Research Conversation on Radical Pluridisciplinarity for Sustainable Development: Outcomes from the ColLaboratoire 2020 Research Residency Program - University of the Philippines Open University

Mark your calendars and join us for a Research Conversations x Masterclass Event!

On April 22 (Friday) at 1:30 PM, ColLaboratoire Fellows will present their research projects that aim to address six research challenges related to the UN Sustainable Goals—outcomes of the week-long research residency on Cognitive Innovation for Sustainable Development wherein they explored imaginative, methodologically innovative, and radically multiple-disciplinary research practices.

This event is a collaboration between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs’ Research Conversations and the Faculty of Information Studies’ Masterclass to encourage research collaboration at all levels and to preserve and capture the knowledge of thought leaders for future usage and reference, respectively.

Anyone may register to this free event here: https://bit.ly/RCxMCRegistration

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The 7th AAWS Congress opened with compelling plenary sessions that framed key conversations on empowerment, inclusion, and women’s scholarship.Plenary 1, “Revisioning Gender/Women’s Studies in the Post-Pandemic World: Work for Empowerment,” was delivered by Assoc. Prof. Finaflor F. Taylan, Dean of UPOU FMDS and President of AAWS. Dr. Taylan discussed how crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic deepened gender inequalities—particularly in sectors with high female participation—and intensified unpaid care work. She emphasized the need to integrate crisis-related realities, including gendered vulnerabilities, labor shifts, and digital divides, into Gender/Women’s Studies teaching and research, and called for stronger advocacy toward gender-responsive recovery and structural transformation. The session concluded with an engaging Q&A moderated by Asst. Prof. Lorena Jean Saludadez.The second plenary, “Emerging Issues in Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Democracy in Asia: The Role of Advocates,” was presented by Dr. Aileen Park, Associate Professor at Philippine Normal University Mindanao and AAWS Council Member. Drawing from migration-related experiences in the United States, Korea, and Australia, Dr. Park explored discriminatory practices and highlighted the importance of a multivoiced academic mindset rooted in cultural sensitivity, self-awareness, and social responsibility. The session was moderated by Asst. Prof. Maria Lourdes Jarabe, Director of UPOU’s Office of Gender Concerns.Several Parallel Presentation Sessions were also held in the afternoon, featuring research topics on Evolution of Women and Gender Studies Across Asia; Gender, Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment in ASEAN; Women’s Struggles and Democracy in Asia; Gender and Development: ASEAN’s Performance on the SDGs; Gender, Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment in ASEAN; and it also included a Colloquium where UPOU undergraduate and graduate students present their research studies.#AAWSCongress2025 #EmpowerSustainDemocratize #AsianWomenInFocus #SDG5GenderEquality #UPOU ... See MoreSee Less

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