UP offers 44 free online courses for 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has announced its lineup of 44 free online courses for 2025, covering topics from artificial intelligence to environmental protection.

Students can take the courses at their own pace throughout the year, with new batches of registrations processed every Thursday, according to a social media post by the university on Thursday, January 8. 

These self-paced courses are offered through the MODeL (Massive Open Distance eLearning), the university's distance learning platform. Those interested have been directed to self-enroll after creating an account on the platform's website. 

The courses span multiple disciplines, with different offerings distributed across all months. January kicks off with courses focused on resilience and climate change.

Those who complete the courses can earn e-certificates that can be added to resumes as 16-hour training, the UP Open University said in its announcement. 

The university said it plans to expand its course offerings later this year.

The full list of course offerings is as follows:

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December