University of The Philippines Open University
University of The Philippines Open University
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: