Lydia Balatbat-Echauz is the tenth president (2002-2012) of
Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University (), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private research non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and ...
[Official Biography, Office of the President, Far Eastern University, 2007.] in
Manila
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,
Philippines
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.
Education
Lydia Balatbat-Echauz holds a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
from
St. Theresa's College, a
Master of Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...
from
Ateneo de Manila University, and a
Doctor of Business Administration
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from
De La Salle University
De La Salle University (), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Man ...
.
Board memberships
As the
Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University (), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private research non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and ...
President, Echauz is also a member of the Board of Directors of
FEU-East Asia College,
FEU-FERN College, FERN Realty Corporation, Nicanor Reyes Sr. Memorial Foundation, Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities, Association of Women Presidents/Chancellors of Private Colleges and Universities, and Expitar.
Management experience
Echauz has served as Dean of the
De La Salle Graduate School of Business; Executive Director of the Jaime V. Ongpin Institute of Business and Government from 1989 to 1994; and Corporate Affairs Consultant of
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
References
External links
Far Eastern University in the City of ManilaFEU - East Asia CollegeDe La Salle Graduate School of Business
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21st-century Filipino women educators
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