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Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria

Melinda Bandalaria is a full professor at the University of the Philippines Open University and has served as its Chancellor from 2016-2025. She also served as the President of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) for the period 2017-2019. Currently she serves as Chair of the AAOU Accreditation Board, member of the Governing Board of the SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Center (SEAMOLEC), member of the Executive Board of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), and the Advisory Board of the UNESCO OER Dynamic Coalition. Her contributions to Open Distance eLearning (ODeL) were recognized through the Meritorious Service Award conferred by AAOU in 2021 and Excellence Award, conferred by ICDE, also in 2021.
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