UST tallied a 39.8-42.5 score and secured its place in the 251-300 bracket. Moreover, it scored 54.7 in input, 66.7 in process, and 29.7 in the output metrics. 

THE Interdisciplinary Science Ranking based their assessment in 11 metrics grouped under three pillars: inputs (19%), process (16%) and outputs (65%). 

Under the inputs metric, schools’ interdisciplinary science research funding (8%) and industry funding (11%) are measured. The measure of success (4%), physical facilities (4%), administrative support (4%), and promotion success (4%) make up the process criterion. 

The outputs pillar evaluated the quantity of interdisciplinary science research publications (10%), its proportion among all publications (5%), utility outside the discipline (5%), publication quality (20%), and reputation (20%).

Within the University are research centers that allow interdisciplinary collaborations across the research interest groups, especially those targeting concerns laid down in agenda such as the Sustainable Development Goals.

The full results of the 2025 rankings can be viewed here:

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The collaboratory is a four-part webinar series featuring Thomasian experts. Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Cheryl R. Peralta, DrPH provided the overview of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education on August 12, 2024, while Educational Technology Center Acting Director April Joy M. Gascon, MAN, RN spoke about Innovating Teaching and Learning with AI.

On August 28, 2024, College of Education Assistant Dean Louie B. Dasas, PhD will discuss (Re)Designing Learning Assessments with AI in Mind, while Institute of Religion academic researcher Leo-Martin Angelo R. Ocampo, MA will close the series with the talk “Strengthening Humanity and Human Agency in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” in a big to refocus the discourse on the role of humans in the use of technology.

Interested participants may register here:

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In a memorandum from the Office of Information and Communications Technology, the tools offer “invaluable benefits across diverse fields” and encouraged the educational use of the said softwares. Among the expected benefits to the entire community are the improvement of digital skills, assistance in the creation of compelling projects, and enhancement of visual and graphic design skills.

The rollout marks a significant milestone in UST’s provision of software applications, particlarly Adobe, to Thomasians. In the past, those in design programs were prioritized. However, with graphic design now an important skill across all fields due to the ubiquity of online media, the University makes the softwares accessible to the entire community.

Thomasians can access their Adobe All Apps using their Google for Education suite accounts.

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Names of the Participants:

1. Amponin, Erika Maxinne
2. Antonio, Mariff Shendelyn
3. Ardina, Norween
4. Bajenting, Nica Camille
5. Baleva, Eisabella Joy
6. Baviera, Ma. Antoinette
7. Bayadas, Ana Bianca Marie G.
8. Bulatao, Samantha Pepper
9. Camarce, Sofia Glynette
10. Castillo, Wesley James
11. Ching, Clarizza Mae
12. Chiu, Kirsten Leigh
13. Chua, Rhuezette Angheline
14. Cortez, Charleine Aramei
15. De Los Santos, Martin Alexander Blythe
16. Dognidon, Zenen Clarisse
17. Emeterio, Gayle Hjacel
18. Enguero, Ghaylle Jermaine
19. Eugenio, Shantalle Denise
20. Fernando, Dana Marie
21. Flores, Junise Isabel D.
22. Javier, Avegail Mae
23. Manango, Julianne Isabel
24. Marbella, Benedict John
25. Marujie, Princes Angel
26. Meridor, Jose Miguel
27. Monares, Charlotte
28. Ongkiko V, Dylan Placido
29. Pascual, Kriszha Pearlyn
30. Rudas, Thean Adrianne
31. Serrano, Dinah Franchette
32. Veronesi, Milena Julia

As the biggest delegation of interns leaving the University for international internship the first time after the pandemic, the partnership between CTHM and The Ritz-Carlton is a promising endeavor for our future Thomasian Tourism and Hospitality Professionals.

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Embark on a unique cultural odyssey into the pioneering legacy of Elio Antonio de Nebrija, a renowned Spanish grammarian whose contributions profoundly influenced linguistic milestones in the Philippines and the world. Nebrija’s works inspired the creation of missionary grammar and vocabulary for native Amerindian and Philippine languages.

Instituto Cervantes previously displayed this exhibit in Intramuros from March 12 to July 20, 2024. The exhibit is an adaptation of the Nebrija exhibition by the National Library of Spain, commemorating the quincentennial anniversary of Nebrija’s legacy. Featuring immersive panels and rare book displays, the exhibition vividly showcases Nebrija’s cultural contributions and contextualizes his influence on the earliest grammars of Philippine vernacular languages, shaped by his pioneering teachings.

Recognized as the oldest library in the country, the Miguel de Benavides Library houses several works of Nebrija, including Collectanea de variis auctoribus (1541-1549), the two-volume Dictionarium redivivum (1754), and Aelii Antonii Nebrissenis De Institutione Grammaticae libri quinque (1816), which are now located in the Antonio Vivencio del Rosario UST Heritage Library. Moreover, the Heritage Library also holds numerous works on grammar and dictionaries of various Philippine languages, including Arte de la Lengua Bisaya de la Provincia de Leyte (1663), Arte de la Lengua Tagala y Manual Tagalog (1796), and Arte de la Lengua Zebuana (1836), among others.

Join us at the UST Miguel de Benavides Library to explore Nebrija’s enduring legacy and profound impact on languages and scholarship in an exhibit that promises to enlighten and inspire, resonating through centuries and across continents

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In an interview with the Communications Bureau, Jose looks forward to “more awareness of our history and heritage in our daily lives, to shape our values.” In particular, he called on Thomasians to “be keenly aware of UST’s role in shaping Philippine history. This includes, among other things, learning to read historical documents in their original Spanish (in the same way that many like to learn Korean).” 

