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FICS Faculty Members Participate in Google APAC 2025
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 25th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
Dr. Reinald Pugoy and Dr. Ria Mae Borromeo, faculty members of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), actively[...]
FICS Graduate Research Presented at the 2025 QRM Conference
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 25th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
(In photo L-R) Dr. Francis Raymond Calbay, Dr. Evelyn Perez, and Mr. Lee Troy Calimlim at the QRM Conference. Two graduates of the Doctor of Communication (DComm) program—Dr. Francis Raymond[...]
FICS Participates in 2025 UPOU QAO Strategic Planning Workshop
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 24th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) participated in the 2025 Strategic Planning Workshop organized by the Quality Assurance Office (QAO) of the University of the Philippines Open University[...]
Immersion and Innovation: The Future of Education at WILLS 2025
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 23rd, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The World Immersive Learning Labs Symposium (WILLS) 2025, held from 13-15 April at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) in Kyoto, Japan, brought together educators, researchers, and innovators from around[...]
ISTaR Labs Hosts Weekly Blender Workshops
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 22nd, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The Immersive Spatial Technologies and Realities (ISTaR) Labs of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), led by Dean Roberto B. Figueroa Jr., is hosting a series of Blender[...]
FICS Welcomes Young Learners to the Open Studio at Galeria Sinag
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 4th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
On Monday, 31 March 2025, 18 Grade 4 to 6 students from Gateway Integrated Christian Academy, Inc. visited the Open Studio at Galeria Sinag to learn about the work[...]
Thanksgiving and Turnover Ceremony Marks New Chapter in FICS Leadership
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 4th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
Members of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) welcomed Dr. Roberto B. Figueroa Jr. as the incumbent dean[...]
FICS Opens 1st Quarter MeetUPs with Session on Short-Form Videos for Development
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:30+00:00April 4th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) kicked off its first quarterly MeetUPs for 2025 with a session on “Short-Form[...]
Dr. Roberto B. Figueroa, Jr. Appointed as New Dean of FICS
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:31+00:00March 28th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The University of the Philippines Board of Regents (BOR) has appointed Dr. Roberto Figueroa, Jr. as the new Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) at UP[...]
Immersive Frontiers: UPOU-ICU Knowledge Exchange Project 2025 Concludes with Strengthened Academic Collaboration
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:31+00:00March 24th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The UPOU-ICU Knowledge Exchange Project, co-sponsored by the Japan International Christian University Foundation (JICUF), successfully concluded its week-long initiative on the 22nd of March, 2025. Organized by the Faculty[...]
FICS to Host ICU Delegates for Immersive Frontiers: ICU-UPOU Knowledge Exchange 2025
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:31+00:00March 13th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|1 Comment
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is pleased to announce the initiation of its inaugural Knowledge Exchange Project in partnership with the Japan International Christian University Foundation[...]
Survey on Proposed Data Science Program of FICS
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:31+00:00March 12th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is in the advanced stages of developing an online graduate program in Data Science. The program offers courses in essential data[...]
ISEAC 2025 Highlights AI’s Role in Shaping Education and Cybersecurity
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:31+00:00March 3rd, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The International Symposium on Education, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity (ISEAC) 2025 was successfully conducted last February 26, bringing together more than 200 educators, innovators, and technology experts from the[...]
FICS Hosts Multimedia Artist Carlo Dimaano for Open Studio at Galeria Sinag
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:31+00:00February 21st, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG11, SDG12, SDG13, SDG17, SDG4, SDG9|0 Comments
As part of the FICS Artist-in-Residence/Futurist-in-Residence Program, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) invites both the UPOU community and the public to an open studio on Monday,[...]
Dr. Agapito is the New BAMS Program Chair
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:32+00:00January 22nd, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) has named Dr. Benigno Agapito, Jr. as the new Chair of the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) program. He[...]
UPOU-FICS Appoints New Program Chairs
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:32+00:00January 6th, 2025|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
The University of the Philippines Open University Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (UPOU FICS) proudly announces the appointment of new program chairs for the Diploma in Computer Science[...]
FICS Faculty Member Takes Oath as CHED Technical Panel Member
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:32+00:00December 11th, 2024|Categories: Instruction, News, Programs|Tags: SDG4|0 Comments
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[...]
bioSignals Culminates with Multimedia Exhibit
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:32+00:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: News, Uncategorized|Tags: SDG13, SDG15, SDG17|0 Comments
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[...]
UPOU-FICS faculty members join ICoME 2024
FICS News (JR)2026-02-10T00:38:32+00:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: News, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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[...]
BAMS Students Present Metaverse Exhibit in Japan
FICS News (RF)2026-02-10T00:38:32+00:00July 5th, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: SDG17, SDG4|0 Comments
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).[...]























