FMDS QA Committee Conducts Workshop on Developing FMDS Program Handbook

2024-11-29T16:04:40+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the UP Open University recently held a two-day workshop on October 7-8, 2024, to develop a standardized FMDS Program Handbook. Led by FMDS Quality Assurance (QA) Officer, Assistant Professor Ria Valerie Cabanes, with QA Team members Mr. Larry Cruz, Ms. Dina Mae Rejano, Ms. Anne Pauline Del Rosario, and Ms. Raizza Anna Alforja. This initiative marks a significant step toward providing a comprehensive, user-friendly, and accessible handbook for the 18 programs under FMDS. These programs include the Graduate Certificate in / Master of ASEAN Studies (GC/MAS), Master of Arts in [...]

FMDS QA Committee Conducts Workshop on Developing FMDS Program Handbook2024-11-29T16:04:40+08:00

UPOU Meets with Indonesia Cyber Education Institute of Universitas Terbuka to Strengthen Partnership

2024-11-21T13:15:48+08:00

On 11 November 2024, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, met with the Indonesia Cyber Education (ICE) Institute of Universitas Terbuka for an exploratory meeting. The meeting was held at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.  Prof. Dr. Paulina Pannen, Senior Expert, led the delegates from ICE, accompanied by Dr. Hasanuddin, M.Si, Manager of Partnership and Certification;  Caesario Satriatama and Muhammad Iman Saputra, ICE Staff members. The meeting was requested by ICE to enhance our collaborative relationship, explore potential avenues for joint initiatives, especially in MOOCs offering and training of [...]

UPOU Meets with Indonesia Cyber Education Institute of Universitas Terbuka to Strengthen Partnership2024-11-21T13:15:48+08:00

Lone Nominee for Next UPOU Chancellor Presents Vision, Plans, and Programs

2025-03-07T11:43:31+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University is searching for its next Chancellor. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, the Incumbent Chancellor, will complete her term by 28 February 2025. As part of the process, Dr. Bandalaria presented her accomplishments, priorities, and challenges during her third and last term as Chancellor, held on 11 November 2024 via Zoom and streamed via FB live.  With the ongoing search for the Next Chancellor of UPOU, the lone nominee, Dr. Joane V. Serrano, presented her visions, plans, and programs. The presentation was done online via Zoom and live on UPOU’s Facebook Page.  Dr. [...]

Lone Nominee for Next UPOU Chancellor Presents Vision, Plans, and Programs2025-03-07T11:43:31+08:00

UPOU IREC Receives a Full Level 2 Accreditation from the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board

2024-11-14T15:22:22+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC) has been granted Full Level 2 Accreditation by the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) on 6 November 2024, valid until 24 January 2027. On 25 January  2024, the Committee received a Provisional Level 2 Accreditation, which is valid until 24 January 2025. After months of dedicated work and commitment to fulfilling all accreditation requirements, the Committee is pleased to have achieved this significant milestone. As a Level 2 accredited REC, the Committee is authorized to review research protocols involving human participants. Level 2 accreditation allows [...]

UPOU IREC Receives a Full Level 2 Accreditation from the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board2024-11-14T15:22:22+08:00

UPOU’s 28th Commencement Exercises Slated for 7 December

2024-11-08T17:04:57+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University is set to hold its 28th Commencement Exercises on 7 December 2024, at its headquarters in Los Baños. Laguna. More than 600 students have been confirmed for their graduation from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Trimester, and 1st, 2nd Semester, and Mid-year Term of the Academic Year 2023-2024. The UPOU Class of 2024 is composed of 611 graduates. One hundred twenty-five of these graduates are from the three undergraduate programs; 48 are from the two graduate certificate programs; 261 are from the 11 graduate diploma programs; 157 are from the 12 master’s [...]

UPOU’s 28th Commencement Exercises Slated for 7 December2024-11-08T17:04:57+08:00

FMDS Distinguished Alumni Awards

2024-11-08T16:46:18+08:00

The FMDS Distinguished Alumni Awards aims to recognize distinguished graduates from the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and its predecessors (i.e., Faculties of Health Sciences and of Management Studies) who have exemplified the University of the Philippines’ motto of honor, excellence, and service. The guidelines for this award are patterned from that of the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) Awards with the integration of UP Open University’s thrust of promoting Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL). This promotes the proliferation of alumni who contribute to UP’s brand of excellence while staying true to UPOU’s principles of openness and digitalization. [...]

FMDS Distinguished Alumni Awards2024-11-08T16:46:18+08:00

BioSignals: Showcasing the Resilience and Adaptability of Kangkong

2024-11-08T17:18:25+08:00

Kangkong as the symbol of resilience? Why not? The bioSignals PH team successfully ran the multimedia exhibit at NO community-run art space in Diliman, Quezon City last 08-15 October 2024. bioSignals is an artistic and cultural exchange that bridges three island nations – New Zealand, the Philippines, and the UK – through the real-time collection, processing, and transmission of signals generated from local plant life.  The bioSignals exhibit offered an experience that blended art, plant technology, and storytelling. It featured art installations of the team members, designed to reflect different societal issues, focusing on the resilience of the Kangkong [...]

BioSignals: Showcasing the Resilience and Adaptability of Kangkong2024-11-08T17:18:25+08:00

DWD Program Chair presents at the 10th International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Asia Pacific Biennial Conference

2024-11-04T16:58:45+08:00

The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), together with the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD), held the 10th ICSD Asia Pacific Biennial Conference with the theme “The Fifth Industrial Revolution Amidst Multifaceted Disruptions: Harnessing the Power of Social Development” last 23 to 24 October 2024 at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UP College of Social Work and Community Development. The conference brought together development practitioners, academics, and policymakers that fostered discussions and partnerships in the field of social development. Hon. Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, delivered a keynote address that [...]

DWD Program Chair presents at the 10th International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Asia Pacific Biennial Conference2024-11-04T16:58:45+08:00

Deadline Extended for Nominations for the Next Chancellor of the UP Open University

2024-10-30T14:10:18+08:00

The Search Committee for the Next Chancellor of UP Open University has released an extension of the deadline for the submission of nominations for the next UP Open University Chancellor, in consideration of the disruptions brought about by Typhoon Kristine. The new deadline is 8 November 2024, Friday, 5:00 PM.  WHO MAY BE NOMINATED TO THE CHANCELLORSHIP To be nominated, a nominee MUST possess the following qualifications: Commitment to academic freedom and the values and ideals of the university; Distinction in the nominee’s chosen field of expertise coupled with a generalist view and an appreciation of other disciplines; Filipino [...]

Deadline Extended for Nominations for the Next Chancellor of the UP Open University2024-10-30T14:10:18+08:00

UPOU FED Launched the PAGTULAY Program, Reinforcing UPOU’s Commitment to Inclusive Education

2024-11-15T12:03:02+08:00

On 22 October 2024, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FED) formally launched the PAGTULAY Program or Pagpapalawig ng mga Oportunidad sa Edukasyon para sa mga Pilipino, with the main goal of providing inclusive, quality education for all Filipino people.  UPOU FED Dean, Dr. Charisse Reyes, opened the program and acknowledged all the people involved in making it possible. She emphasized that this program's primary goal is to inform Filipinos about UPOU’s offerings to help achieve its mission of providing quality higher education to all. Dean Reyes introduced UPOU Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria [...]

UPOU FED Launched the PAGTULAY Program, Reinforcing UPOU’s Commitment to Inclusive Education2024-11-15T12:03:02+08:00
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