PH universities in world ranking

4 Philippine universities among world’s top 1000



Marjaleen Ramos
Manila Bulletin
20 June 2019

Four universities in the Philippines made it to the QS World University Rankings 2020.

The rankings, released on Wednesday, showed that University of the Philippines (UP), the country’s flagship state university, moved up from 384th last year to 356th.

356. University of the Philippines 

Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) ranked to 601-650th spot from 651-700th last year.

601-650. Ateneo de Manila University

 De La Salle University (DLSU) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) both retained their 801-1000th spots.

801-1000. De la Salle University

801-1000. University of Sto. Tomas

The QS ranks the top 1,000 universities in the world according to academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio, and international student ratio.

The top five in the list were Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, University of Oxford and University of Chicago.

In Asia, the top school was Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, which beat out the National University of Singapore (NUS) which dropped to second place.

Tsinghua University was third, Peking University fourth and University of Tokyo fifth.

Pinoy Planets

3 minor planets named after Pinoy students — DepEd 


Donna Magsino
GMA News
09 April 2019

An out of this world recognition was literally given to three outstanding Filipino students, as three minor planets in the universe were named after them after bagging an award from an international science fair, held in the United States.

According to a Facebook post of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, the young scientists — Eugene Rivera, Joscel Kent Manzanero, and Keith Russel Cadores —from Camarines Sur National High School will forever have their names up in the sky, after their work in the design and development of Solar-Tracking Arduino-Rooted PV Panels won the second place award in the "Energy: Physical" category of the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

"Each received a certificate identifying their very own minor planet and an orbital plot showing its current location," DepEd said in a statement.

Since 2001, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory has recognized high school students with exceptional knowledge in science by using their names as identifiers of the asteroids discovered by the laboratory.

Congrats, Eugene, Joscel, and Keith! Continue to reach for the sky!

PH's Asia-Pacific Top Universities

UP, DLSU among top universities in Asia Pacific 

CNN Philippines| 21February 2019

Metro Manila —  Two Philippine universities were included among the top educational institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, according to London-based data provider Times Higher Education (THE).

Results published on Wednesday showed that the University of the Philippines (UP) and the De La Salle University (DLSU) were in the top 300 schools of the region.

UP was at 101st-110th bracket, an improvement from its 2018 ranking of 151-160.

DLSU joined the list at the 201st-250th bracket. The Taft-based institution was unranked last year.

China's Tsinghua University rose to the top spot from its second place in 2018. It displaced the National University of Singapore which dropped to No. 2.

The University of Melbourne came in third.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the University of Hong Kong were in fourth and fifth spots.

Japan listed the most number of schools in the rankings, with 103 of its universities featured.

The Asia-Pacific University Rankings analyzed universities across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The featured schools represented 13 countries.

UP and DLSU were also the only Philippine universities in the Emerging Economies for 2019 of the same data provider.

Wizzards of Manila

Pinoy mathletes win 33 awards in India contest
Business Mirror
09December 2018

The victorious Philippine team at the awarding ceremony of the 8th International Youth Mathematicians Convention (IYMC) in Lucknow, India.

Young Filipino students have wrapped up 2018 on a high note, finishing overall first runner-up and winning 32 other awards in an international math contest in India.

The contestants, composed of junior and senior high school students, won 6 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals in the individual competition, and 13 awards in the team, relay and math quiz in the 8th International Youth Mathematicians Convention (IYMC) held from Dec. 1 to 7 in Lucknow, India, according to the Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines (MTG).

