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PANUKIDUKI 8.0 Advances AI Innovation, Ethics, and Collaboration in Education and Research

Research creates value only when it leads to action.

This principle defined the PANUKIDUKI 8.0 International Multidisciplinary Research Conference held on March 25, 2026, at the Central Mindanao Colleges (CMC) Main Campus, where scholars, educators, and practitioners converged to advance research that delivers real-world impact.

Organized by the CMC Center for Research, Publication and Creative Works, the conference was conducted in partnership with the Center for International Affairs and Linkages, Sharda University in Agra, India, and North Valley College, reflecting a strong and strategic alliance committed to global collaboration, academic excellence, and transformative knowledge exchange.

PANUKIDUKI 8.0 served as a dynamic platform where academic inquiry met societal need. Participants engaged in interdisciplinary discussions that connected artificial intelligence, innovation, and sustainability with practical, community-centered solutions.

The conference featured Dr. Safarey Wa-Mbaleka, globally recognized scholar and Founder of Qualitative Research Connect, as keynote speaker. In his address, “From Innovation to Impact: Bridging Research, Praxis, and Community Engagement,” he underscored a critical reality: despite the volume of research produced globally, much of it fails to translate into meaningful societal change.

He challenged researchers to move beyond compliance-driven outputs and embrace research as a deliberate, action-oriented process. Central to this call was the Proposed Consequential Research Model, which emphasizes community engagement, systematic needs assessment, and practitioner collaboration across all stages of research. This Find and Act approach promotes relevance, innovation, and sustained impact.

Workshops on participatory research, ethical methodologies, and community-centered scholarship reinforced these principles, equipping participants with practical frameworks to produce research that is both rigorous and responsive.

Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 4 on Quality Education, SDG 9 on Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 17 on Partnerships for the Goals, the conference demonstrated how research can serve as a catalyst for inclusive and sustainable development.

Through PANUKIDUKI 8.0, Central Mindanao Colleges reaffirmed its leadership in advancing research that matters by empowering scholars, practitioners, and students to generate knowledge that informs, transforms, and creates lasting impact.

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