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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 13, 2010 3:22:27 GMT 9
UST ranks 101st on list of 200 top Asian universities
Updated- May 13, 11 p.m.-UST ROSE to No. 101 in the ranking of Asia’s top 200 universities for 2010, breezing past De La Salle University from 144th place last year.
London-based consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds or QS.com placed UST above De La Salle University-Manila, which landed on 106th place, but behind Ateneo de Manila (58th) and state-run University of the Philippines (78th).
UST tied with Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology of Japan, and Prince of Songkla University of Thailand. University of Hong Kong is still No. 1 on the annual listing.
Last year, UST trailed behind the three Philippine universities with UP at the 63rd spot, Ateneo at 86th, and La Salle at 76th.
QS.com cited, among others, the University’s consistent topping of national board exams, the declaration of campus sites as “National Cultural Treasures,” and the number of renowned Thomasian alumni in various fields.
UST dropped out in the earlier listing of the world’s top 500 universities by Times Higher Education-Quacquarelli Symonds or THE-QS.
The Asian survey has a different criteria from the THE-QS listing. There was less weight on Academic Peer Review (from 40 percent to 30 percent) and a new criteria on papers per faculty and citations per paper (15 percent each).
It also took into account inbound and outbound exchange students (2.5 percent each), international students enrolled in universities (5 percent), international faculty (5 percent), student-faculty ratio (20 percent), and a review by Asian employers (10 percent). Jilly Anne A. BulauanVarsitarian4 RP universities remain among top 200 Asian schools
GMANews.TV - Friday, May 14
Four Philippine universities made it again to the Top 200 Asian universities list of consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. (QS) for 2010, even as this is not really a cause for celebration in a country with about 2,000 institutions of higher education.
Leading the Philippine schools is the Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University, which tied Taiwan's National Central University at the 58th spot. Ateneo rose from the 84th spot it occupied last year.
State-run University of the Philippines' rank fell from 63 to 78, while University of Santo Tomas ranked 101st, an advance from its former 144th spot.
De la Salle University suffered the worst blow among the four Philippine universities, falling from the 76th spot to land at 106th.
In measuring quality, QS used the following criteria: Asian academic peers (30 percent), papers per faculty (15 percent), citations per paper (15 percent), student-faculty ratio (20 percent), Asian employer review (10 percent), international faculty (2.5 percent), international students (2.5 percent), inbound exchange students (2.5 percent), and outbound exchange students (2.5 percent).
Rounding up the top 10 universities are the following:
1. University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
2. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
3. National University of Singapore (Singapore)
4. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
5. The University of Tokyo (Japan)
6. Seoul National University (South Korea)
7. Osaka University (Japan)
8. Kyoto University (Japan)
9. Tohoku University (Japan)
10. Nagoya University (Japan)
The complete list is posted on QS' Asian University Rankings.
Japan had the most number of schools on the list at 56, followed by South Korea at 42, China at 40.
Some universities from the Philippines’ neighboring states like Malaysia, Indonesia , Taiwan, and Thailand ranked higher than the four Philippine schools which made it to the top 200.—JV, GMANews.TV
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Post by voltairemad on Jun 14, 2010 18:43:48 GMT 9
Rankings may be subjective to each organization's criteria and limitations, but its still a reflection of our University's placing vis-a-vis other Asian and Philippine higher educational institutions.
Though its a feat that the university has improved its rankings, its still a rank away from reaching the top 100. I hope the university will address the different aspects on how to improve educational standards not only in comparison to local institutions, but also being at par with international ones, while not sacrficing and compromising its mission-vision and its Pontifical and Catholic identity. With this, I hope the university improves in its overall performance.
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 26, 2010 4:42:38 GMT 9
UST ranks 101st in Asia
Leaps by 43 steps to surge past La Salle in Top 200 list
THE UNIVERSITY welcomed the new academic year—and its Quadricentennial—on a high note by securing the 101st spot in the annual listing of Asia’s Top 200 Universities by the London-based Times Higher Education-Quacquarelli-Symonds (THE-QS), UST was tied with Japan’s Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Thailand’s Prince of Songkla University. Last year, it placed 144th.
De La Salle University trailed behind UST at 106, while no significant changes were seen im the rankings of Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines, which landed 58th and 78th, respectively.