In the individual competition, MTG said, the winners are:

Gold medal

Maria Leianna Yutig – Philippine Science High School (Southern Mindanao)

Victor Dominic Naraval – BHC Educational Institution

Hans Benedict Gaw Te – Bacolod Tay Tung High School

Patrick Niño Policarpio – Far Eastern University Senior High School

Cristina Beatrice Mallari – St. Paul College-Pasig

Cristina Bianca Mallari – St. Paul College-Pasig

Silver medal

Bernabe Dy III – Pangasinan Universal Institute

Madelyn Esther Cruz – Philippine Science High School (Main)

Margaret Esther Cruz – Philippine Science High School (Main)

Wally Santos – Senator Renato Compañero Cayetano Memorial Science and Technology High School

Sanielle Meliz Ong – Saint John’s Institute

Sam Robertson Pelegrino – Upper Bicutan National High School

Mar Anderson Princer – De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute

Bronze medal

Kyle Xander Co – Bethany Christian School

Ronn Derick Simbol – BHC Educational Institution

Victor Ruben Yu – University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi

John Orbien Realuyo – University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi

Azzedine Abrencillo – International School for Better Beginnings

Iris Salangad – San Beda College-Alabang

Ma. Erica Therese Santos – Senator Renato Compañero Cayetano Memorial Science and Technology High School

The two Cruz sisters and Naraval, comprising team Senior-Philippines A, emerged as the overall first runner-up in the senior division after winning as champion in the team contest and math quiz, and second runner-up in the relay contest.

“The India contest is the last international competition for Filipino students in 2018 and we congratulate them for a job well done. 2018 is another victorious year for our young math wizards as they competed and won in international math contests in different countries. We will continue to train them for contests abroad,” said Dr. Isidro Aguilar, MTG president.

Besides winning individual medals, Filipino students also bagged other awards.

Emerging as champions in the team contest are Senior-Philippines C composed of the Mallari sisters and Ong, and Senior-Philippines F composed of Pelegrino, Princer and Kaizer Albert De Asis of Quezon City Christian Academy.

Team Junior-Philippines A’s Co, Simbol and Yu of won first runner-up in the relay contest and second runner-up in the team contest and math quiz.

Winning first runners-up in the team contest are Team Junior-Philippines C, composed of Marc Ferdinand Calica of the University of Santos Tomas Junior High School-Manila and Merlin Reign Sualibios of Elizabeth Seton School-South; Junior-Philippines B’s Dy, Realuyo and Yutig; and Senior-Philippines B’s Gaw Te, Policarpio and Santos.

Abrencillo, Parul Henry Gumarin of Taguig Science High School and Jaime Angelo Nery of GCF-International Christian School, comprising team Senior-Philippines D, won second runner-up in the team contest.

Accompanying the students to the contest were MTG’s Dr. Simon Chua, Renard Eric Chua and Aldwin Sahirul, and Executive Director Lilia Habacon of the Philippine Science High School System, who was also a guest of honor at the IYMC.

MTG said about 500 students competed in the contest from the Philippines, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates.

High School Global Trailblazers

Filipino high school students recognized by Harvard for being ‘Global Trailblazers’


Manila Bulletin
27November 2018


Harvard Social Innovation Collaborative’s “Village to Raise a Child” (VTRAC) program recently recognized five high school students from the Philippines for being Global Trailblazers.

(logo courtesy of www.harvardsic.org)

Meriam-Webster dictionary defines a trailblazer as a person who makes, does, or discovers something new and makes it acceptable or popular.

The winning Filipino students who bagged the prestigious recognition are Julia Ongchoco, and a group composed of Camille Esteban, Maxine Kho, Alexa Loste and Patricia Sioco.  The said students all come from Immaculate Conception Academy in San Juan City.

Ongchoco was chosen for being the founder of GiveLife which is an online platform that connects donors with potential recipients of medical assistance.

The winning group on the other hand was able to make an organic fire retardant out of  baking soda and banana peel ash.

The VTRAC program is a program by Harvard University that has been in existence for 8 years now and is aimed at nurturing “social entrepreneurs” worldwide.

The students who have been named Global Trailblazers are selected through a global competition for any enrolled high school student at the time of the contest.

After being selected the students pitched their projects in the Igniting Innovation Summit held on Oct. 28.

