Dr. Elizabeth T. Urgel is an educator, a researcher, and a writer. She teaches Southeast Asian Studies and Asia Pacific Societies at the College of Arts and Sciences of UA&P. As a Visiting Professor at the University of Navarre in Spain, she lectured on Leadership and Economic Development. She was a part-time senior lecturer on International Relations at the University of the Philippines (UP) Asian Center.
Prior to joining UA&P, Dr. Urgel was a University Researcher at UP Diliman, where she earned her PhD in Philippine Studies and MA in Asian Studies. Her master’s thesis on the ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry won the Outstanding Thesis Award for External Relations from the UP System Graduate School.
Her recently concluded research funded by the Center for Research and Communication Foundation, Inc. (CRCFI) focused on the stakeholders’ cooperation in the furniture industry and weaving industry in the UNESCO Creative Cities of Cebu City and Baguio City, respectively.
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