The Training-Workshop on Business Model Innovation and Sustainability Planning was successfully held on August 28-29, 2025, at the Audio-Visual Room (AVR) of Pangasinan State University (PSU) Main Campus in Lingayen. The two-day event gathered faculty, researchers, and project implementers across PSU and its stakeholders to enhance their capacity in business model innovation and sustainability integration, particularly under the ALIGWAS TBI framework.
The program formally opened with the preliminaries, followed by welcome remarks from Dr. Razeale G. Resultay, Vice President for Research, Extension, and Innovation. Engr. Arnold C. Santos, Provincial Director of DOST Pangasinan and Project Leader of SIILAG Region 1 through Ms. Jennifer C. Fernandez, Senior SRS and Provincial Focal Person of Aligwas TBI gave a message of support.
Dr. Roseanne Jane C. Agustin Cera, TBI Head and Project Leader, presented the rationale of the activity.
Ms. Annalie L. Rosales led the workshop proper, beginning with four modules on the first day: understanding university-based special projects and their context (Module 1), identifying core elements of the Business Model Canvas (BMC) for special projects (Module 2), conducting current state assessment and BMC mapping for PSU Aligwas TBI (Module 3), and refining the BMC to identify innovation and improvement areas (Module 4).
The second day began with a recap of Day 1 sessions, then continued with Modules 5 to 8. These included discussions on the pillars of REI special projects sustainability (Module 5), integrating sustainability into the BMC (Module 6), developing a sustainability action plan (Module 7), and aligning with the operational manual and stakeholder engagement (Module 8). An open forum was conducted by the ALIGWAS TBI staff to address participant questions and concerns, after which the workshop concluded with closing remarks from Dr. Gloria M. Ducut, TBI Core Member. The workshop yielded enhanced project frameworks, refined BMCs, and sustainability action plans, equipping participants with the tools needed to lead innovative and sustainable initiatives aligned with institutional and regional development goals.