The said summit is an undergraduate conference on social innovation that is held yearly at Harvard’s campus.

Organizers of the competition then evaluate the entries and eventually trim down the list to 15 finalists who will make up a shortlist that will then be interviewed via Skype.

Philippines support Papua New Guinea

Philippines Supports PNG


Post Courier
19 November 2018




The Philippines is ready to build schools and deploy teachers to PNG in a bid to enhance the development of its neighbour.

President Duterte announced the government education aid to PNG in appreciation to its generosity and kindness to Filipino workers.

Mr Duterte was in Port Moresby for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit but cut short his three-day trip by a day to return home on Sunday morning.

“We need to develop and develop well Papua New Guinea. We are willing to help establish schools,” he said.

Mr Duterte said during the meeting with the Filipino community on Friday night, he heard that most of “our countrymen are treated well and respected”.

“We are ready to build schools, ask teachers to come here and help in the education of your people,” he said.

President Duterte said the government was also prepared to help PNG with its livelihood projects to improve the welfare of its people.

He took pride that the Filipino workers are industrious and bright.

“We can come here, we can establish schools, if you want universities, we are good at that. We will try to help you,” he said.

The President also cautioned PNG against allowing multinational companies from encroaching its farmlands.

He said they should guard against such activity, citing that the Philippines no longer has farmlands for food crops.

“It has been overtaken by multinationals. Be careful about that. You may but do not allow encroachment of multinationals because at the end of the day what you would get is the salary of the people but the bulk of the money goes to the company.”

Top PH Universities in Asia list

More Philippine universities join QS’ annual Asia list

BUSINESSWORLD

October 25, 2018

THE RANKS of Philippine universities making it to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Top 500 Universities in Asia grew to eight in the 2019 edition with the addition of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), according to a press statement the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) released on Wednesday.

The University of the Philippines (ranking 384^th globally from 367^th in the 2018 edition) topped local institutions on the list, rising in rank to 72^nd in Asia from 75^th in the 2018 edition.

UP was followed by the Ateneo de Manila University (115^th from 95^th in Asia and 651^st-700^th from 551^st-600^th globally), De La Salle University (155^th from 134^th in Asia and 801^st-1,000^th from 701^st-750^th globally), University of Santo Tomas (162^nd from 145^th in Asia and flat at 801^st-1,000^th globally), University of San Carlos (steady within 301^st-350^th in Asia), Mapua University (also steady at 401^st-450^th in Asia), MSU-IIT (451^st-500^th in Asia) and Siliman University (also 451^st-500^th from 351^st-400^th in Asia).

QS gauged Asian universities using 11 indicators, namely: academic reputation (with a 30% weight); employer reputation (20%); faculty-student ratio, international research network and citations per paper (each with 10%); papers per faculty and staff with doctorate degrees (each with five percent); as well as international students, inbound exchange and outbound exchange (each with 2.5%).

Sought for comment, De La Salle University (DLSU) sent an e-mail, saying it “acknowledges the value of different surveys that rank academic institutions worldwide using various criteria.”

“These appraisals allow us to view the institution from different perspectives.”

It noted, for instance, that “QS rankings are driven chiefly by the results of an academic reputation survey among faculty and researchers worldwide, different from other bodies that prioritize criteria like publication output, citations, internationalization of faculty and staff, etc.”

“There are many other measures that allow DLSU to take stock of its performance. There is no ‘one’ standard that can accurately measure excellence,” the university said.

“To further boost the quality and competitiveness of our public and private institutions, the commission will soon launch a project through its International Affairs Service that will assist Philippine universities to showcase their excellence to the world, promote their internationalization initiatives and increase global reputation through international benchmarking assessment of institutions using internationalization metrics,” CHEd’s statement quoted the commission’s chairman, J. Prospero E. De Vera III, as saying.

“Through this project, we expect more Philippine universities to be included in the internationalization rankings and develop programs that improve the quality of education in their respective institutions.” — Charmaine A. Tadalan