Our Vision
To be a center of pioneering Futures Research and Literacy for Philippine Education.
To provide an innovative perspective to policies and programs through its dedicated focus, multidisciplinary lens, and participatory approach to exploring the variable shifts, emerging trends, and diverse futures of education.
Our Missions
To pioneer transformative research that can inform future-shaping ideas for an inclusive and equitable Philippine education system.
To develop and promote Philippine Futures Literacy as a 21st Century Skill.
To contribute to the work of Ateneo and GBSEALD in developing future-forward educators and education leaders in the Jesuit tradition of intellectual excellence and service for others.
Four Main Functions of the Ateneo RIFE
SENSE THE FUTURE
The Futures Research core of the Institute which will serve as an Education Futures Radar–a data-driven, multidisciplinary experts-and-citizen-informed platform that will track and explore emerging forces, allowing us to capture signals of change and follow the shifts shaping the sector.
IMAGINE THE FUTURE
A multidisciplinary “Futures Playground” where stakeholders in the education sector can collaborate, share, and exchange ideas around the future of learning, beginning with learners and teachers within the Ateneo.
TEACH THE FUTURE
A capability-building program that will promote Futures Literacy among learners, educators, education policy leaders, and educational institutions.
ACTION THE FUTURE
A service initiative that will promote and facilitate Strategic Foresight with Education, Civic and Government Leaders and Stakeholders to collaboratively and critically think about future scenarios then design programs and policies that can enable preferred futures for Philippine education.
Our Team
Fr Johnny C Go, SJ (Dean, GBSEALD)
Marite P Irvine (Executive Director)
Christian Leubert C Milambiling (Research Program Manager)
Nikka Marie P Billedo (External Relations & Communications Manager)
Czarlo T Demeterio (RADAR Project Lead)
Jeanrick D Nunez (Futures Design Lab Lead)