In the field of Social Sciences, the University fell from 75 last year to 83 this year. It also declined in Arts and Humanities, dropping from 55 to 69.
However, UST went notches higher from 85 to 69 in Biomedicine.
But still, the Asian rankings placed UST behind Ateneo in Life Sciences and Biomedicine despite the fact that UST offers more courses, dominates licensure exams, and is the acknowledged pioneer in the field.
Commenting on the results of the survey, Prof. Fortunato Sevilla, member of Malacanang’s Presidential Coordinating Council on Research and Development and former dean of the College of Science, said UST should be thankful that it got into the survey.
“We should be happy about (landing 101st). At least UST has been acknowledged. Imagine how many universities there are in Asia. Last year, UP and Ateneo complained because of their rankings. I think we should view this in a positive light and try to be happy about where we stand now,” he said.
Hong Kong schools got the first two spots: University of Hong Kong,followed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Neighboring countries have more schools in the Top 200 than the Philippines: Taiwan has 17, India 12, Malaysia six, and Indonesia six.
Countries which dominated the Top 20 include Japan with eight schools, South Korea with four, Singapore with two, China with two, and Hong Kong with four.
The criteria were global academic peer review (30 percent), citations per faculty (20 percent), student faculty ratio (20 percent), global employer review (10 percent), international faculty(five percent), international students(five percent).
UST failed to get a slot in Natural Sciences and the Information Technology and Engineering categories.
This year saw Ateneo took the lead on each area among Philippine schools except in Life Sciences and Biomedicine, and Social Sciences. UST dropped behind the three Philippine universities in Social Science and Arts and Humanities with scores of 16.20 percent and 17.90, respectively.
But among the Philippine schools, UST was the most improved overall. This was due to the fact that UST landed in the top 10 in one key criterion, citations per faculty. In fact, it placed eighth in the criterion.
“Our researches are entered in the Scopus,” said Fr. Arthur Dingel,O.P., assistant to the Rector for planning and management. “Scopus is a kind of journal wherein all the scientific researches around the world is entered. If we can get to be published in the journal then that would mean added points for us. But the thing is, this year we did not meet the deadline for the journals. We are still in the process of reapplying. If granted, maybe our rank will go higher.”
In the Recruiter Review category, all Philippine schools showed declines in their ranks. UP ranked 22nd (from 10), Ateneo 25th (from 11), La Salle ranked 29th (from 15) and UST 59th (from 21). According to the Asian University Rankings website, the Recruiter Review is like the Academic Peer Review.
But UST’s Waterloo remains Academic Peer Review.
UST landed 90th. Both UP and Ateneo improved their positions, ranking 23rd and 24th, respectively. La Salle fell from 70 to 72.
“There is such a thing as Academic Peer Review wherein deans and presidents of different universities are given survey forms to answer,” Father Dingle explained. “Their questions mainly revolve on what school pioneered in the field of health related sciences and medicine and nursing. The choice of each person would depend heavily on what school advertises the most. UST is still new in this system.”
In International Faculty and Students, no Philippine university figured.
Other local universities figured in some categories. In the Student to Faculty Category, the University of South Eastern Philippines rose from zero to No. 43.
In the category of Student Exchange Inbound, the University of San Carlos and Ateneo de Manila placed 53rd (from 39) and 48th (from 56), respectively.
“Right now we are trying to pattern the University’s website to suit the qualifications of the THE-QS,” Dingle said. “We do hope that our combined efforts in advertising our University would soon bear fruit.” Monica N. LadislaVarsitarian
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Sept 13, 2010 1:45:35 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 3, 2012 9:37:06 GMT 9
UST is 148th in Asian rankings
May 31, 2012, 12:18 a.m.: UST DROPPED 44 notches to No. 148 in the 2012 ranking of Asian universities, its lowest standing since 2009.
With a score of 36.56, UST placed behind Ateneo de Manila which ranked 86th at (48.86 points) and De La Salle University which ranked 142nd (38.05 points) in this year’s Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) Top 200 Asian University Rankings.
UST fell from 104th place last year. The University ranked 101st in 2010 and 144th in 2009.
Ateneo also went down from last year’s 65th while La Salle slid 35 notches from last year’s 107th. State-run University of the Philippines, which ranked 62nd in 2011, did not place in this year’s list of top 200 Asian universities.
