Following the learning session organized by the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Philippines, a delegation led by Ambassador Roderick Wols met with UP officials in a courtesy visit, Oct. 22 at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman.
UP President Angelo Jimenez, together with Executive Vice President Caesar Saloma, Vice President for Academic Affairs Lorraine Pe Symaco, Vice President for Development Rowaldo Del Mundo, UP Intelligent Systems Center Executive Director Diego Maranan, and Office of International Linkages Officer-in-Charge Gino Angelo Velasco, welcomed the Dutch delegation.
Accompanying Wols were his spouse, Nene Wols; Catherine Lee, senior economic officer, and Wessel Nauta, economic affairs intern, both from the Dutch Embassy; and Mats van der Klis, business services intern at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines.
View scenes from the meeting below:
Also at the meeting were OIL UPD officials, Director Carlene Pilar-Arceo; Noelle Rivera, head of Partnerships and Communications Section; and Justin Alcantara, international programs officer at the Partnerships and Communications Section. UP ISSI representatives were Director Melanie Moraga-Leaño; Dr. Jester De Vera, head of the Research Division; Joanna Rose Laddaran, head of the Training and Entrepreneurship Education Division; Janelle Faye Tanudtanud, head of the Business and Enterprise Development Division; and Nova Navo, Circular Economy project leader.
A hybrid forum was held earlier at Virata Hall, gathering university members and stakeholders involved in the micro, small, and medium enterprises sector for discussions around the theme “From Circularity to Enterprise Value: Building Bankability and Market Access for Circular MSMEs.”