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FICS Faculty Member Takes Oath as CHED Technical Panel Member
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FICS Faculty Member Takes Oath as CHED Technical Panel Member

FICS News (JR)2025-01-06T09:06:55+00:00

Asst. Prof. Dr. Benigno B. Agapito, Jr. (rightmost in photo) took his oath as a member of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Panel for Multimedia Arts. The oath-taking ceremony for newly reconstituted Technical Panels for different disciplines was conducted at the Luxent Hotel in Quezon City on 9 December 2024. The program was officiated by Dr. J. Prospero “Popoy” de Vera III, the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education. “We are now reconstituting the Technical Panels of all disciplines to continue the reforms in higher education so that graduates become employment-ready consistent with national and international needs. [...]

FICS Faculty Member Takes Oath as CHED Technical Panel MemberFICS News (JR)2025-01-06T09:06:55+00:00

bioSignals Culminates with Multimedia Exhibit
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bioSignals Culminates with Multimedia Exhibit

FICS News (JR)2024-10-18T11:12:49+00:00

Kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica) plants growing in different planting media using recycled containers. Plants transmitting biological signals around the world? Come and see for yourself as the bioSignals project culminates with their multimedia exhibit from 8 until 15 October 2024 at NO (@no.communityrunspace) in Diliman, Quezon City. Led by a distributed team of creative collaborators from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), TERRA BOMBA (Philippines), AwhiWorld (New Zealand), the United Kingdom, and international artscience collective Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEADS), this visionary project focuses on collecting, processing, and transmitting [...]

bioSignals Culminates with Multimedia ExhibitFICS News (JR)2024-10-18T11:12:49+00:00

UPOU-FICS faculty members join ICoME 2024
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UPOU-FICS faculty members join ICoME 2024

FICS News (JR)2025-01-06T05:54:58+00:00

Assoc. Prof. Roberto Figuero, Jr. and Asst. Prof. Emely Amoloza of the UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) participated in the 22nd International Conference for Media in Education (ICoME 2024) from 21-23 August 2024 held at the Meiji University, Nakano Campus in Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Figueroa served as a panelist during the discussion on Reconsidering Educational Media Studies from the perspective of the “Performance”. Along with him were Mr. Keiju Suzuki of Seto SOLAN Elementary School (Japan), Dr. Ken Hagiwara of Meiji University, and Dr. Jeeheon Ryu of Chonnam National University (South Korea). The panel discussion explored [...]

UPOU-FICS faculty members join ICoME 2024FICS News (JR)2025-01-06T05:54:58+00:00

BAMS Students Present Metaverse Exhibit in Japan
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BAMS Students Present Metaverse Exhibit in Japan

FICS News (RF)2024-09-05T07:08:35+00:00

Volunteer students from the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) Program recently showcased an innovative metaverse exhibit during a short study visit to Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS). This presentation featured curated videos from students enrolled in MMS 198, a special topics course on intercultural communication and building digital bridges between the Philippines and Japan. The exhibit included contributions from collaborating institutions such as Tsuda University, the University of California Irvine, and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. The in-person presentation was a highlight of the ongoing Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project under the TranPacific-Bridge Program, which spanned [...]

BAMS Students Present Metaverse Exhibit in JapanFICS News (RF)2024-09-05T07:08:35+00:00