University of Southeastern Philippines meanwhile entered this year’s 201+ bracket.
UST ranked 94th in the Life Sciences and Medicine category, tied with two universities each in India and Malaysia, and one in Japan and Taiwan. UST went down by 33 places from last year’s 61st. QS placed Ateneo at the 57th spot and La Salle at 73rd.
UST failed to get a slot in the humanities category. Last year, it ranked 103rd. Ateneo and La Salle stood at 31st and 65th, respectively.
UST was not also included in the engineering and technology, natural sciences, and social sciences categories. Last year, UST placed 170th, 104th, and 136th in the three categories.
Ateneo and La Salle ranked 40th and 72nd in the social sciences category this year.
Ateneo is the lone Philippine university in the categories of engineering and technology and natural sciences, placing 96th and 68th, respectively.
In the indicator rankings, UST is the top Philippine university in terms of citations per paper, placing fourth with a score of 99.6. Ateneo, La Salle, and Xavier University placed in the 201+ bracket.
No Philippine university entered the papers per faculty indicator, however.
In academic reputation, UST placed 124th, down from last year’s 95th. Ateneo and La Salle stood at 52nd and 79th, respectively. University of San Carlos (USC) and Polytechnic University of the Philippines landed on the 201+ bracket.
In the employer reputation criteria, UST placed 86th, while La Salle and Ateneo stood at the 40th and 43rd places, respectively.
In the international faculty category, UST went up to 92nd from 109th—ahead of Ateneo at 117th, Silliman University at 188th, and La Salle and USC at the 201+ bracket.
UST placed 139th in the international students indicator, up by 51 spots from last year’s 190th. However, the University fell behind La Salle, Silliman, and Ateneo which placed at 92nd, 118th, and 123rd, respectively.
UST also placed in the 201st bracket and 143rd in the student exchange outbound and student exchange inbound indicators, which are new in this year’s rankings.
UST, Ateneo, and La Salle failed to get a slot in the faculty to student ratio indicator. The University of Southeastern Philippines is the only Philippine university that secured a slot in the category, placing at 48th.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology remains the top Asian university. Reden D. Madrid
www.varsitarian.net/breaking_news/20120531/ust_is_148th_in_asian_rankings
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Aug 21, 2012 6:18:14 GMT 9
pababa ang ranking ng Santo Tomas sa iba't-ibang surveys...
UST ousted in world university rankings in English, Literature
UST is out of the top 200 universities in English and Literature this year, left behind by other Philippine universities with more established language programs.
Leading Philippine schools on this year’s list is Ateneo de Manila which ranked 24th. The University of the Philippines (UP) and De La Salle University (DLSU) trailed at 32th and 44th, respectively.
Last year, UST ranked 104th in the same category, after UP, Ateneo, and La Salle which placed 34th, 35th, and in the 51-100 bracket, respectively.
Faculty of Arts and Letters Dean Michael Anthony Vasco said UP, Ateneo, and La Salle have decades-old English programs and language centers, hence, their higher rankings. “They have been offering the degree AB English for decades. We just had our language centers two years ago,” Vasco said.
The University, he pointed out, did not get any request for data from QS, the London consultancy that comes out with annual university rankings.
“With due respect to the QS, I think we should also know how the data is being collected, because as far as we are concerned, we are the academic unit taking care of arts and humanities and philosophy and literature,” he told the Varsitarian.
The QS survey may have been perception-based, and data gathering could have relied on what’s available on the Internet, Vasco added. “The question is, how do they source the data? Do they simply get it from the general information known about the University? Do they simply get it from the website? What if the website is not updated? What information will you get there?” he asked.
Vasco also said it would be difficult to compete in other clusters of the Arts and Humanities category of the QS subject rankings, namely Philosophy, Modern Languages, Geography, History, and Linguistics.
“[We] do not offer the same breadth of programs being surveyed under the arts and humanities cluster in the QS survey,” Vasco said.
The growing number of participants in the QS survey has contributed to the general decline of Philippine schools in various QS rankings, the Artlets dean noted. “More and more international universities from highly industrialized countries are participating, like universities from Europe, North America, and even Asia-Pacific,” he said. “Chances are, Philippine schools will slide down to lower rankings.”
UST needs to catch up and intensify its academic programs, as well as make a name for itself in other disciplines, he said.
