Our Objectives

Here at the Institute of Borneo Studies, we strive to build a local and international network that aims to:

Provide Leadership and Support

Via a wide range of different programmes in different areas of Borneo Studies

Establish a Borneo Knowledge Repository

Accessible to scholars/researchers, students as well as the public

Facilitate collaborative and interdisciplinary approach

Addressing Borneo issues requires multilevel collaboration from all sectors

Create a network of collaboration and partnerships

With universities, research institutions, and NGOs in Borneo and beyond

Foster and Organize Dialogues

Between academics, politicians, businesses, local communities and civil society pertaining to the development, dissemination and application of Borneo knowledge

Organise workshops and forums

To provide models, analytical frameworks and conceptual tools that define and shape the direction of Borneo Studies as a target field of inquiry within specific field