The University of Santo Tomas Manila,officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas,Manila or colloquially as Ustê,is a private,Catholic research university in Manila,Philippines. Founded on April 28,1611,by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides,third Archbishop of Manila,it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. It is the main campus of the University of Santo Tomas System that is run by the Order of Preachers.
The UST Angelicum College,officially the University of Santo Tomas - Angelicum College is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Dominican Province of the Order of Preachers located in Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines. It was founded in July 1972 by the Dominican priest Rev. Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon,OP who became its first rector. UST Angelicum is an official member of the Dominican Network. It attained Level III Primary Accreditation conducted by PAASCU
The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters,popularly known as "UST Artlets" or "UST AB",is the liberal arts school of the University of Santo Tomas,the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila,Philippines.
The University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi,also referred to by its acronym UST–Legazpi or USTL,is a private,Catholic basic and higher education institution,and a part of the University of Santo Tomas System that is run and owned by the Philippine Dominican Province of the Order of Preachers (OP). It was founded by Buenaventura de Erquiaga in 1948 and named Legazpi Junior Colleges.
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila,Philippines marks a variety of traditions largely influenced by the Spanish and Filipino Dominican culture. Many are annual events,such as religious assemblies marking the start and end of the academic year,a welcome walk for new students,as well as intercollege sport competitions and talent exhibitions. Christmas is celebrated in a month-long festivities culminated by the UST Paskuhan. Many Roman Catholic feast days are also celebrated.
The University of Santo Tomas is one of the oldest existing universities and holds the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia. It was founded on April 28,1611,by the third Archbishop of Manila,Miguel de Benavides,together with Domingo de Nieva and Bernardo de Santa Catalina. It was originally conceived as a school to prepare young men for the priesthood. Located Intramuros,it was first called Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario and later renamed Colegio de Santo Tomás in memory of Dominican theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas. In 1624,the colegio was authorized to confer academic degrees in theology,philosophy,and arts. On November 20,1645,after representations by Vittorio Riccio,Pope Innocent X elevated the college to the rank of a university and in 1680 it was placed under royal patronage.
Leonardo Zamora Legaspi,OP was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (1988–1991). He was appointed the first Filipino Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas in 1970.
The Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas is the highest-ranking officer and chief administrator of the University of Santo Tomas (UST),the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila,Philippines. The rector typically sits as chief executive and chair of the university board of trustees. He exercises policy-making as well as general academic,managerial,and religious functions over all university academic and non-academic staff. His term lasts for four years and he is qualified for re-election for two or more terms.
Fidel Villarroel was a Spanish historian,writer,filipinologist,biographer,political commentator,Master Theologian of the Dominican Order,and member of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. A recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,he is the former Archivist,Spanish Department Director,Prefect of Libraries,and professor at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas. He had also served as secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature for 32 years(1959–1991),and is currently an academic director of the prestigious Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española,the local branch of the renowned Real Academia Española based in Madrid,Spain,and part of the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española.
Rolando V. de la Rosa,O.P.,is the Provincial Archivist of the Dominican Province of the Philippines.
This is a timeline of the history of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas,the oldest university in Asia,comprising important events of the history of the university and of the development of Philippine higher education in general. To read about the background to these events,see History of the University of Santo Tomas. See also the history of the Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas,and the Santo Tomas Internment Camp
Herminio Dagohoy,O.P.,is the 96th Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas (UST),the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila,Philippines.
Norberto Castillo,O.P.,was the 91st Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas (UST),the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Asia,from 1982–1990.
The Maces of the Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) are 17th-century silver maces which are considered to be the oldest symbols of the office Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas,the oldest extant European-chartered university in Asia.
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila,Philippines has 22 colleges and 3 secondary school departments. The colleges are interdependent academic constituents of the university that offer undergraduate and graduate programs. Historically,the colleges are named as Faculty,College,Institute,School,or Conservatory. There are 19 colleges that offer civil courses and 3 faculties that also offer ecclesiastical programs.
The Paskuhan is the culmination of the university wide Christmas activities of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila,Philippines. The annual tradition started in 1991. The programs of Paskuhan were held during the last week or last day before the Christmas break of the university. In 2014,however,because of the change in the academic calendar of the university,it was scheduled in the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8,2014. It was later rescheduled to December 11,2014,because of Typhoon Ruby.
Gerard Francisco Parco Timoner III is a Filipino Catholic priest who has served as the 88th Master of the Order of Preachers,better known as the Dominicans,since 13 July 2019. He is the first Asian to hold the position.
The University of Santo Tomas is a private Catholic research university in Manila,Philippines. Founded in 1611 by the Order of Preachers,it is the oldest university in the Philippines and Asia. The university gives numerous awards,honors,prizes,and recognitions to its people and the general public who have substantial accomplishments or have exemplified the ideals of UST.
Josephine Aguilar Placido is a Filipino sociologist,educational administrator,and media personality.
