this forum will present how the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the community quarantine has challenged Filipinos in food security and how these situations opened [...]

SyenSaya 2020 to feature forum on Food Security in the New Normal2020-11-26T17:25:49+08:00

UP is Asia’s 69th best, 52nd in academic reputation—QS

The University of the Philippines placed 69th among the top 634 higher educational institutions (HEIs) of Asia in the latest rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The QS Asia University Rankings 2021 [https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2021], where UP placed three ranks higher than in the previous year’s edition and emerged among the top 11 percent of Asian HEIs, was released today, November 25, 2020. Rank 69th is the highest UP has placed in the annual rankings since its 2016 edition, within which period UP placed between 75th and 70th. Its position in the top percentile steadily rose from the top 17.6 percent [...]

UP is Asia’s 69th best, 52nd in academic reputation—QS2023-04-24T14:38:12+08:00

OGC Joins in the Fight for Violence Against Women and Children

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) continues to advocate for a #VAWFreePH by joining this year’s International Day for the Elimination for Violence Against Women and Children and the National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of VAWC as declared through Republic Act 10398. The office will be participating in the 18-day campaign through  trainings, webinars, and social media engagements -- highlighting the continuous fight for the elimination of all types of violence against women and children. This will run from 25 November to 12 December 2020.  OGC launches this campaign through its [...]

OGC Joins in the Fight for Violence Against Women and Children2023-04-24T14:40:34+08:00

UP Open University Calls for Bayanihan for the Affected Communities of Typhoons #QuintaPH #RollyPH #UlyssesPH

UPOU students, alumni, employees and friends, magbayanihan tayo! The Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UP Open University (UPOU) is currently organizing a donation drive for the affected families and communities of Typhoons Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses. Let us put our bayanihan spirit in action by extending our assistance and support to our fellow kababayans who have experienced massive flooding and destruction brought about by these typhoons.  Those who wish to donate may drop-off their in-kind donations to the Office of the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UPOU, Community Hub, UPOU HQ, Los Banos, Laguna. Affected families and communities are in [...]

UP Open University Calls for Bayanihan for the Affected Communities of Typhoons #QuintaPH #RollyPH #UlyssesPH2024-05-06T11:26:46+08:00

UPOU’s First Virtual Graduation Slated on Dec 5

On its 25th year, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will hold its very first virtual graduation ceremony. This graduation is also UPOU’s 24th Commencement Exercises which will be held on 05 December 2020. The 1st Virtual Graduation will carry the theme,“Revolutionizing Disruptions for Excellence and Equity,” consistent  with its 25th anniversary theme.  This is very timely considering the disruptions and challenges the world is facing because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the circumstances that the country is going through. Senator Joel Villanueva  will be the commencement speaker for this virtual ceremony.  Four hundred and twelve candidates have [...]

UPOU’s First Virtual Graduation Slated on Dec 52020-11-19T16:37:55+08:00

Postponement of the 24th UPOU Commencement Exercises and 1st Virtual Graduation Ceremony to 5 December 2020

In light of the recent Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses that devastated many of our countrymen, the 24th UP Open University Commencement Exercises and 1st Virtual Graduation Ceremony has been moved to 5 December 2020. This will allow the UPOU Community to both recover and help others recuperate, and ensure that our graduates and their families are safe and warm as they celebrate this momentous event. #UPOpenUniversity

Postponement of the 24th UPOU Commencement Exercises and 1st Virtual Graduation Ceremony to 5 December 20202020-11-18T15:10:06+08:00

UPOU participates in the 2020 UP Alumni Relations Committee Convention

The UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Public Affairs (OPA) participated in the 2020 UP Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) Convention held on November 3 and 5, 2020 (Tuesday and Thursday) 9-11 AM via Zoom Meeting. The ARC Convention aimed to to build on the achievements from the 2019 ARC Convention held at Benitez Hall in UP Diliman; reaffirm agreements in seamlessly providing and exchanging information of UP alumni, and to address new concerns of the Office of Alumni Relations (OARs), Office of the University Registrar (OURs), Information and Technology Development Center (ITDC), and Computer Center. During the first day of [...]

UPOU participates in the 2020 UP Alumni Relations Committee Convention2024-05-06T11:22:25+08:00

No UPCAT 2021, UP admissions system undergoing modification

The University Councils (UCs) of the eight constituent universities (CUs) of the University of the Philippines System, as the highest academic bodies of the CUs, unanimously decided that there will be no UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for the intake of first year students in Academic Year 2021-2022. The results of the Special UC Meetings of UP Diliman and UP Manila and of the referendums of the other CUs were submitted to the UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) on October 28, in time for an update on UPCAT in the 1355th meeting of the UP Board [...]

No UPCAT 2021, UP admissions system undergoing modification2020-11-10T14:56:44+08:00
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