CALABARZON

UP open university launches eUP

By Alan C. Ortillano

Friday 11th of May 2012

LOS BANOS, Laguna, MAY 11 (PIA) -- Officials of the University of the Philippines (UP) System, heads of member agencies of the Los Banos Science Community Foundation, Inc., and project partners gathered today to launch the eUP Project at the CCDL Auditorium Open University Headquarters in this municipality.

eUP, the flagship project of UP President Alfredo Pascual, is a five-year plan that aims to integrate, interconnect, and ensure interoperability of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems and infrastructure across all UP campuses.

UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora said eUP is the University’s response to its lack of a comprehensive ICT plan. She said that through the project, UP can now take advantage of the benefits of ICT to support its teaching, research, and public service functions.

Furthermore, Zamora said that as a National University, UP has been given the important role to spur creativity and initiate innovations, adding that eUP is the instrument through which the University can be modernized to better serve the needs of the Filipino people.
The project is part of UP Strategic Plan 2011-2017: The Path to Greatness.

As one of the plan’s key initiatives, eUP is envisioned to position the University as one of the top-ranking institutions in the Asia-Pacific region and take a leadership role in the development of a globally-competitive Philippines. (UPOP/ACO- PIA 4A, Laguna)