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UPOU QAO Director Shares Key Takeaways from AUN-QA IC 2025, Calls for Agility, Quality, Collaboration

2025-11-26T17:09:43+08:00

Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes, Director of the UPOU Quality Assurance Office (second from front right), and Assoc. Prof. Aurora Lacaste, UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (first from front right), along with Prof. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Quality Assurance) for the UP System (front center), and other UP System delegates, at the AUN-QA International Conference 2025 held at Universiti Malaya. Photo from UP Mindanao. “Speed and quality must go hand in hand.” This was the reminder that Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes brought home from the AUN-QA International Conference 2025, emphasizing that the [...]

UPOU QAO Director Shares Key Takeaways from AUN-QA IC 2025, Calls for Agility, Quality, Collaboration2025-11-26T17:09:43+08:00

UPOU QAO Director Gains Hands-On QA Insights at 20th AUN-QA Tier 2 Training

2025-11-14T15:04:23+08:00

Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes, Director of the UPOU Quality Assurance Office (second from left), during the 20th Assessor Training Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment (Tier 2) held at Mahidol University. Photo from AUN-QA. “Tier 2 allowed me to see firsthand what assessors look for in a program,” shared Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes, Director of the Quality Assurance Office at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), reflecting on her experience at the 20th Assessor Training Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment (Tier 2), held from 23 to 29 October 2025 at Mahidol University, Thailand. Attending as [...]

UPOU QAO Director Gains Hands-On QA Insights at 20th AUN-QA Tier 2 Training2025-11-14T15:04:23+08:00

UPOU Participates in AUN-QA International Conference 2024

2025-03-19T17:16:01+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) participated in the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) International Conference 2024 held from 11 to 12 December 2024 at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With the theme "Innovating ASEAN Higher Education: Embracing AI Integration, Database Utilization, and Future-Ready Quality Culture," the conference gathered higher education institutions and quality assurance professionals from across the ASEAN region to explore advancements in ensuring and improving the quality of education. Representing UPOU at the event were: Assoc. Prof. Aurora Lacaste, OIC of the Quality Assurance Office Asst. Prof. Joel De [...]

UPOU Participates in AUN-QA International Conference 20242025-03-19T17:16:01+08:00

UPOU Faculty Participate in 3rd UP External QA Reviewers Training

2025-03-19T17:16:11+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) participated in the 3rd UP External QA Reviewers Training, organized by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA). The training, held from 25 to 29 November 2024 at ibis Styles Manila Araneta City and UP Diliman, aimed to enhance the expertise of UP faculty members in conducting external quality assurance (EQA) reviews for academic programs. The following faculty members represented UPOU: Asst. Prof. Blancaflor Arada (Faculty Member, Faculty of Information and Communication Studies) Asst. Prof. Lloyd Lyndel Simporios (Faculty Member, Faculty of Management and Development Studies) Asst. Prof. [...]

UPOU Faculty Participate in 3rd UP External QA Reviewers Training2025-03-19T17:16:11+08:00

UPOU QAO Conducts Echo Training on AUN-QA Programme Level Assessment for Faculty and SAR Writing Teams

2024-08-21T17:32:25+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Quality Assurance Office (QAO) hosted a two-day Echo Training on the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Programme Level Assessment. Held on 15-16 August 2024 at the CCDL Auditorium, the intensive training aimed to guide UPOU faculty and Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing Teams in developing their program's SAR. Led by trained UPOU faculty members, the training provided a comprehensive discussion of the AUN-QA Programme Level Assessment within the context of UPOU's open and distance e-learning framework. Asst. Prof. Mari Anjeli L. Crisanto, QAO Director, opened the program by outlining the training's rationale [...]

UPOU QAO Conducts Echo Training on AUN-QA Programme Level Assessment for Faculty and SAR Writing Teams2024-08-21T17:32:25+08:00
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