PUP Open University System
About Open University System
The PUP Open University System (PUP OUS), also known as the "Pamantasang Bayan", is a fresh and innovative system of delivering higher educational services in a manner that differs from the formal, highly structured, and classroom-oriented traditional approach. The Open University System is an alternative education under Polytechnic University of the Philippines to promote access, equity, and inclusivity. It is a pathway to “second chance education” open to both graduate and undergraduate levels, working and non-working individuals, and offer a flexible delivery method to promote educational opportunities to provide high-quality university education.
Vision
The Open University envisions itself to be the premier Center of Excellence for Open and Distance Learning.
Mission
The Open University is committed to provide quality education through the open and distance learning system, which is responsive to the needs and challenges of a technologically advanced and globally linked society.
Goals
Relevant degree and non-degree graduate and undergraduate programs;
Innovative teaching-learning systems;
E-learning;
Effective and efficient technology-based instructional strategies and approaches;
State-of-the-art instructional materials;
Pertinent and productive researches;
E-linked; and
Quality administrators, subject specialists and graduates.