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A. K. T. Marcial et al. · Sustainable Institution Building for Open Learning (SIBOL) Initiative

- University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Philippines

education (HE), UPOU piloted the Sustainable Institution Building for Open
Learning (SIBOL) initiative under the “Advancing Equity and Access to Higher

Education through Open and Distance Learning” or BUKA project in 2020-2022.

Figure 13

The Role of the UPOU in RA 10650

SIBOL aims to provide participating HEIs with training and mentoring in

planning, managing, and sustaining blended, online, and open learning

programmes. It has three phases (see Figure 14). The first phase is an intensive
online training programme for HEIs transitioning to blended, online, and open

learning. The second phase is a mentoring program for participating institutions as
they implement their institutional strategy for blended, online, and open learning.

This second phase is envisioned to strengthen institutional collaboration and

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