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UPOU-FMDS ASEAN Studies Graduate Program contributes to advancing ASEAN awareness and scholarship across five key engagements, reaching 580 participants
The ASEAN Studies Graduate Program (ASGP) of the University of the Philippines Open University - Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS) expanded its engagement in ASEAN-focused education, scholarship, and Read more
Building Baybay’s Planning Foundation: UPOU Students and City LGU Join Forces for Ecological Profile Updating
Students from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) partnered with the Baybay City Government in Leyte from March to May 2026 to help update the city's Ecological Read more
ASLS Special Episode: The Program We Imagined – Reflecting on the Beginnings of the ASEAN Studies Graduate Program
How do you build an academic program around a field that is still defining itself? In celebration of ASEAN Month 2026, join us for a 𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒊𝒕 Read more
UPOU-FMDS Dean Taylan highlights role of open universities in advancing social entrepreneurship during the 5th SEAL Asia Conference
Dean Taylan served as a featured resource speaker in the Day 1 workshop, “Perspectives and Significant Practices on the Role of Universities in Advancing Social Entrepreneurship in Read more
UPOU Coffee Project Presents Marketing Materials Designed for Kahawa Sug in Sulu Coffee Stakeholders
As part of its continuing efforts to strengthen the coffee value chain in Sulu, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Coffee Project presented the proposed marketing materials Read more
Coffee Project Team Pilot Tests the Inclusive Coffee Value Chain Intervention Model in Patikul, Sulu
The project titled “Enhancing Sustainability, Profitability, and Inclusiveness of Coffee Value Chains Involving IP Communities: The Case of Kianga and Asipulo, Ifugao and Patikul, Sulu” and funded by the Read more
UPOU and MSU-Sulu hold productive talks on future collaboration
Under the project titled “Enhancing the Sustainability, Profitability, and Inclusiveness of Coffee Value Chains Involving IP Communities: The Case of Kiangan and Asipulo, Ifugao and Patikul, Sulu,” the University Read more
Building pathways to growth: Academic–local government partnership between UPOU-DLUP students and the Municipality of San Gabriel yields policy-aligned Local Public Transportation Route Plan (LPTRP)
The student team conducted LPTRP workshop as part of the focus group discussion SAN GABRIEL, LA UNION — In a significant step toward modernizing rural mobility, the Read more
A Public Dialogue on Rights of Nature (RoN), People, and the Future
What if nature had the same legal rights as you? From local community stewardship to national policy, the Rights of Nature (RoN) framework Read more
UPOU FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N. hosts ISCOLab interns visit for immersive learning
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) warmly welcomed a group of Immersive Science Communication Open Laboratory (ISCOLab) interns Read more