NBSC, MSU-IIT, and International Scholar Forge Partnership for Indigenous Research
A significant exploratory meeting held on February 21, 2025, in the NBSC Board Room, marked the beginning of a promising collaboration between Northern Bukidnon State College (NBSC), Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), and Dr. Bronwyn Mei Winch, a Visiting Fellow from the Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies (Germany).
The meeting focused on fostering connections and supporting research engagements, particularly concerning the region’s Indigenous Peoples (IP). Dr. Primitivo C. Ragandang III and Ms. Jea Murillo from MSU-IIT joined Dr. Winch and NBSC faculty researchers for the discussions.
NBSC faculty researchers presented their ongoing studies to the visitors, highlighting the institution’s commitment to IP education and research. The NBSC faculty members emphasized the institutionโs productive partnerships and that 63% of the student population are IP students, along with their extension programs tailored for IP students. The goal is to develop a collaborative research project.
Dr. Ragandang expressed his awe and appreciation for various aspects of the research presented and the IP representation and population at NBSC.
โ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐ฝ๐๐พ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐.โ he shared.
NBSC students from the various tribes of Bukidnon were also invited to meet Dr. Winch, providing a platform for direct engagement and dialogue. Mr. Florandy Marangga, the Indigenous People Youth president, enthusiastically expressed his gratitude to NBSC.
โ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ [๐ข๐๐ ๐๐] ๐๐ฃ๐ [๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ]… ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ค ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐-๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ (๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ [๐๐] ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ [๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ]… ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ).โ
The partnership between NBSC, MSU-IIT, and Dr. Bronwyn Mei Winch aims to empower Indigenous Peoples by prioritizing their voices in research. Engaging with diverse student tribes, this initiative seeks to create impactful research outcomes that benefit the community and enhance Indigenous representation in higher education.