“They (QS) have linguistics in the survey, and they have included Geography, but we do not have degree programs in those areas. Until perhaps we are able to complete those disciplines, and we are able to create a name in all those disciplines, we will have to wait for a higher ranking,” Vasco said.
UST plummeted in this year’s QS Asian university rankings to 148th from last year’s 104th.
The criteria for the Asian rankings is broken down as follows: academic reputation (40 percent), citations per faculty (20 percent), faculty-student ratio (20 percent), employer reputation (10 percent), proportion of international students (5 percent), and proportion of international faculty (5 percent). N. L. G. Valenzuela
Buti na lang tapat ang Santo Tomas sa Vatican... ;D
In The Know: The Case of the Pontifical University of Peru
Philippine Daily Inquirer
In a statement posted on its website on July 23, the Vatican said it had stripped the Pontifical University of Peru of its Catholic identity for “seriously prejudicing the interests of the Church.”
Marcial Rubio Correa, the university rector, had been “at odds” with Cardinal Juan Luis Cirpriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima, over control of the university, according to a report by Reuters posted on the Huffington Post website.
“The Holy See, by decree of the secretary of state acting on a specific pontifical mandate, has decided, in conformity with canonical legislation, to withdraw the right of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru to use the titles ‘Pontifical’ and ‘Catholic,’” the Vatican said.
The Vatican cited “various occasions” when the university “unilaterally modified its statutes” over the past two decades as reason behind the move. Since 1990, the Vatican said it had repeatedly requested the university “to bring its statutes into line” but the university failed to do so.
The Vatican also said the university had not allowed the Archdiocese of Lima to sit on the university’s board of directors, in spite of a ruling by Peruvian civil courts.
The university was founded in 1917. It received its honorary Pontifical title from the Vatican in 1942. The university, regarded as among the most prominent higher education institutions in Latin America, has been known for espousing liberal and progressive thinking. Two of its past presidents—Fr. Ruben Vargas Ugarte and Rev. Fr. Felipe MacGregor—were Jesuits.
Gustavo Gutierrez, the Dominican priest who founded liberation theology, taught at the university. Its roster of notable alumni include Peru’s President Ollanta Humala. In 1986, the university awarded an honorary doctorate to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI.
Sources: Vatican Information Service (www.vis.va), official website of the Pontifical University of Peru (http://www.pucp.edu.pe), Huffingtonpost.com
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Sept 12, 2012 16:25:44 GMT 9
Santo Tomas, La Salle out of world's top 600 universities
11 September 2012, 5:10 p.m. - UST and De La Salle University are out of this year's Quacquarelli-Symonds' (QS) world university rankings, leaving only two Philippine schools on the annual list.
University of the Philippines (UP) dropped 16 notches to No. 348 from No. 332 while Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila dropped to the 451-500 bracket from last year’s No. 361.
La Salle, which was placed in the 551-600 bracket last year, joined UST in the 601+ bracket this year. Last July, UST also failed to enter the QS subject rankings.
The United States' Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) emerged as the top university, replacing University of Cambridge of the United Kingdom which had been on top for two consecutive years.
MIT ranked third in the survey last year. MIT scored a perfect 100 while Cambridge got 99.8. Harvard University trailed at third place with a score of 99.2 score. Nikka Lavinia G. Valenzuela
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Oct 3, 2012 5:34:02 GMT 9
Arts and Letters, at least, is addressing the communication skills deficiency... sana pati na rin ang ibang colleges...
A Memo to All Faculty Members and Students of the Arts and Letters Department of the University of Santo Tomas issued last July 23—it states the following Language/Policy Guidelines:
1. English must be the medium of instruction and communication in the Faculty of Arts and Letters.
2. English must be the medium of instruction in all subjects (except in Filipino and foreign languages).
3. All classroom interactions must be in English.
4. All academic/business transactions must be in English.
5. Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities must be in English (e.g. plays, projects, productions).
6. All faculty members are responsible for monitoring the students’ use of English and for recommending students for enrichment programs. Faculty members must also submit to the Department Chairs/subject coordinators a semestral general assessment report regarding the students’ use of English language in the various classes.
7. The Department Chairs/subject coordinators are responsible in monitoring their respective faculty members’ use of the language.
8. The Department Chairs/subject coordinators must submit to the Dean an annual assessment report regarding the faculty’s and students’ use of English.
