The Borneo Institute fo Indigenous Studies (BorIIS), Universiti Malaysia Sabah is new institute which was upgraded form Unit Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan Etnografi (UPEP) before. BorIIS Established since 2018 and the institute has developed alongside Universiti Malaysia Sabah into an academic and research centre for the indigenous, will offering academic programs at postgraduate levels, creating innovation and new knowledge through research, and working towards the betterment of society through various community-industry initiatives.

The Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies prides itself as the centre for the humanities, a broad academic area that covers a wide spectrum of disciplines that include philosophy, civilization, religion, language, literature, history, geography, and translation. The knowledge and skills that the humanities focus on, i.e. aesthetic judgment, critical thinking, and analysis, as well as ethics are essential in university education as they are geared towards the development of knowledge and intellectual skills.

As an academic center, the Borneo Institute of Indigenous Studies welcomes any higher education institution, NGO or other industry to cooperate any form of collaboration with us to further enhance research and development, especially related to indigenous people.

This website is a gateway to more information on various academic, research and community activities that the Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies is involved in. It is my hope that the information that is included in this website will benefit our guests in one way or another.

The Director,