MLBB: MOONTON partners with PH university to implement esports and gaming programs

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developer MOONTON Games is seeking to capitalize on the Philippines’ esports potential by signing a partnership with one of the country’s biggest university chains.

MOONTON and National University Laguna signed a memorandum of understanding to establish partnerships for community events, spearhead curriculum development, and provide mutual access to relative information for the purpose of university endeavors such as immersion, internships, and researcher-student opportunities, among others. 

Signing on behalf of the global esports developer is MOONTON Games Community Manager Ken Ryan Lee, while NU Laguna Vice President and Assistant Director for Academe – Industry Linkage Dr. Narro R. Navarro signed on behalf of NU Laguna.

“We are grateful to NU Laguna for this momentous partnership that will create a pathway for cooperation to reach new heights of academic and research excellence. This collaboration sets forth our intention to help hone our students and bridge the gap between the industry and the academe. We are thrilled for NU Laguna scholars and faculty members to be part of the efforts to further push esports and gaming education in the Philippines,” says Theon Hsu, MOONTON Cares Director. 

“National University Laguna’s core is sports, wellness, and sustainability; esports has been part of the university’s DNA and has been dubbed as a great equalizer in the sports community. NU Laguna’s collaboration with MOONTON Games will pave the way for great opportunities and strategic advancement for the students and the university. We are thrilled about the projects and other opportunities this collaboration will bring. National University Laguna and MOONTON Games will work together in bringing esports in the forefront,” says Navarro.

Among the first few programs to be mounted in NU Laguna will be the esports and gaming journalism workshops in partnership with the Philippines’ esteemed esports and gaming journalists who will provide participants with insights on Media Ethics, Basic Sportswriting, Mobile Journalism, Making Sense of Journalism in Today’s TikTok Age, and Pros and Cons of using AI tools in Journalism. This program will launch in May 2024. 

NU Laguna is no stranger to academic partnerships in esports, having launched a gaming laboratory with AcadArena. This lab is one of the few in operation in the Philippines.