9. The Faculty of Arts and Letters will provide and support development programs to enhance the use of the English language.
In a report from the Manila Bulletin, the memo was spurred after complaints of employers about UST graduates’ weak communication skills reached UST Rector Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, OP, who then challenged Faculty of Arts and Letters Dear Michael Anthony Vasco to do something to alleviate the situation.
The Arts and Letters Student Council released this statement in response to the memo: “Maganda ang maging mahusay sa pagsasalita gamit ang wikang banyaga. Ang hindi tama ay ang pagiging mahusay na sa paggamit ng wikang banyaga habang hindi pa mahusay sa paggamit ng sariling wika, at kapag sinabing mahusay, ang ibig sabihin nito ay nagagawa na ng mga Pilipinong mag-aaral ng Pakultad ng Sining at Panitik na gamitin ang wikang Filipino sa intelektuwal na pamamaraan sa pagsulat, at sa kahit na anong diskurso o pakikipagtalastasan.”
Saka sana gumanda rin ang performance ng Santo Tomas sa inter-school competitions... gaya sa debate at FINEX... eliminated sa finals ang FINEX rep ng USTe this year...
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Post by USteg on Oct 4, 2012 22:43:05 GMT 9
Yan ba yung survey dapat mag-sponsor ka para pumasok sa top?
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Oct 5, 2012 4:23:23 GMT 9
Yup! Considering nag-conference pa ang QS sa Quadri Pav...
Mas maganda kung makapasok ang Santo Tomas sa Times... kahit UP hindi nakapasok doon...
Siguro maganda na umpisahan na ng Santo Tomas magpapanalo sa mga inter-school competition... wala na rin akong masyadong nababalitaan na nananalo ang USTe... here and abroad...
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Post by willsan18 on Feb 15, 2013 19:33:26 GMT 9
I am interested in buying UST 400 th anniversary 2 x 200 peso uncut folder.
kindly email me if you have, will pay good price for the folder.
william.sanchez18@yahoo.com
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Feb 23, 2013 6:38:54 GMT 9
 Bakit hindi pa ginawang COE? |
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Post by voltairemad on Apr 4, 2013 18:08:48 GMT 9
Bakit hindi pa ginawang COE? Kulang pa siguro sa other requirements to become COE. Pero kaya yan. The Biology program of the College of Science nag simula lang sa COD. Makakasunod din niyan ang Psychology Program. So far COE ang Chemistry and Biology ng College of Science. I'm sure the entire College will assist the Psychology Department in pursuing the COE status. |
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Apr 27, 2013 7:48:33 GMT 9
Journ attains Center of Dev't status
UST’s Journalism program has been declared a Center of Development (COD) after a series of evaluations by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines was also conferred the COD status, while University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman is the lone higher education institution that obtained the Center of Excellence (COE) status in journalism.
The recognition given by CHEd last March 22 to the journalism programs of the three universities will be effective until May 2014.
Asst. Prof. Jeremaiah Opiniano of the Faculty of Arts and Letters said UST must open a graduate program in journalism to attain COE status. He also pointed to the need to improve the research output of the country’s oldest journalism school.
“Research in the program needs improvement. It’s not only the students who must do research but the teachers as well,” Opiniano said.
The research and publications criteria of CHEd account for a hefty 30 percent of the overall score, requiring the program to have “at least 75 percent of full-time faculty members with journalistic works, books, researches or academic articles published in reputable or refereed journals in the last five years.”
Other criteria are Instructional Quality (45 percent), Extension and Linkages (20 percent), and Institutional Qualifications (five percent).
While the University is recognized worldwide, Opiniano said the journalism program should also “think in a global perspective while responding to the needs of the Philippine media industry.”
“The award (COD status) will be the first step to making that long journey to become a global journalism school,” he said.
Earlier, UST’s Psychology program also obtained the COD status.
UST has seven other programs with COD status, six of which are from the Faculty of Engineering. These are Physical Therapy, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
The Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Teacher Education programs of UST are COEs.
Should a program receive a COD or a COE status, the school is entitled to request a certain amount of financial assistance or monetary subsidiaries for the program depending on the submitted project proposals for evaluation and approval. Cez Mariela Teresa G. Verzosa
www.varsitarian.net/news/20130408/journ_attains_center_of_devt_status
mukhang nadali sa research kaya hindi nakuha ang COE...
