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UPOU FMDS Launches PILLS as Mentoring Hub for Sustainability Research

2025-11-04T08:14:22+08:00

Onsite and online attendees and resource speakers at the PILLS Launch The UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) officially launched the Policy Innovation and Learning Laboratory for Sustainability (PILLS) as its Mentoring Hub for the Collective Mentoring Program (CMP).. The event took place on 23 October 2025 at the Audio-Visual Room (AVR), UPOU Headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna, and livestreamed via Zoom and Facebook. PILLS marks a milestone for FMDS as it becomes a mentoring and research hub for collaborative, multidisciplinary work addressing sustainability challenges in the Philippines and ASEAN. In her video recorded message, UPOU [...]

UPOU FMDS Launches PILLS as Mentoring Hub for Sustainability Research2025-11-04T08:14:22+08:00

UPOU FMDS Sparks Dialogue on Flood Control Corruption and Citizen Participation

2025-10-27T13:43:35+08:00

LTIO participants and speakers joined the forum onsite at the UPOU AVR and online via Zoom The UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) conducted a hybrid webinar entitled “Baha, baha, paano ka ginawa? A Forum Series on Corruption, Social Accountability, and Citizens’ Participation on Flood Control Projects.”  The first forum, which dealt with corruption and social accountability within flood control initiatives, was held on 21 October 2025 at the Audio-Visual Room (AVR) at the UP Open University Headquarters, via Zoom and FB Live. The webinar brought together experts from various fields to build [...]

UPOU FMDS Sparks Dialogue on Flood Control Corruption and Citizen Participation2025-10-27T13:43:35+08:00

UPOU and SGRA Hold Webinar on Local-to-Local Across Border Scheme for Sustainable Growth

2025-08-06T07:36:38+08:00

The UPOU Faculty and Staff attended the Seminar via Zoom and physically at the UPOU AVR in Los Baños. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) through the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), in partnership with the Sekiguchi Global Research Association (SGRA) of the Atsumi International Foundation, hosted the 46B Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar titled “What the World Needs Now is LLABS (Local-to-Local Across Border Scheme)” on 31 July 2025 via videoconference and onsite at the UPOU HQ in Los Banis, Laguna. The seminar, as part of their collaboration, aims to highlight how immersive and [...]

UPOU and SGRA Hold Webinar on Local-to-Local Across Border Scheme for Sustainable Growth2025-08-06T07:36:38+08:00

UPOU-FMDS MR&DM Student Presents Paper at International Conference on Agriculture and Plantation Management 2025

2025-05-23T11:15:14+08:00

Mr. Joe Anthony P. Claus, a student from the Master of Research and Development Management (MR&DM) program at the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), recently presented his research at the International Conference on Agriculture and Plantation Management 2025 held at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka on May 16–18, 2025. The study, titled “Surfacing R&D in the Legislative Process: An Ethnomethodological Analysis of the Journal of Proceedings of a City Government’s Committee Hearing on an Agricultural Ordinance,” was accepted under the Agriculture Resources and Economics track. Out of more than 220 submitted abstracts, [...]

UPOU-FMDS MR&DM Student Presents Paper at International Conference on Agriculture and Plantation Management 20252025-05-23T11:15:14+08:00

UPOU FMDS Faculty and Staff Presented Research Initiatives at the 3rd WILLS

2025-05-08T13:03:25+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) faculty and staff presented their research at the 3rd World Immersive Learning Labs Symposium (WILLS) 2025 held at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) from 13 to 15 April 2025 in Kyoto, Japan. This year’s conference was co-organized by the UPOU, The Future Hub’s of KUFS, and The Mixed, Augmented, and Virtual Realities (MAVR) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching. During session 3, short talks, of Day 2, eight (8) FMDS research papers were presented. Assistant Professor [...]

UPOU FMDS Faculty and Staff Presented Research Initiatives at the 3rd WILLS2025-05-08T13:03:25+08:00

DLUP Students Collaborate with LGU-Cuenca in Crafting Fully Compliant Comprehensive Development Plan

2025-05-08T10:56:07+08:00

Students enrolled in P210.1 (Urban Planning Workshop) under the Diploma in Land Use Planning (DLUP) program of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), made a significant impact in local governance as they collaborated with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Cuenca, Batangas in the formulation of its Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) during the 1st Semester of Academic Year 2024-2025. This partnership was part of the Pamayanan Urban Planning Studio, which operationalizes the P210.1 course and engages students in the actual preparation of planning outputs in collaboration with local government units, academic [...]

DLUP Students Collaborate with LGU-Cuenca in Crafting Fully Compliant Comprehensive Development Plan2025-05-08T10:56:07+08:00

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
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