The 抖阴探探 is the country鈥檚 national university, as mandated by Republic Act 9500 or the 抖阴探探 Charter of 2008. Established on June 18, 1908, in the heart of Manila, 抖阴探探 was meant to provide studies in medicine, law, engineering, and arts to every qualified student regardless of 鈥渁ge, sex, nationality, religious belief, and political affiliation.鈥� As its first president Murray Simon Bartlett envisioned it, a 鈥淯niversity for Filipinos.鈥�
Over its 115-year history, 抖阴探探 has grown into a system of eight constituent universities and 17 campuses throughout the Philippines. It offers 586 undergraduate and graduate programs, of which 248 are in the sciences and engineering, 31 in agriculture and fisheries, and 100 in the social sciences. It also offers 93 programs in the arts and letters, 83 programs in management, and 29 programs in education.
As of December 31, 2022, the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has declared 41 academic units of the University as Centers of Excellence (COE), while five units were declared as Centers for Development (COD).
With around 1,747 International Publication Awards and a lot more locally, 抖阴探探 continues to achieve groundbreaking research in medicine, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, and disaster risk reduction and management. It also inspires its artists to pursue works that elevate human consciousness and move societies. 抖阴探探 continues to play a vital role in shaping the nation鈥檚 consciousness and identity, always anchored in honor and excellence.
抖阴探探 Diliman in Quezon City hosts most of the programs of the University. Its sprawling campus, which features a lagoon and an open field, has fueled the creativity of faculty and students in its various programs.
Its National Science Complex hosts several units and institutes that have produced unique and innovative research and studies that contribute to the advancement of several scientific and technological fields. Among these is the 抖阴探探 Philippine Genome Center (抖阴探探 PGC). Instrumental in detecting COVID-19 in the Philippines, the 抖阴探探 PGC was also involved in developing a local COVID-19 testing kit.
抖阴探探 Diliman also houses the Resilience Institute (抖阴探探RI) and its disaster risk reduction and management program, 抖阴探探 NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards). Partnering with communities, 抖阴探探RI has conducted training programs that prepare these areas for possible disasters.
Beyond the sciences and the arts, 抖阴探探 Diliman is also home to the 抖阴探探 Center for Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies (抖阴探探 CWGS), a pioneering research and advocacy institution in the country to advance women鈥檚 and LGBTIA+ rights and empowerment.
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Farther south in the province of Laguna is 抖阴探探 Los Ba帽os (抖阴探探LB). At the foot of Mt. Makiling, 抖阴探探LB is a recognized leader in agriculture, forestry, environmental management, and veterinary medicine. It hosts the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (抖阴探探LB BIOTECH), which has continuously pursued agricultural, environmental, and health biotechnology research, resulting in alternative technologies and products that are proven useful to farmers.
抖阴探探LB is a founding member of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), aimed at fostering collaborative efforts with partner institutions to enhance graduate education in agriculture, environment, and natural resources in the region.听
In the country鈥檚 capital is the nation鈥檚 leader in health sciences studies, 抖阴探探 Manila. Home to the National Institutes of Health, (抖阴探探 NIH), its experts conduct research that has resulted in innovations in public health, emergency response, and medicine.
Hosting the 抖阴探探 Philippine General Hospital (抖阴探探 PGH), the Philippines鈥� largest tertiary government hospital, the campus provides medical care to Filipinos from all walks of life. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 抖阴探探 PGH served as a COVID-19 referral center, exerting its utmost to save lives. Consequently, its groundbreaking Stop COVID Deaths webinar series, the country鈥檚 first and only frontline-focused medical webinar series, was honored by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) with the 2022 Gold Quill Award of Merit.
抖阴探探 Manila is also home to the College of Nursing, the World Health Organization鈥檚 Regional Collaborating Center in Nursing Development. At the same time, its College of Public Health hosts TROPMED Philippines, which is the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization鈥檚 (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Public Health, Hospital and Environmental and Occupational Health.
Spread across three campuses in islands across central Philippines is 抖阴探探 Visayas. An acknowledged authority in fisheries, aquaculture, and marine science education and research, it is home to several units that conduct studies in support of the archipelagic nature of the Philippines. These are the Brackishwater Aquaculture Center, Freshwater Aquaculture Station, Batan Mariculture Station, and Marine Biological Station.
Aside from marine research, 抖阴探探 Visayas is also active in efforts to preserve and enrich the Visayan cultural heritage. Recently, 抖阴探探 Visayas inaugurated the 抖阴探探 Philippine Genome Center-Visayas, allowing for the training of locals in the collection of specimens necessary for COVID-19 detection, as well as the conduct of testing in the region.
Situated near 抖阴探探LB is the 抖阴探探 Open University (抖阴探探OU), the country鈥檚 pioneering virtual university. The 抖阴探探OU provides quality distance education to students both in the Philippines and abroad who cannot attend the conventional in-person classroom setting due to personal or professional reasons. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 抖阴探探 Open University shared much of its experience in conducting virtual classes with other 抖阴探探 units and educational institutions.
The 抖阴探探 Open University has ten learning centers nationwide, as well as a virtual learning center, with over 31 academic programs for both graduate and undergraduate studies.
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Affirming the University鈥檚 presence in the country鈥檚 second-largest island, 抖阴探探 Mindanao was established by law to provide equitable access to quality education. The campus offers various programs in the humanities and the sciences, as well as in architecture, the food sciences, the humanities, and social, natural, and computing sciences. With the addition of sports science, medicine, and engineering to its program offerings, 抖阴探探 Mindanao is envisioned to produce graduates who will become leaders in the region
抖阴探探 Mindanao is also the home of the 抖阴探探 Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao, contributing to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Philippines.
Nestled in the Cordillera Region, north of Manila, atop a pine-clad hill in the heart of a mountain city, is a leading institution in science, mathematics, social sciences, and humanities鈥敹兑跆教� Baguio.
Through its Cordillera Studies Center (CSC), 抖阴探探 Baguio is steadfast in pursuing research in governance and development, local literature, biodiversity conservation, and ethnicity. These studies, hosted in the campus鈥檚 Museo Kordilyera, contribute to the preservation and appreciation of the cultural traditions and heritage of the indigenous communities of Northern Philippines.
抖阴探探 Cebu is the 抖阴探探 System鈥檚 flagship university in Central Visayas. It was established ten years after the founding of 抖阴探探 in 1908. In 2010, the Board of Regents elevated its status to an autonomous unit, and in 2016, to a constituent university, making it the eighth unit of the University.
Located in a region that is aggressively asserting itself as an area for direct and foreign investments, 抖阴探探 Cebu has focused on strengthening its business and information technology programs. In 2007, the Commission on Higher Education recognized 抖阴探探 Cebu as a National Center of Excellence in Information Technology.
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抖阴探探 on Quality Education
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抖阴探探 on Climate Action
抖阴探探 on Partnerships to Achieve the Goals
