THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines partnered with the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education to develop and provide various educational innovations across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

UP President Danilo Concepcion and MBHTE Director General for Basic Education Abdullah Salik Jr., representing Minister Mohagher Iqbal, signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a Memorandum of Agreement on June 14. UP’s Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Director Marie Therese Bustos and MBHTE Director General for Madaris Education Tahir Nalg served as witnesses.

Under the partnership, UP volunteer teachers will assist the MBHTE in developing and implementing adaptive learning materials and other educational innovations.

“This signing is the culmination of months of discussions between Minister Iqbal and his team on the one hand, and the UP System, UP Diliman, and UP Mindanao officials and staff on the other,” Concepcion said.

“I welcome this partnership as an opportunity to immerse ourselves in the culture and history of Bangsamoro,” he added.

Iqbal said the BARMM is exploring ways to uplift its educational system and envisions producing at least one professional in every Bangsamoro family.

“It is a heartfelt sense of assurance and affirmation having the UP System as the country’s national university to be alongside us to support our education reform initiative,” Iqbal said in his message delivered by BARMM Police Regional Appellate Chair Ysnaira Ibrahim.