Ateneo de Davao and DurianPy Seal Partnership at PyCon Davao 2026
Ateneo de Davao University and DurianPy formalized their partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing on 17 October 2026, held alongside PyCon Davao 2026 at the University’s Finster Auditorium.
Signing for the University were Fr. Karel S. San Juan, SJ, University President, and Dr. Oneil B. Victoriano, Assistant Dean of the Computer Studies Cluster. DurianPy was represented by its User Group Lead, Mr. Arnel Jan Sarmiento, together with PyCon Davao 2026 Lead Organizers Ms. Alyssa Mhie Matila and Ms. Nica Zoe Dable.
A gathering of Davao’s tech community
Held under the theme “Paglantaw: Envisioning the Future through Python,” PyCon Davao 2026 brought together developers, students, educators, founders, and technology enthusiasts. Ms. Dable opened the program with her remarks as Lead Organizer.
The two-day event is DurianPy’s second full-scale conference. The first day featured keynotes, talks, panel discussions, and workshops, while the second was devoted to a sprint day of open-source contributions and mentor-led sessions. It follows the 2025 edition, which marked the first full-scale Python conference in the Davao Region.
DurianPy is a Python user group recognized by the Python Software Foundation and has served the city’s community of Python developers since 2014. Through regular meetups, workshops, and events, it works to strengthen the region’s growing tech ecosystem. Ateneo de Davao served as venue partner and co-presenter of this year’s conference.
Strengthening ties with industry
The agreement supports the Computer Studies Cluster’s vision of connecting faculty, staff, and students with the information technology industry and the wider developer community. It opens opportunities for academic enrichment, mentoring, collaborative projects, certifications, and the continued development of faculty and students.
The signing builds on an existing relationship between the two groups. ADDVentures, the University’s startup incubator, is already among DurianPy’s community partners.
