University of the Philippines Open
University
• The University of the Philippines Open
University (U.P.O.U.) is a public distance
learning institution and research university
headquartered at Los Baños, Laguna. It was
established on February 23, 1995 as the fifth
constituent university of the University of the
Philippines System.
• . Its mandate is to provide education
opportunities to individuals aspiring for higher
education and improved qualifications but was
unable to take advantage of traditional modes
of education because of personal and
professional obligations.
• . Its mission is to give its students formal
qualification, as well as to develop in them the
discipline and capability to become lifelong
learners who are at home in today's
knowledge society.
• The Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
has declared the U.P.O.U. as the National
Center of Excellence in Open Learning and
Distance Education in recognition of its
achievements in this field and its vital role in
pushing the frontiers of learning in service to
the Filipino nation.
The U.P. Open University aims to:
• Offer through open and distance learning degree and
non-degree programs that are responsive to the needs
of learners and of the society of which they are a part;
• Develop a system of continuing education to sustain
professional growth and promote lifelong learning;
• Develop and adapt delivery systems appropriate to
distance learners;
• Provide leadership in the development of open
learning and distance education expertise in
the country and in the appropriate use of
information and communication technologies
of education; and
• Make instructional packages accessible to
various publics through collaborative
arrangements, institutional agreements, and
other appropriate mechanisms.
• . Learners study in an independent self-
learning style using specially designed learning
materials and resources. Teaching and
learning is mediated through the use of
technology like print, audio, video, and the
internet.
• Students interact with their instructors and
each other through virtual classrooms, email,
and web conferencing. Almost all U.P.O.U.
courses are offered through online learning
mode, making them accessible to learners
from different parts of the country and the
world.
• Virtual Classrooms ---- this is where off shore
students receives counseling and take their
testing.
• Testing Centers ---- distributed all over the
country. This is where students take their exams.
• Learning Centers------ distributed all over the
country. . This is where students receives
counseling.
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