{"id":1507,"date":"2025-09-03T10:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ou.bsu.edu.ph\/?page_id=1507"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:52:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ou.bsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1507\" class=\"elementor elementor-1507\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652681a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"652681a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5dd501 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5dd501\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2da823 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f2da823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ou.bsu.edu.ph\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/DSC_0566-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1326,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/ou.bsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Video-Briefer-1st-1.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ou.bsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_0566-scaled.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M838 162C746 71 633 25 500 25 371 25 258 71 163 162 71 254 25 367 25 500 25 633 71 746 163 837 254 929 367 979 500 979 633 979 746 933 838 837 929 746 975 633 975 500 975 367 929 254 838 162M808 192C892 279 933 379 933 500 933 621 892 725 808 808 725 892 621 938 500 938 379 938 279 896 196 808 113 725 67 621 67 500 67 379 108 279 196 192 279 108 383 62 500 62 621 62 721 108 808 192M438 392V642L642 517 438 392Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b1846 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b1846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Benguet State University - Open University<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7ffaf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a7ffaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Benguet State University-Open University (BSU-OU) was established in fulfillment of specific provision embodied in the 1987 constitution of the Republic of the Philippines; and other applicable laws.<\/p><ul><li>Article XIV (Education): to make quality education at all levels accessible to all Filipinos and to develop \u201cnon-formal, informal and indigenous learning systems as well as self-learning\/independent and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs.\u201d<\/li><li>R. A. No. 7722 known as the \u201cHigher Education of 1994\u201d Section 2 Declaration of Policy: \u201cthe State shall protect, foster and promote the right of all citizens to affordable quality education at all levels, shall take appropriate steps to ensure that education shall be accessible to all\u2026.\u201d, and \u201cthe state shall likewise promote the continuing intellectual growth, the advancement of learning and research, development of responsible and effective leadership, education of high and middle level professionals and the enrichment of cultural heritage.\u201d\u00a0<\/li><li>R. A. No. 10650 known as the \u201cOpen Distance Learning Act\u201d Section 2 Declaration of Policy: It is hereby declared the policy of the State to expand and further democratize access to quality tertiary education through the promotion and application of open learning as a philosophy of access to educational services, and the use of distance education as an appropriate, efficient and effective system of delivering quality higher and technical educational services in the country.<\/li><\/ul><p>With the above constitutional mandate, The Open University System in State Universities and Colleges was operationalized. The vision of the leadership of Benguet State University and the support of former Speaker Jose de Venecia propelled the launching of the Open University Program. This was formalized through the University Board Resolution No. 798 s. 1997.<\/p><p>Benguet State University \u2013 Open University (BSUOU) is a support mechanism to augment the delivery of Education for All (EFA). 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