22/10/2026
๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
Mindanao State UniversityโMaguindanao and the Gita Mittal Foundation of India, through Kalabha Academy, are taking an important step toward that vision on academic and skills collaboration, digital learning, and women empowerment.
The collaboration opens pathways to explore accessible digital learning, stackable micro-credential programmes, joint academic and professional training, and emerging applications of artificial intelligence in agriculture. It also places particular emphasis on womenโs education, digital literacy, leadership, entrepreneurship, and participation in fields such as agriculture, engineering, and technology.
These priorities offer opportunities to advance three interconnected Sustainable Development Goals:
โขSDG 4 (Quality Education) - exploring accessible digital learning and skills-based educational opportunities;
โขSDG 5 (Gender Equality) - placing womenโs education, leadership, and empowerment within the collaboration;
โขSDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)- building international cooperation between institutions in the Philippines and India.
For MSUโMaguindanao, the significance of this partnership lies in its potential to connect global knowledge and skills development with local needs. It offers an opportunity to broaden learning beyond traditional classrooms, strengthen international academic exchange, and explore initiatives that can serve students, faculty, and the communities the University is committed to serving.
At its heart is a shared understanding that international collaboration should not only connect institutions across borders; it should also expand access, strengthen capabilities, and create more inclusive opportunities for people whose potential deserves to be supported.
Chancellor Bai Hejira Nefertiti A. Limbona, represented by Dr. Arceli Naraga, Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development, led the virtual MOA signing. Other delegates from the university included Dr. Raquel Santiago-Arenas, Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Sustainable Engagements; Dr. Ana Margarita Agao-Agao; Dr. Saima Maulana; and Dr. Rolly James Cheng. The Foundationโs delegation included Mr. Ambuj Bhatt, Principal Administrator, and Dr. Diana Bozhilova, Chief Strategy Officer of the Gita Mittal Foundation, along with representatives of Kalabha Academy.
As the two institutions move forward, the shared task is to translate this commitment into purposeful programmes, sustained cooperation, and measurable benefits for learners and communities.
https://msumaguindanao.edu.ph/news/memorandum-of-agreement-signing-between-msu-maguindanao-and-gita-mittal-foundation-of-india-on-digital-learning-skills-development-and-women-empowerment