The University of the Philippines is a state university system in the Philippines, and is the country's national university. Founded by the American colonial government on June 18, 1908, for the Filipinos, it was established through the ratification of Act No. 1870 of the 1st Philippine Legislature to provide "advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to give professional and technical training" to eligible students regardless of "age, sex, nationality, religious belief and political affiliation." UP has institutional autonomy as the country's national university as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500.
The Ateneo de Manila University, also known simply as the Ateneo de Manila, the Ateneo, or ADMU, is a private Jesuit research university in Quezon City, Philippines. It was founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus as Escuela Municipal de Manila, making it one of the oldest Jesuit-administered institutions of higher learning in the Asia-Pacific.
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, the Catholic University of the Philippines, or simply the University of Santo Tomas (UST), is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia, and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. The university is run by the Order of Preachers. UST is the only university to have been visited by three popes four times: once by Pope Paul VI on November 28, 1970, twice by Pope John Paul II, on February 18, 1981, and January 13, 1995, and once by Pope Francis on January 18, 2015. The patron of the university is St. Thomas Aquinas, while St. Catherine of Alexandria is the patroness.
Silliman University is a private research university in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, the Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it is the first American and Protestant founded institution of higher learning in the Philippines and in Asia.
Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P) is a private, non-stock, non-profit and non-sectarian university located in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines and run by the United Methodist Church (UMC). Founded in 1946 as the Philippine Wesleyan College, it is named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. The university offers pre-elementary, grade school, high school, undergraduate, and graduate programs. It also initiated the Support for the Handicapped and their Rehabilitation through Education (SHARE) Program, the first school in Central Luzon to integrate hearing-impaired students into mainstream classes.
De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, also known as Benilde and abbreviated DLS-CSB or simply CSB, is a private, Catholic research college run by De La Salle Brothers located in Malate district of Manila, Philippines. It operates three campuses. One is along Taft Avenue, another along Pablo Ocampo Street and the third campus along Arellano Avenue. The college is a member institution of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 Lasallian institutions. The DLS-CSB is a member of a 350-year-old international, worldwide network of 1,500 Lasallian educational institutions with 70 universities and colleges that provide innovative, God-centered, Christian values-based education that's globally established in 82 countries.
The Central Philippine University is a private research university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Established in 1905 through a benevolent grant of the American industrialist and philanthropist, John D. Rockefeller, as the Jaro Industrial School and Bible School under the auspices of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, it is the first Baptist founded and second American university in the Philippines and Asia. In 1913, women were first admitted to the school and it was later converted into a junior college in 1923. In 1953, the college attained university status.
Central Luzon State University is a state university on a 658-hectare campus in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It is the lead agency of the Muñoz Science Community and the seat of the Regional Research and Development Center in Central Luzon. To date, CLSU is one of the premiere institutions for agriculture in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia known for its research in aquaculture, ruminants, crops, orchard, and water management. It has also been placed between the sixth and the twenty-first spot for the most academically-excellent university in the country for various years, overwhelming most schools in Metro Manila. It has been placed in the 100 most significant schools in Asia numerous times as well.
Polytechnic University of the Philippines is a research and coeducational state university in the Philippines. It was founded on October 19, 1904 as the Manila Business School (MBS) and as part of Manila's public school system. It was eventually promoted to chartered state university in 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree 1341. PUP has more than 20 campuses and extensions across Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. With over 70,000 enrolled students, PUP claims to be the largest state university in the Philippines by student population.
The University of the City of Manila, commonly known as "PLM" from its Filipino name, is a city government funded and tuition-free local university situated inside the historic walled area of Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. It was established on June 19, 1965 and opened on July 17, 1967 to 556 scholars, all coming from the top ten percent of graduates of Manila's public high schools.
The higher education in the Philippines is offered through various degree programs by a wide selection of colleges and universities—also known as higher education institutions (HEIs). These are administered and regulated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
The Central Philippine University College of Medicine, also referred to as CPU COM, CPU College of Medicine, CPU ColMed or CPU Medicine, is the medical school of Central Philippine University, a private university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Established in 2002 and opened in 2003 with its first dean, Dr. Glenn A. M. Catedral, it is one of the youngest colleges and academic units of the university.
Central Philippine University Junior High School, also referred to as CPU Junior High School or CPU JHS, is a private high school located in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines, constituting as one of the academic units of Central Philippine University.
The Iloilo Accord is an academic consortium between three Philippine universities: the Central Philippine University, Silliman University, and Trinity University of Asia. Historically, these universities have regarded each other as sister schools having been founded by American Protestant missionaries belonging to three denominations: Baptists, Presbyterians, and the Episcopalians. Funded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA), its aims are laid out as follows:
(1) to develop a working relationship among CPU, Silliman and Trinity College of Quezon City in furtherance of the common interest of these institutions; (2) to forge a joint academic development program which is the priority of relationship among the three institutions; (3) to jointly endeavor to improve/upgrade their tertiary education through faculty development program; (4) to share/exchange of academic resources by the three institutions when found to be possible; (5) to research collaboration in areas of mutual interest to the three institutions; (6) to cooperate in the production and publication of textbooks and other instructional materials; (7) to strengthen the campus ministry program through joint training and exchange of chaplains and others involved in the program; (8) to improve the financial management and operation; (9) to utilize information technology to improve/upgrade the higher education program of the three institutions; (10) to strengthen outreach programs through exchange visits and joint outreach activities; (11) to sponsor joint seminars/ workshops and others academic meetings on matters of mutual interest; and (12) to pursue student exchange program among the three institutions.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School is a post-graduate academic unit of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) located in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. It offers 48 master's degree programs, 2 specialist degrees, 17 post-baccalaureate and post-masters certificates, doctoral programs in Education Administration and Nursing Practice, and three cooperative Doctor of Philosophy programs with SIU Carbondale.
The Central Philippine University College of Engineering, also referred to as CPU COE, CPU College of Engineering or CPU Engineering, is one of the academic units of Central Philippine University, a private university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Founded in 1936 during the American presidency of Central, Harland F. Stuart, it is one of the oldest engineering schools in the Philippines founded by the Americans. It later changed its status to a full college when Central Philippine College became a university in 1953.
The Central Philippine University College of Nursing, also referred to as CPU CON, CPU College of Nursing, CPU Nursing, is one of the academic units of Central Philippine University, a private university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Founded in 1906 as Union Mission Hospital Training School for Nurses, it is the first School of Nursing in the Philippines.
The Central Philippine University College of Business and Accountancy, also referred to as CPU CBA, CPU College of Business and Accountancy or CPU Business and Accountancy, is one of the academic units of Central Philippine University, a private university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Founded in 1935 as the College of Commerce, it is one of the leading business schools in the country on the national performance of accountancy, real estate and civil service board exams; designations; accreditations; and notable alumni it produces.
The Central Philippine University College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences, also referred to as CPU CARES or CPU Agriculture, is one of the academic units of Central Philippine University, a private university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Founded in 1951 by the American Agriculturist Burl Alba Slocum as the CPU College of Agriculture, it is the first agricultural school established outside of Luzon, and one of the leading schools of agriculture in the Philippines.