Jose is an authority in Church heritage and has published and read papers extensively on Church architecture and art. He continues to engage in the conservation and restoration of built heritage of Churches and works with government and non-government agencies alike. In the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, he chaired the Committee on Monuments and Sites (2001-2004), Committee on Archives (2011-2013), and Commissioner for Cultural Heritage (2011-2013). In 1999, he was feted with the Cultural Center of the Philippines Centennial Award for the Arts.

The NHCP is the country’s “primary government agency responsible for history and has the authority to determine all factual matters relating to official Philippine history.” Among its mandates are to support and engage in research activities on Philippine history, its people, and important events. It maintains a historical data bank and Resource Center and recognizes places of historical significance.

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The presence of international students, academic staff, and collaborations was touted as UST’s greatest strength as it made its debut in the Times Higher Education Asia Rankings, where it was ranked in the 601+ bracket. This position made it rank #3 among Philippine universities.

International outlook, which accounted for 7.5% of the total score, includes proportion of international students, proportion of international staff, and international collaboration. With a score of 67, this was UST’s strongest suit, followed by Teaching and Research Quality.

Teaching includes indicators such as teaching reputation, staff-to-student ratio, and doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio, among others. Meanwhile, Research Quality credits citation impact, research strength, research excellence, and research influence.

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Voragen spoke about the relationship among language, body, and city, linking his practices as a poet and curator to show connections between the visual arts and writing.

For Voragen, artists and writers must engage with the city and its languages and use them as material to create new modalities and fresh expressions of art. “I invite you to make things. Even [in creating] meaningless stories, you do creativity. Even meaning is form […] try to meet the city, try to see how it will affect your body,” Voragen said.

Voragen has shared his art and craft in the neighboring Southeast Asian countries. He served as a curator of 1335MABINI Gallery in Ermita, Manila from 2017-2019.

“Open Forms” is part of the CCWLS International Writers and Scholars Lecture and Conversation Series, whose lineup consists of Filipino writers and scholars based abroad. Among them were Ninotchka Rosca, Sabina Murray, Gina Apostol, Miguel Syjuco, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, R. Zamora Linmark, Eugene Gloria, Marivi Soliven, John Blanco, Lara Stapleton, M. Evelina Galang, Fidelito Cortes, Nerissa Balce, Amalia Bueno and Robert Nery; and foreign nationals, like Robin Hemley Tim Tomlinson, Dennis Haskell, Xu Xi, and Yukari Yoshihara.

Open Forms will serve as a space for students to explore experimental or hybrid poetry, paired with visual and other forms such as video, photography, collages, and performances.

The event was curated by Assoc. Prof. Nerisa Del Carmen Guevara of CCWLS and the Faculty of Arts and Letters and Assoc. Prof Mary Ann Venturina-Bulanadi, PhD of the College of Fine Arts and Design.

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The activity, a joint undertaking with the alumni of the Tomasinong SOCCSKSARGEN chapter, gathered close to 300 attendees comprised of 150 families, SOCCSKSARGEN chapter officials, UST Alumni Association, Inc. officials, and UST officials. The Thomasian community gave gifts and dined with the community of Batomelong, which is led by the Barangay Captain, Hon. Alikhan K. Bentaib.

In his message, Captain Bentaib thanked the SOCCSKSARGEN Chapter’s representatives, led by incoming President Antonio Villanueva, Jr. and Secretary-General fr. Louie R. Coronel, O.P. “Hindi po kayo nagkamali na pilian ang community ito. Kakatapos lang po ng aming Ramadan namin. Sino ba naman ang hindi matutuwa na mapili? Maraming salamat po!”

Meanwhile, UST Secretary-General fr. Louie R. Coronel, O.P. introduced the Thomasian community to the residents of Barangay “hindi lang po kami kaagapay. Mga Pilipino po tayo, at tayong lahat ay magkakapatid.”

Finally, UST Assistant to the Rector for General Santos Professor Emeritus Maribel G. Nonato, PhD expressed hope that the University’s efforts in academics and research will be of great help to the local communities of Mindanao.

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The agreement was signed by Rector Very Rev. Fr. Richard G. Ang, O.P., PhD, DivinaLaw Foundation, Inc.’s Founder Atty. Nilo T. Divina, JD. Serving as witnesses were UST Graduate School of Law Dean Jacqueline O. Lopez-Kaw, DCL and DivinaLaw Foundation, Inc. Corporate Secretary Atty. Lean Jeff M. Magsombol.

With the support of the DivinaLaw Foundation, this partnership aims to provide scholarship opportunities to faculty members and those wanting to explore the Master of Laws and Doctor of Civil Law programs offered by the UST Graduate School of Law. Likewise, this scholarship program will cultivate the next generation of Thomasian legal scholars, advocates, and leaders.

For the Rector, the scholarship program is pivotal to the University’s commitment to fostering academic excellence, advancing faculty development, and creating an environment where knowledge is actively utilized to address real-world challenges. “������Ƶ’s mission as an institution of higher learning is geared toward generation, advancement, integration, dissemination, and the application of knowledge,” fr. Ang said.

Dean Divina, who has been leading the Faculty of Civil Law since 2009, said, “To attract the best, you have to offer the best.” Thus, this partnership is their contribution to the University’s cause. “This scholarship program represents our unwavering belief in the transformative power of education. It is our way of saying we are committed to adjusting standards and raising the bar,” Divina said.

According to Dean Kaw, the scholarship grants are more than just faculty development programs. “They are investments not only to the individual aspirations of the deserving candidates but also to the advancement of the legal profession,” Dean Kaw said.

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