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Post by voltairemad on Apr 27, 2013 18:25:40 GMT 9
mukhang nadali sa research kaya hindi nakuha ang COE... Pati daw kasi wala tayong Graduate Program for Journalism. This, plus the paucity of research ang kapos para maging COE status sana. Pero I believe magagawan ng paraan ng University yan.  |
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 4, 2013 2:13:23 GMT 9
1st Phl-German dual study program to address education-jobs mismatch
By Evelyn Z. Macairan (The Philippine Star) | Updated August 23, 2012
MANILA, Philippines - In a bid to address the “mismatch” problem of college courses and job opportunities, the University of Sto. Tomas announced its participation in the first Philippine-German Dual Study Program to start next year wherein students would be studying courses/lessons that increase their chances of getting a job locally and even abroad.
The College of Commerce and Business Administration of UST signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the International University of Cooperative Education (iUCE) that would give select students the opportunity of earning two college bachelor degrees.
Under the “First Philippine-German Dual Study Program,” the qualified students apart from getting a bachelor’s degree from the UST, would also get a secondary degree from a German university such as Bachelor in International Business Management.
UST College of Commerce and Business Administration dean Prof. Ma. Socorro Calara said that the MOA is a “trailblazer” for them and “the start of internationalization of our college.”
“Earning a degree from a foreign university is very expensive, even if it is a bachelor degree, you cannot earn that degree anywhere in the Philippines. So imagine you will stay in your own country, you would not pay board or other expenses, yet you are getting a diploma coming from a foreign university,” said Calara.
However, she explained that the students have the option to spend their fifth year in college in Germany and practice in a German company. They would also be given allowances during their practicum or on-the-job training (OJT).
The students would have to shoulder their travel expenses to and from Germany. While they are there, they would be housed in a German university for free.
The UST is hoping that through this program, they would help reduce the problem of college graduates who cannot find work or if they find work, it does not match the courses that they took in college.
The program is supported by the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).
Dr. Holger Manzke, GPCCI second vice president, said that the industry would often complain that the education is not sufficient. But the dual degree program would make it a “win-win-win” situation for the industry, the university and the students.
The students who would qualify in the program would have better employment. He said, “The students would have a chance to learn in school, but they would also have a good introduction of the work later on.”
Manzke also explained that “The German system is so successful because of several reasons. But one is that the industry is involved in the education. They do not just complain and destructive, they are constructive.”
The industry in Germany participates in the education system. “We optimize human resources by bringing them into the position to learn in school something about the job. So they are well trained when they enter the job,” he added.
Professor Calara explained under the program, the students who would pass the qualifying examination, would have to stay in college for 5 1/2 years, instead of the normal four years.
The pilot dual study program is on the academic year 2013-2014. They are eyeing 40 to 45 students.
During the first two years, the students would be taught the UST curriculum, but come third year, they would adopt the German curriculum in the English language. The iUCE would accredit some of UST’s subjects, and would introduce new subjects.
“We sat down together to reconcile their program and our program. So they came up with two years under the UST program, while the remaining 3 1/2 years is theirs. But the program would be in such a way wherein 50 percent of the class hours are practicum oriented,” Calara said.
She added that “There would be some German professors who would be coming over to teach in our college ... Some of the lecturers would be managers, some of the case studies would be about the company itself, so they are trying to fit the needs of the company with the lessons of the students.”
They would also be accrediting some UST faculty members to teach their subjects.
