Higher education institutions (HEIs) stand at the crossroads of human progress, where groundbreaking research meets workforce development, and academic excellence transforms communities. These opportunities, however, face a paradox: while expected to solve society’s greatest challenges, HEIs grapple with financial constraints, bureaucratic inertia, and untapped potential.
Join the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on July 17 (Thursday), 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM via Zoom, for a timely webinar that explores two urgent fronts: sustaining HEI operations and unlocking their role in agribusiness innovation.
The first study, “Financial Sustainability of Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines,” authored by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, University of the Philippines Diliman Assistant Professor Dr. Herisadel Flores, and De La Salle University Professor Dr. Arnel Onesimo Uy, offers a deep dive into funding gaps, risks, and institutional strategies. It recommends critical reforms—from policy incentives and transnational education to financial resilience plans and smarter revenue streams—to help HEIs survive and thrive.
The second study, “HEIGHTS-IE: Higher Education Institutions Generating Holistic and Transferable Solutions—Innovation Ecosystems, Philippines,” led by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Francis Mark Quimba with former Research Analyst Abigail Andrada, and Supervising Research Specialist Mark Anthony Barral, maps the roles of HEIs in the agribusiness innovation ecosystem in Central Visayas. It highlights promising models, institutional bottlenecks, and the need for stronger linkages, updated IP policies, and innovation hubs that respond to regional needs and sustainability goals.
Whether you are in education, government, or industry, this webinar will offer relevant policy insights in transforming HEIs as catalysts of sustainable development and innovation.
Register now at https://bit.ly/pidsevent071725.
Catch the livestream on the PIDS and SERP-P Facebook pages.
Get a head start by reading the studies in advance: https://bit.ly/pidsdp2024-24 and https://bit.ly/pidsdp2024-25.
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