SDG 17

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and President of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), served as Speaker at the 7th Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Rector's Conference and Students' Forum (ARC7) in Bucharest, Romania held on 11-14 May 2019. Chancellor Bandalaria talked in the Working Group Session for the second sub-theme of the conference entitled "Taking Action at Community Level: SDGs as Drivers of University Societal Impact." The session focused on how good practices of universities translate universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into local action; how communities can be engaged in [...]

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, through its Academic Program Improvement (API) 2019 Project entitled "Towards Developing a System for Sustained Academic Excellence," organized two workshops to review and harmonize the Academic Policies and Procedures (APP) implemented in UPOU. The APP workshops were conducted in coordination with the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) on 10-11 April and 8-9 May 2019, in Los Banos, Laguna. Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, emphasized the importance of the output of the workshops in line with the quality assurance (QA) thrust of the University. She highlighted that [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), led by Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, joined this year's MoodleMoot Philippines at the University of the Philippines Diliman Asian Center on 8-10 May 2019. Along with Dr. Bandalaria were Asst. Prof. Myra Almodiel, UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) Faculty Member and Assistant to the Chancellor; Dr. Ria Mae Borromeo, FICS Faculty Member and Director of the Information and Communication Technology Development Office (ICTDO); Asst. Prof. Roel Cantada, UPOU Faculty of Education (FEd) Faculty Member; Ms. Keats Grecian Mampusti, Research Assistant; and Mr. Louis Samuel Dizon, UPOU Programmer. Dr. [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University's Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) through the Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) program, headed by Asst. Prof. Queenie R. Ridulme, Program Chair, conducted the Let's Talk it Over titled "Universal Health Care Law: Implications to Maternal and Child Health" on 07 May 2019 at the University of the Philippines Manila, College of Nursing (CN) Seminar room. Dr. Teresita I. Barcelo, MAN Professorial Lecturer, former UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and one of the leading nursing experts in the country, shared her expertise in the field of Maternal and Child [...]

University of the Philippines Open University Multimedia Center (UPOU-MC) Director Luisa A. Gelisan served as a resource person for a class under the Master of Science Education Program of the College of Education. The talk was done in Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), Iligan City on 6 April 2019. The talk is about "Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity of Learning Materials," wherein Ms. Gelisan also discussed about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) which is "Ensuring Inclusive and Quality Education for All." Quoting from the documents of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural [...]

It has been the tradition of the UP Open University (UPOU) to hold a blood donation drive every April. This 2019, the UPOU Blood Donation Drive was held on 10 April at the UPOU Oblation Hall in Los Banos, Laguna. Of the 78 volunteers, there were 45 successful blood donors. Despite a decrease in the number of successful donors compared to previous years, most of the donors this time were employees of the university. This somehow reflects the stakeholders' continuous support for extension work and public service initiated by UPOU. The initiative is spearheaded by the UPOU Faculty of Information [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) facilitated a workshop entitled "Designing Resource-based Teaching and Learning Materials and Instructional Media Resources for the UPOU faculty" on 23-24 April 2019. This initiative from the office is aligned with its goal to provide support for the UPOU faculty, especially in terms of the development of course materials. Also, this becomes one of the office's contributions to help promote and adopt/adapt innovative technology-supported teaching methodologies in support of effective learning, in relation to the university's Innovative Teaching with Technology towards Teaching Effectiveness (InnovaTE) flagship [...]

With the theme "STEM Education Towards Education 4.0", 14 scholars of the Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) who are currently enrolled in the PhD in Education program offered by the Faculty of Education (FEd), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) participated in the 5th National Research Conference in Science and Mathematics Education (NRCSME) on 28 February - 1 March 2019 at Oriental Hotel, Legazpi City, Albay. UPOU's PhD in Education program has been a recipient of DOST-SEI's scholarship program since 1995. Research outputs highlighting the STEM Education were delivered through poster and oral presentations. [...]

As part of the Organizational and Technological Security Measures for Data Privacy Act Compliance, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held an Orientation on the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and its implementing Rules and Regulations on 10 April 2019 at the UPOU Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium. The orientation, organized by the Office of the Chancellor (OC), was attended by the UPOU faculty, research, extension and professional staff (REPS), and administrative staff. Atty. Marcia Ruth Gabriela P. Hernandez, the UP System Data Privacy Officer, served as the main resource speaker along with Human Resource and [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held a Capability Building Program on Distance eLearning at Ifugao State University, Nayon, Lamut, Ifugao on 2-3 April 2019 as part of their Cascading Best Practices Program, which aims to help capacitate other higher education institutions (HEIs) in utilizing technology in their mode of instruction. A total of 46 participants, of which 35 are from IFSU, and 11 are from BSU attended the workshop. UPOU Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, along with Asst. Prof. Myra Almodiel, UPOU Faculty Member and Lecture Presenter, and Ms. Keats Grecian Mampusti, Project Assistant, spearheaded the two-day [...]