July 2025 – Assistant Professor Margaret J. Suarez has been appointed as the new Faculty Secretary of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), succeeding Assistant Professor Joyce[...]

17 July 2025 — Seven students took center stage at the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) Colloquium, presenting their research projects before faculty members and peers at[...]

The Watch! Tap! Shop! Team Jordan Rae Costanilla, Rajan Joaquin Llaguno (on screen) and Anna Porsche Gutierrez with (from center to right) Alvin Peñaflor, Erickson Llaguno, and Asst. Prof.[...]

Four students from UPOU’s BA Multimedia Studies program engage in a 13-week international collaboration on language learning technologies.Four students from the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) program under[...]

In a field where dedication, innovation, and impact are essential, Assistant Professor Mari Anjeli Crisanto stands out as a remarkable educator and scholar. She continues to exemplify the transformative role[...]

Members of the MMK Creative Team together with UPOU faculty, staff, students, and other online participants during the special screening event at the UPOU CCDL Auditorium. About 200 online and[...]

Assistant Professor Lei Kristoffer Lactuan of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as a resource speaker at MoodleMoot Philippines 2025,[...]

FICS Dean, Dr. Roberto Figueroa, Jr. (third from right) and his mentee, Mr. Liam Iñaki Gillamac (rightmost), pose with ECTI-CON 2025 session chairs, Dr. Budi Halim Santoso of Duta[...]

In a continued effort to foster cross-cultural dialogue and artistic exchange, students and educators from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Meiji University, and Kansai University came[...]

June 25, 2025 — The University of the Philippines Department of Broadcast Communication (DBC) held a curriculum workshop at the University Hotel, UP Diliman, aimed at rethinking academic strategies[...]

Three faculty members from the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) of the UP Open University have been selected to participate in the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and[...]

As part of the research mentoring process, Professor Jean A. Saludadez of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) of the University of the Philippines Open University, together[...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), in partnership with the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) and UPOU University Student Council, celebrated the 117th founding anniversary[...]

Hannah Gabriella Macaldo, a Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) student from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), is the first UP student to participate in[...]

Eight alumni of the Doctor of Communication (DComm) Program and an alumna of the Master of Development Communication (MDC) Program, all mentored by DComm Chair and Professor, Dr. Jean A.[...]

Associate Professor Reinald Adrian Pugoy and Assistant Professor Blancaflor Arada from the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as resource[...]

The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) conducted a two-day hybrid Proposal Revision Workshop last 10-11 June 2025 at the UP Open University Oblation Hall. The workshop was[...]

Dr. Shari Eunice San Pablo, a faculty member at the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), was selected to[...]