{"id":7519,"date":"2026-01-20T08:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T00:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/?p=7519"},"modified":"2026-01-22T08:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:34:02","slug":"western-mindanao-state-university-wmsu-together-with-its-partner-institutions-will-host-the-upcoming-international-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/?p=7519","title":{"rendered":"Western Mindanao State University (WMSU), together with its partner institutions, will host the upcoming International Conference 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Western Mindanao State University (WMSU), together with its partner institutions, will host the upcoming International Conference 2026, scheduled for January 21\u201323, 2026, in Zamboanga City, Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrying the theme \u201cSustaining Traditions, Securing Futures: Community Knowledge in Food Security, Disaster Response, Climate Change Adaptation, and Women Empowerment,\u201d the conference builds on the international academic engagement initiated in 2025 through WMSU\u2019s collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). This milestone partnership laid the groundwork for deeper global academic cooperation and knowledge exchange, which is now being advanced through this international gathering in Zamboanga City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference aims to highlight the role of indigenous knowledge systems, local governance, and community-based practices in addressing contemporary development challenges, particularly in sustainability, resilience, and inclusive growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This international conference is hosted by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Department of Science and Technology \u2013 Region IX (DOST-IX)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Western Mindanao State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 City Government of Zamboanga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Sulu State College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Basilan State College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Taluksangay Barangay Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage \u2013 BARMM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-400x223.png 400w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1.png 1614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Mindanao State University (WMSU), together with its partner institutions, will host the upcoming International Conference 2026, scheduled for January 21\u201323, 2026, in Zamboanga City, Philippines. Carrying the theme \u201cSustaining [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7521,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7519\/revisions\/7521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}