Notre Dame University (Philippines)

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Notre Dame University
Cotabato City
Pamantasang Notre Dame (Filipino)
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Former names
Notre Dame College (1948–1969)
MottoSedes Sapientiae ( Latin )
Motto in English
Seat of Wisdom
Type Private non-profit basic and higher education institution
Established1948;76 years ago (1948)
FounderMissionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Oblates)
Academic affiliations
NDEA, PAASCU
Chairman Fr. Gerry Gamaliel S. Delos Reyes, OMI
President Fr. Francis Efren C. Zabala, OMI
Vice-presidentRonald G. Mamaril, CPA, DBA, JD
(VP for Finance and Administration)
Delma A. Yuarata, PhD
(VP for Academic Affairs)
Location,
7°12′55″N124°14′59″E / 7.2151947°N 124.2496814°E / 7.2151947; 124.2496814
Colors  Green   and  White 
Nickname Notre Damean
Website www.ndu.edu.ph
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Location in Mindanao
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Location in the Philippines

The Notre Dame University, also referred to by its acronym NDU, is a private Catholic research basic and higher education institution run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Cotabato City, Philippines. [1] It was founded by the Oblates in 1948 and has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of schools in the Philippines named Notre Dame. The Association is under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Notre Dame University has academic programs in graduate school, law, liberal arts, arts and sciences, engineering, nursing, accountancy, business administration, computer studies and education, as well as secondary, elementary, and preparatory education.

History

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Notre Dame College Seal

The college was founded in 1948, and was the first college in the province. Robert E. Sullivan was its first Rector and Dean. When it opened, there were only 128 students and a pioneering faculty of eight, with classes being held at the Notre Dame of Cotabato Girls Department building the first year. The college obtained its own building the following year.

Complete elementary education was offered later with the establishment of the Notre Dame Training Department, envisioned to be a teaching laboratory for Education students majoring in Elementary Education.

With the increase in enrollment, a new school was needed. On February 27, 1959, the cornerstone-laying and blessing of the present University site was held with no less than the Very Rev. Leo Deschatelets, OMI, Superior General of the Oblates, presiding over the ceremony.

The college received its University status on March 11, 1969. In 1980, The Philippine Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) certified the Level I accreditation of the three colleges of the University, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Commerce and the Teachers' College.

In the same year, the Core Curriculum was introduced integrating both Christian and Islamic Values in all core subjects taken by the students.

In 1983, a program towards a doctoral degree in the field of Education, major in Peace and Development Education was introduced.

In school year 1997-98, the University, in cooperation with the Mindanao Advanced Education Project (MAEP) of the Commission on Higher Education, offered a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Peace and Development Education and Master of Arts (M.A.) in Peace and Development Education.

In 2001, NDU was afforded a deregulated status by the Commission on Higher Education. Hence, NDU enjoys the following benefits: Issuance of Special Order, Deregulated Monitoring/ Evaluation of CHED, Access to Subsidies/ Assistance, Curricular Prescriptions, and Conferring Honoris Causa.[ citation needed ]

Accreditation

Autonomous Status

On January 4, 2021 Commission on Higher Education (CHED) awarded the Autonomous Status to Notre Dame University.

PAASCU Accreditation

Notre Dame University has obtained accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)

Level III Re-accredited:

Level II Re-accredited:

Certified as MikroTik Academy

Notre Dame University has become a MikroTik Academy in the Philippines. This opportunity means the College of Computer Studies can offer MikroTik Certified Associate (MTCNA) Course to the Students.

Programs

Graduate School

(Plan A with thesis / Plan B non-thesis)

College of Law

Tertiary

Achievers

Notre Dame University Bar and PRC topnotchers:

NAMELicensure ExamYearRank
Atty. Rosemil R. BañagaBar Exam20114th Placer
NAMELicensure ExamYearRank
Rustom D. LamosaoCPA Board ExamMay 202410th Placer
NAMELicensure ExamYearRank
Engr. Jose R. RabagoCivil EngineeringFebruary 197010th Placer
Engr. Augusto E. ChioCivil EngineeringFebruary 19761st Placer
Engr. Yu Beng ChuaCivil EngineeringFebruary 19764th Placer
Engr. Valentino L. ChuaCivil EngineeringNovember 19819th Placer
Engr. Herbert Pabi SeloterioMechanical EngineeringOctober 199013th Placer
Engr. Nicolas S. EducalanMechanical EngineeringOctober 19928th Placer
Engr. Roy B. HatagueCivil EngineeringNovember 199712th Placer
Engr. Jose Rodolfo N. Lao, REEElectrical EngineeringNovember 20032nd Placer
Engr. Raphy R. MenorCivil EngineeringNovember 200416th Placer
Engr. Albasir T. SedikElectrical EngineeringMay 20095th Placer
Engr. Elso U. Elumbaring, JrMechanical EngineeringSeptember 20161st Placer
Engr. Nelbert I. SumalpongMechanical EngineeringSeptember 20173rd Placer
NAMELicensure ExamYearRank
Piamae Keil RoslinPsychometricianFebruary 20229th Placer
NAMELicensure ExamYearRank
Al-Zaheer Adil AbubakarLET Elementary EducationMarch 202310th Placer
NAMELicensure ExamYearRank
Eyart Jaz Villarin SorianoNursingJune 201310th Placer
Patricia Tillo MangatNursingJune 20168th Placer

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