www.philstar.com/education-and-home/2012/08/23/841009/1st-phl-german-dual-study-program-address-education-jobs
commerce.ust.edu.ph/download/newsflash/UST_Student_Info_2012_02_08_2012_ES.pdf
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Post by voltairemad on Jun 12, 2013 0:41:51 GMT 9
www.varsitarian.net/breaking_news/20130611/ust_ranks_150th_in_2013_listing_of_asian_universities11 June 2013, 7:12 p.m. - UST ranked 150th in the latest listing of top Asian universities and topped other Philippine schools in two out of nine indicators, data from the British consultancy Quacquarelli-Symonds showed. With a score of 39.90, the University trailed state-run University of the Philippines (UP), which improved a notch to No. 67 (58.70 points); and Ateneo de Manila which plummeted to No. 109 (46.90) from last year’s No. 89. De La Salle University dropped to the 151-160 bracket from No. 142 last year. UST’s latest ranking was down two notches from 2012, its lowest standing in five years. It tied with South Korea’s Yeungnam University at the 150th spot. Davao-based University of Southeastern Philippines dropped to the 251-300 bracket from last year's 201+. In the indicator rankings, UST continued to top Philippine universities in terms of citations per paper, but slipped to seventh place from fourth in 2012. UP improved to 84th place while Ateneo and La Salle ranked 147th and 179th, respectively. In academic reputation, UST also improved to 107th from last year’s 124th, placing behind UP and Ateneo, which stood at 41st and 63rd, respectively. La Salle plunged to 253rd from 79th. This year, Philippine universities figured in the papers per faculty criterion. La Salle placed 190th, followed by UP and Ateneo at 201st and 202nd. UST ranked 299th. In the employment reputation indicator, UST went up nine notches to No. 77 and placed behind UP and Ateneo, which dropped to No. 31 and No. 45, respectively. In 2012, UP stood at 29th place while Ateneo ranked 43rd. La Salle plunged to 259th from 40th place. In the international faculty criteria, UST also led Philippine universities at No. 59 from last year’s No. 92. UP stood at 65th, Ateneo at 122nd, and La Salle at 164th. UST landed on No. 190 in the faculty-student ratio criteria after failing to secure a spot in the category last year. UP, Ateneo, and La Salle improved to 127th, 142nd, and 186th places, respectively. In student inbound exchange, UST slipped to 299th from 201st last year when the criteria was first introduced. Ateneo ranked 33rd, followed by UP at 67th and La Salle at 156th. The University went up to 157th from 201st in student outbound exchange, trailing behind UP at 68th, Ateneo at 99th, and La Salle at 143rd. UST also declined in the international students indicator, ranking 299th this year from No. 139 in 2012. UP led Philippine universities in the category, ranking at No. 53. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology remains the top Asian university, with a perfect score of 100. Nikka Lavinia G. Valenzuela
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Post by voltairemad on Jun 12, 2013 12:44:05 GMT 9
I'm wondering how many universities from the different ASEAN countries made it to the list.
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Post by voltairemad on Jun 12, 2013 13:07:51 GMT 9
www.philstar.com/campus/2013/06/11/952819/5-philippine-universities-among-asias-best5 Philippine universities among Asia's best By Jovan Cerda (philstar.com) | Updated June 11, 2013 - 4:50pm img842.imageshack.us/img842/735/phluni2.jpgMANILA, Philippines - Five schools from the Philippines made it to the list of top 300 universities in Asia, a report released Monday by QS University Rankings: Asia showed. The University of the Philippines (UP) was the lone Philippine university in the top 100, ranking 67th in the list. UP was followed by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) at 109th, University of Santo Tomas (UST) at 150th, De La Salle University (DLSU) at 151st-160th and University of Southeastern Philippines (USP) at 251st-300th. UP improved by a notch from last year's 68th place. ADMU slid from 86th place, along with DLSU from 142nd place. UST similarly dropped from 148th place, although it has overtaken DLSU in the rankings this year. USP's ranking, meanwhile, remained unchanged. The 22-year-old Hong Kong University of Science and Technology topped this year's list, followed by the National University of Singapore, University of Hong Kong, Seoul National University and Peking University. The regional ranking of Asian universities, now on its fifth edition, followed a methodology which used nine indicators, QS said. These are academic reputation from global survey (30 percent), employer reputation from global survey (10 percent), papers per faculty (15 percent), citations per paper (15 percent), faculty student ratio (20 percent), proportion of international students (2.5 percent), proportion of international faculty (2.5 percent), proportion of inbound exchange students (2.5 percent) and proportion of outbound exchange students (2.5 percent).
