NAMUR, Belgium — The University of Namur hosted a Philippine Studies Conference from 7 to 9 June, following a grant from the Philippine Government to celebrate and recognize the years of extensive research collaboration between Belgian and Filipino scholars. The conference highlighted the academic and research exchange between the University of Namur and UP Population Institute’s faculty, researchers, and graduate students.
MANILA — The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), led by Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, joined this year’s MoodleMoot Philippines at the Century Park Hotel, Manila on 5-7 July.
HONG KONG — The Development of a Filipinized Learning Management System (FLMS) project team, funded by the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research Program of the University of the Philippines System Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, participated in the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education at Hong Kong Metropolitan University on 5 July.
MIAGAO, Iloilo — The University of the Philippines Visayas College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UPV-CFOS) conducted its Academic Program Improvement (API) project on the CFOS Bridging Program for Midyear AY 2022-2023 last 3-7 July 2023.
QUEZON City — A team from UP NISMED staff developed Rapid Mathematics Assessment (RMA) toolkits for grades 1, 2, and 3, in support of Department of Education’s (DepEd) National Mathematics Program.
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Institute of Governance and Rural Development (IGRD) organized three-day activity for eleven M/MS DMG graduate students and TIEZA scholars on 5-6 July at the UP Los Baños College of Public Affairs and Development.
QUEZON City — The Republic of Korea, represented by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the Philippines, represented by the University of the Philippines (UP), are set to collaborate on a project that would strengthen science and technology adaptation in agriculture through the enhancement of genomics research and development in the country.
ILOILO City — The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development –Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the University of the Philippines Visayas through the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanology (UPV-CFOS-IMFO) collaborated in organizing the second Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) convention from 29 to 30 June in Park Inn Hotel, Iloilo City
QUEZON City — In preparation for the UP Open University Digital Repository, the University Library conducted a series of workshops on Digital Repository for all UPOU offices and units from May to June 2023.
Journal Online — Monitoring the health of marine environments is a laborious activity, but is essential for evaluating the success of reef protection and rehabilitation initiatives. A fish census commonly involves divers swimming along a transect line, usually marked by a plastic cord, and visually counting and identifying the fish species that they encounter. This painstaking process requires trained experts and highly knowledgeable divers to accurately record data on species, size, and abundance.
