The GRC 2025 serves as a platform for UPV graduate students to present their scholarly work, exchange ideas, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will feature plenary sessions from distinguished experts and key government representatives, followed by parallel student research presentations in the afternoon. This event highlights the important role of graduate research in advancing national development priorities, with emphasis on the Philippine government’s sustainable development agenda, particularly that of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev – formerly NEDA).