Miriam College
Miriam College is a Catholic educational institution in Quezon City, Philippines. Its Henry Sy, Sr. Innovation Center and the Miriam College Technology Business Incubator (MC-TBI) support student makers and early-stage, often women-led, technology startups.
Quezon City
Philippines
What they focus on
- The Miriam College–Henry Sy, Sr. Innovation Center, opened in 2016, describes itself as the Philippines' first integrated makerspace; it teaches through a DREAMS approach (design, robotics, engineering and entrepreneurship, arts, mathematics, social responsibility) and project-based learning from preschool to graduate school.
- The Miriam College Technology Business Incubator (MC-TBI), set up in 2019 with a DOST-PCIEERD grant, incubates technology startups in education, food and well-being, with a focus on women-led ventures.
- The incubator works with Miriam College's Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) on gender-smart incubation training, including training for other incubators in Luzon.
- Its six-month incubation program, The Nursery, funds new startups in fields such as food, fisheries, hydroponics, tourism, and games and coding.
Programs
- The Nursery (MC-TBI). Six-month early-stage incubation program that helps teams turn business ideas into minimum viable products; focus on education, food and well-being technology.
- Miriam College-Henry Sy, Sr. Innovation Center (MC-HSSIC). Integrated makerspace and alternative learning space for students, faculty and staff, from preschool to graduate school.
On SEA Bridge
- SEA Bridge exchanges five MoUs to open a Thailand-Philippines innovation corridor
- 2nd Thailand-Philippines Business Forum (five MoUs exchanged)
Sources
Last checked
November 7, 2026
SEA Bridge and Miriam College work together under an agreement exchanged in Manila in July 2026.