At the 1324th UP Board of Regents' Meeting on 26 January 2017, Prof. Ricardo T. Bagarinao was appointed as the new Dean of the UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd) effective 01 February 2017. His term will run until 31 January 2020. As Dean of FEd, Prof. Bagarinao has set nine goals in his vision statement for the Faculty of Education to contribute to addressing the government's need for sustainable education and the propagation of open and distance learning in higher education, in congruence with UPOU's Strategic Plans. Under Instruction, his aim is to lead in the (1) [...]

On its first Let's Talk it Over (LTIO) Forum for 2017 held on 23 January 2017, the UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development (FMDS) invited collaborators from Universitas Jember (UNEJ) in Indonesia to share on topics related to the role of ecological valuation and global warming. Dr. Hari Sulistiyowati, Professor at the Universitas Jember, presented "The Role of Ecological Valuation for Conservation Management." Dr. Sulistiyowati started her presentation by defining valuation, specifically ecological valuation. According to her, valuation is usually defined as the monetary worth of something, especially estimated by an appraiser. She goes on to explain [...]

UP Open University (UPOU), in fulfillment of its mission of widening access to quality education and its public service thrust, targets the Sustainable Development and Conservation of the Ifugao Rice Terraces (IRT) in its project with UP Los Baños, Kanazawa University, Ifugao State University (IFSU), the Ifugao Provincial Government, and selected municipalities in Ifugao funded by Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Dubbed as the "Youth Capacity Building and Exchange Program toward Sustainable Development and Conservation of Ifugao Rice Terraces," the project will focus on training the Ifugao youth on the concepts of IRT as a Satoyama landscape and a Globally Important [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) organized a tribute program entitled "#Pasasalamat: A Tribute to President Alfredo E. Pascual and Team." The event was done to express gratitude and appreciation to the outgoing UP President and his administration, held on 24 January 2017 at the UPOU Audiovisual Room, in Los Baños, Laguna. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, being with the university prior to its establishment and witnessing it hurdle over UP processes and procedures amidst its unique stand of being non-conventional. She also mentioned in her opening message that through President Pascual's administration "UPOU was able to serve the [...]

Eric Alcuezar Fernandez, a student of UP Open University, placed 4th in the September 2016 Special Professional Licensure Board Exam (SPLBE) for Professional Filipino Teachers in the Middle East. Mr. Fernandez is a Senior English Instructor II for the Saudi Japanese Automobile High Institute in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has been working in Jeddah as an English Instructor for six years. He came upon UPOU through a friend's recommendation and pursued the Professional Teaching Certification (PTC) program for teachers. After completing PTC, he also pursued Master's degree in Development Communication and graduated in 2016. Mr. Fernandez is also [...]

All regular faculty members of the University of the Philippines who are involved in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) through research, creative work or extension service are invited to send their Expression of Interest to become Research and Extension Fellows and Junior Fellows of the newly created UP Resilience Institute, by emailing to [email protected] (Attention: Professor Benito Pacheco), on or before 17 January 2017. Read more...

UP Open University (UPOU) Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria served as one of the special studio guests during DZMM's TURO-TURO episode entitled "Mas Cool nga ba ang Cyber schooling – Distance Learning at Open University para sa mga Estudyanteng Busy" last 07 January 2017. Along with Dr. Bandalaria was Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) President Emanuel Castro de Guzman, and PUP Open University System (OUS) Executive Director Anna Ruby P. Gapasin. During the interview, Dr. Bandalaria introduced the concept of "open university" being espoused and promoted at UPOU. All 31 undergraduate and graduate programs of UPOU are offered fully [...]