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Post by voltairemad on Jun 19, 2013 12:25:26 GMT 9
mb.com.ph/News/Opinion_Editorial/17854/A__challenge_for_Philippine_Universities#.UcEjzOew0fPA challenge for Philippine universities By Senator Manny B. Villar Published: June 19, 2013 The Philippines has some of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Asia. The University of Santo Tomas, founded in 1611, is the oldest university in Asia and one of the world’s largest Catholic universities based on enrollment in one campus. UST is also the only pontifical university in Asia, and counts former Presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Sergio Osmena, Sr., and Diosdado Macapagal, and former Chief Justices Jose Concepcion and Andres Narvasa among its distinguished alumni. The Ateneo de Manila University began in 1859 when the Manila city government transferred the Escuela Municipal de Manila to the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. Ateneo counts National Hero Jose Rizal among its most distinguished alumni. Former President Joseph E. Estrada and incumbent President Benigno S. Aquino III are also among its alumni. The University of the Philippines, founded in 1908, provides the largest number of degree programs among local educational institutions. It has been recognized, through Senate Resolution No. 276, as the “nation’s premier university.” UP has also produced presidents, among them Presidents Manuel A. Roxas and Elpidio Quirino, Senate Presidents, senators, speakers of the House of Representatives, chief justices, national artists, and many prominent lawyers, lawmakers and government executives. UP is one of only three educational institutions in Asia that have received the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, also known as the Asian counterpart of the Nobel Peace Prize. We have many more universities that have produced outstanding professionals in various fields, whose training now benefits not only the public and private sectors in the Philippines but those in other countries as well. One example that quickly comes to mind is the Filipino meteorologists who now work in Australia and the Middle East. Given our long history in education and the accomplishments of our academic institutions, I was saddened by the low rankings of our universities in this year’s list of top 300 Asian universities ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd., founded by Nunzio Quacquarelli in 1990 while he was completing his master’s degree in business administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is now a leading global provider of specialist higher education and careers information and solutions whose activities span 50 countries. Only five of our universities made it to the top 300 Asian universities, a big drop from the 14 universities on the 2012 list and the lowest number since QS began ranking Asian universities in 2009. In 2011, 15 Philippine universities were included in the QS list, 18 in 2010, and 16 in 2009. The highest ranking for a Philippine university in the 2013 list was No. 67, for the University of the Philippines. UP moved up from No. 68 in 2012. However, it was ranked higher (No. 62) in 2011 and in 2009 (No. 63). Other Philippine universities declined in rankings. Ateneo de Manila went down to No. 109 this year from No. 86 in 2012. The University of Santo Tomas also went down, from No. 148 to No. 150. De La Salle University was ranked in the 151-160th range, down from its 142nd rank last year. The University of Southeastern Philippines remained in the 251-300 range. The nine Philippine universities that were on last year’s list but were not included in this year’s QS list were Mapua Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Adamson University, Silliman University, Xavier University, Saint Louis University, University of San Carlos, Ateneo de Davao University, and Central Mindanao University. In my view, both the government and our educational institutions should take the deterioration in the rankings of our universities as a serious challenge to our efforts to become a competitive nation. Our universities must study how the rankings are done to find out where they failed so they can make the necessary improvements. According to the QS website, the Asian rankings were based on the following criteria: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, papers per faculty, citations per paper, international faculty review, international student review, student exchange inbound and student exchange outbound. I’m not an expert on education, but I don’t think the QS criteria present a formidable barrier for our universities. I’m not saying this because I am a UP alumnus, but I firmly believe that as our country’s only State University, it should be among the top 20 universities in Asia. My point is, our universities should not avoid the rankings, which indicate the competitiveness of our educational institutions. Instead, they should take up the challenge and make serious efforts not only to make it to the list but to make it to the top. It is not only for their individual prestige but it is for the country’s international image. (To be continued) (For comments/feedback email to: mbv_secretariat@yahoo.com. Readers may view previous columns atwww.senatorvillar.com) Of Trees And Forest Senator Manny B. Villar He is a Filipino businessman and politician. He was ranked as the fifth richest Filipino by Forbes Asia in their October 2007 issue. He is the President of Nacionalista Party and member of the Senate of the Philippines. He assumed the senate presidency at the start of the Third Regular Session of the 13th Congress along with Senator Franklin Drilon but was forced to resign from the post on 17 November 2008. Say Something
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Post by USteg on Jun 30, 2013 12:00:36 GMT 9
Please update, change the title of this thread, negative masiado ang dating, eh! In truth, passe na ! 0 !
In fact, why not base it on factual recent developments 'the current status of Asia's oldest and only Pontifical University]';
As of June 2013, there were headlines stating the UST has surpassed DLSU in ranking, UST, though as a conservative institution, should keep up with the times, baka di na maulit muli he.... he..... he...... * my two centavos worth * !0! ....
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