Binay highlights global education push at UMak Research Summit
Makati City Mayor Nancy S. Binay underscored the city’s commitment to advancing public higher education as the city-funded University of Makati (UMak) prepares to host the inaugural World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) International Research Conference from 18 to 20 November.
Binay said the three-day gathering marks a significant milestone for both the university and the city’s ongoing efforts to position Makati as a hub for educational innovation and international academic collaboration.
“That the University of Makati is hosting the inaugural WURI International Research Conference shows how far our university has come,” Binay said. “Makati has always believed that a public university, built for the children of our city, can stand alongside the best in the world.”
Carrying the theme “Innovating Education for Tomorrow: AI-Enabled, Inclusive and Sustainable Futures,” the summit will bring together international academic leaders, researchers, and education innovators to examine emerging trends in higher education.
“As artificial intelligence reshapes the way we teach and learn, we want our students and faculty to be part of the conversations that will shape it, and this November, those conversations will happen right here in Makati,” Binay added.
UMak president Elyxzur Ramos, who also serves as president of the World University Network Innovation for Presidents, will welcome the international delegates.
Ramos said the forum will serve as a platform for scholarly presentations and knowledge exchange on university innovation, institutional transformation and artificial intelligence in education.
The gathering will focus on three core thematic pillars: AI-enabled inclusive learning, which covers personalized instruction, inclusion, and artificial intelligence ethics; sustainability in education, highlighting green education models and ethical technologies; and future-ready education and workforce development, exploring transformative curriculum design.
Running alongside the conference is the University Ranking Forum of Knowledge Sharing, designed to further facilitate institutional dialogue among participating universities.
Research papers presented during the event will be published in Volume 2 (2027) of the Journal of Innovation and Education, guest-edited by Professor Yung-Ping Tseng of National Chi Nan University in Taiwan.