The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) invites you to the 36th Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar titled, “In Search of Community Currency (A Study in Community Innovations)” on 28 February 2023, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, at the UPOU Audio-Visual Room (AVR).
The webinar seeks to answer the following questions:
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What is community currency?
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How could a community currency scheme be designed?
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How do we move forward through joint explorations and research collaborations?
Dr. Ferdinand Maquito, Assistant Professor from the College of Public Affairs and Development (CPAf), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), will present the basics and design of a community currency scheme. The webinar will also feature Dr. Kenichi Kurita of Chiba Keizai College; Dr. Yoshihisa Miyazaki of National Institute of Technology, Sendai College; and Dr. John Perez of CPAf, UPLB as panel discussants.
The webinar is jointly organized with the Sekiguchi Global Research Association (SGRA), Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation (AISF) and CPAf, UPLB in an effort to promote the sharing of sustainable development experiences and approaches, which can be useful resources for multidisciplinary collaboration among faculty, staff, and students.
Interested participants may register for free through this link. The deadline of registration for onsite attendance is on 26 February 2023.
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The UP Open University (UPOU) and the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 29 April 2025 at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City.![]()
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With Dr. Joane Serrano, UPOU Chancellor, and Regent Robert Lester Aranton, UPAA President and Alumni Regent, as the principal signatories; and Assistant Professor Margaret Jarmin, Program Development Associate for the Office of International Linkages (OIL), and Dr. Maria Ana Quimbo, UPAA Director, as witnesses, the MOU formalizes a partnership between the two institutions to explore opportunities in the following areas: capacity building and upskilling; consultancy and other technical services; and resource and information sharing.![]()
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