The ICSWM was established on October 16, 1990 a step in the realization of the Ateneo de Zamboanga’s commitment to assist the people of the city and the region in accepting and working within the reality that ours is a multi-cultural and multi-religious society.read more

View the map of Ethnic Groups in Western Mindanao. click for details

The Practice of Governance: 29th Annual Conference 25-27 October 2007, Ateneo de Zamboanga University

October 06, 2007

“Governance issues” are typically regarded as falling within the purview of political science, economics, sociology, and public administration. Without diminishing the contributions of these disciplines in the development of perspectives to understand and explain the administration of access to and provision of rights, services, and goods, anthropology looks at the interactions of state and non-state organizations. read more

ADZU to Host National Conference on Tausug History and Culture

February 10, 2007

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University will host a National Conference on Tausug History and Culture. This conference will be held on February 21 and 22, 2007 at the Carlos Dominguez Conference Hall, Learning Resource Center (LRC) Building. The event is part of a series of conferences aimed at promoting awareness, understanding and appreciation of the ethnolinguistic groups in Western Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago. The conference series is one of Ateneo’s contributions towards the promotion of the integration of local history and culture into the regular instruction curriculum in Western Mindanao schools, colleges, and universities. This long-term work is, in turn, part of the greater efforts to promote peace through better inter-cultural understanding and appreciation. read more

Chabacano Language Corpus Project

August 11, 2003

The Institute of Cultural Studies for Western Mindanao (ICSWM), a unit of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU), is undertaking the Chabacano Language Corpus Project (CLCP). Funding for the project comes from generous institutional donors abroad.... read more

The Yakan-English Dictionary and A Grammar of Yakan

April 03, 2003

Ateneo de Zamboanga University through the Institute of Cultural Studies for Wentern Mindanao together with the Summmer Insitute of Linguistics, Philippines sponsored the launching of the "The Yakan-English Dictitonary and A Grammar of Yakan" authored by Ms. Dietlinde Behrens held at the LRC Carlos Dominguez Conference Hall last January 31, 2003. read more

THE LOGO OF ICSWM (was conceptualized to depict its vision)

April 1, 2003

The VINTA symbolizes the Moroland and the indigenous peoples of Western Mindanao. The SAIL designed as a bird of peace with the abbreviation of the Institute of Cultural Studies for Western Mindanao represents the commitment of ICSWM as an instrument of peace to fulfill its vision not only in the Ateneo de Zamboanga community but throughout the region. read more