Flower and Garden Show Opens at UPOU Community Hub

2025-04-14T15:49:58+08:00

The Los Baños Horticulture Society Inc. (LBHSI), in partnership with the UP Open University (UPOU), officially opened the Flower and Garden Show with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 3 April 2025 at the Community Hub, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The event was graced by LBHSI President Vernie Valdez-Lucero, UPOU Chancellor Joane Serrano, former UPOU Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria, UPOU Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Jean Saludadez, and Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Dean Finaflor Taylan. Other UPOU officials, faculty members, and staff were also in attendance, along with merchants and LBHSI members. In her welcome remarks, LBHSI [...]

Flower and Garden Show Opens at UPOU Community Hub2025-04-14T15:49:58+08:00

FMDS’ MIH Program Holds Roundtable Discussion on Lifestyle Disease Management Microcredentials

2025-04-14T11:52:15+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) recently organized a Roundtable Discussion (RTD) through its Master of International Health (MIH) program for the Lifestyle Disease Management Microcredentials. Held at the Audio Visual Room at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna, on 26 March 2025, the RTD aimed to gather insights and stakeholder perspectives on developing microcredential courses focused on lifestyle disease management. These courses—Foundations of Lifestyle Diseases Management, Lifestyle Interventions in Disease Management, and Patient-Centered Care and Holistic Approach—are part of the MicroCASA project, which seeks to enhance [...]

FMDS’ MIH Program Holds Roundtable Discussion on Lifestyle Disease Management Microcredentials2025-04-14T11:52:15+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Kicks Off New Leadership Term with Visioning and Levelling-Off Meeting-Workshop

2025-04-14T12:46:40+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) marked its new leadership term under the leadership of Associate Professor Finaflor Taylan, the newly appointed Dean of FMDS, with a productive Visioning and Levelling-Off Meeting-Workshop held on 27 March 2025 at the Academic Residences (AR) Cafeteria, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The workshop brought together FMDS faculty and staff to review existing UPOU and FMDS frameworks, plans, and directions and other relevant literatures, to surface ideas and general directions and priorities that can be considered for the creation of FMDS’ vision [...]

UPOU-FMDS Kicks Off New Leadership Term with Visioning and Levelling-Off Meeting-Workshop2025-04-14T12:46:40+08:00

UPOU FMDS and SGRA Tackles What’s up with Ali: the UPOU Community Currency Pilot Study at KKK44

2025-04-14T13:07:33+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University-Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS) jointly organized with Sekiguchi Global Research Association (SGRA) of the Atsumi International Foundation (AISF) in collaboration with SUS 304 (Managing Sustainability Transitions) Students (2nd Semester, AY 2024-2025) conducted lectures for the 44th Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar on What’s Up with Ali: the UPOU Community Currency Pilot Study last 20 March 2025 via Zoom. The seminar was held in support of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including Quality Education (SDG 4) and Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17). Chancellor Joane V. Serrano, Ph.D., the first speaker who spearheaded the [...]

UPOU FMDS and SGRA Tackles What’s up with Ali: the UPOU Community Currency Pilot Study at KKK442025-04-14T13:07:33+08:00

UPOU Holds Forum on Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age

2025-03-27T17:14:03+08:00

Creatives are now gaining traction in the digital spac, creating innovative business models and reaching far more suppliers and customers than their traditional counterparts. To understand their entrepreneurial environment, the UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) invited a leading industry player to discuss the challenges and opportunities of digital entrepreneurship in its latest Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) episode.  UPLB Alumni and Chief Playmaker of Balaiwari Immersive & Gaming Experiences, Gian Carlo de Jesus, headlines the episode on Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Space. De Jesus shared his experiences and knowledge on creating profitable [...]

UPOU Holds Forum on Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age2025-03-27T17:14:03+08:00

UPOU Holds Forum on Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age

2025-03-27T17:10:09+08:00

Creatives are now gaining traction in the digital spac, creating innovative business models and reaching far more suppliers and customers than their traditional counterparts. To understand their entrepreneurial environment, the UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) invited a leading industry player to discuss the challenges and opportunities of digital entrepreneurship in its latest Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) episode.  UPLB Alumni and Chief Playmaker of Balaiwari Immersive & Gaming Experiences, Gian Carlo de Jesus, headlines the episode on Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Space. De Jesus shared his experiences and knowledge on creating profitable [...]

UPOU Holds Forum on Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age2025-03-27T17:10:09+08:00

FMDS Dean speaks at Civil Service Commission GEDSI Orientation

2025-04-14T15:43:33+08:00

In celebration of the 2025 National Women’s Month, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) held a Gender, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Orientation where the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Dean, Assoc. Prof. Finaflor F. Taylan, DProfSt., served as a speaker. Held last 12 March 2025 at the CSC Auditorium (CSC Central Office), the Orientation was held to equip Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System and GAD Focal Persons of CSC with the comprehensive knowledge on foundational GEDSI concepts, definitions, as well as national and international policies and legal frameworks. Moreover, the event organized by the CSC [...]

FMDS Dean speaks at Civil Service Commission GEDSI Orientation2025-04-14T15:43:33+08:00

UPOU-FMDS hosts 1st FMDS Market Day Showcasing Sustainability and Innovation

2024-12-18T16:42:19+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) recently organized the first-ever FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N. (Growing Appreciation towards Resilience, Development, Entrepreneurship, and Nutrition) Market Day on 16 December 2024 at the Teaching and Learning Hub (TLH) Building, UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. By addressing SDGs 8, 11, 12, 13, and 17, this vibrant celebration promotes sustainability and inclusivity through an onboarding session to the electronic Alitaptap Community Currency (CC) (Eli) using an online application named Cyclos. Professor Joane V. Serrano, FMDS Dean, officially opened the program, following a profound onboarding [...]

UPOU-FMDS hosts 1st FMDS Market Day Showcasing Sustainability and Innovation2024-12-18T16:42:19+08:00

FMDS Congratulates Assistant Professor Karl Villegas on Completing the Master in Innovation and Business program at AIM

2024-12-18T16:37:04+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) proudly congratulates Assistant Professor Karl Abelard Edberto Villegas, Jr. on earning his Master in Innovation and Business (MIB) graduate degree program at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). Asst. Prof. Villegas pursued his MIB program with the support of the Aboitiz School of Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ASITE) Scholarship, along with additional financial assistance. He began this academic journey in April 2023 and completed the program in September 2024. The MIB program, an 18-month, part-time, multidisciplinary graduate degree, is designed to equip Science, [...]

FMDS Congratulates Assistant Professor Karl Villegas on Completing the Master in Innovation and Business program at AIM2024-12-18T16:37:04+08:00

UPOU FMDS Holds the 3rd Episode of LTIO: Usapang Mapa at Kapaligiran

2024-12-18T15:43:54+08:00

The UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) held the 3rd Episode of LET’S TALK IT OVER Usapang Mapa at Kapaligiran: A Discussion Series on Urban Planning, Environmental Management, and Sustainability on 16 December 2024 featuring Dr. Cristino Tiburan Jr. and Asst. Prof. Milbren Bragais. Dr. Joane Serrano, Dean of FMDS, opened the program and welcomed the guest speakers. She emphasized the importance of understanding these technologies in understanding our environment, anticipating challenges that may be brought by disasters, and designing appropriate solutions.  Dr. Tiburan is a Professor at the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Forestry [...]

UPOU FMDS Holds the 3rd Episode of LTIO: Usapang Mapa at Kapaligiran2024-12-18T15:43:54+08:00
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