University of Santo Tomas Archives

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Apr

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Thomasian is new NCCA exec

A THOMASIAN will serve as the executive director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the country’s official government agency for preserving Philippine heritage. The appointment of Eric Babar Zerrudo, an associate professor at the UST Graduate School, was announced by the Facebook page of the Presidential…

UST still PH’s top accredited university by Pacucoa

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Apr

By Barbra Althea Gavilan and Micah Pascua

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UST still PH’s top accredited university by Pacucoa

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas once again emerged as the top institution in the country in terms of programs accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (Pacucoa). Eight awards were conferred to UST on Dec. 1 last year during the commission’s 50th anniversary celebration and 34th…

UST is best PH school for communications, public relations in Edurank rankings

14

Mar

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST is best PH school for communications, public relations in Edurank rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas emerged as the top Philippine institution for communications and public relations, according to the 2024 EduRank rankings by academic field. Landing 992nd out of 3,255 schools worldwide, UST ranked first among 10 other Philippine universities in terms of its research performance in the program under…

UST still PH’s 4th best school in 2024 EduRank rankings

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Mar

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST still PH’s 4th best school in 2024 EduRank rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas still ranked fourth among 229 Philippine institutions in the 2024 EduRank world university rankings. UST placed 2,652 overall out of 14,131 global institutions in the independent metric-based ranking published in February 2024. The country’s top-performing school was University of the Philippines Diliman (1,367th), followed…

Lowest in three years: Number of UST enrollees drops to 40,657

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Jan

By Mei Lin Weng

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Lowest in three years: Number of UST enrollees drops to 40,657

A TOTAL of 40,657 students enrolled in the University of Santo Tomas for the second term of the academic year (AY) 2023-2024, the lowest in three years since the pandemic, data from the Office of the Registrar showed. The latest figure is slightly higher than the 40,597 students recorded during…

UST ranks fourth among five PH universities in first-ever QS Sustainability ranking

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Dec

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST ranks fourth among five PH universities in first-ever QS Sustainability ranking

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) made its debut in the 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Sustainability, where it placed fourth among the five Philippine universities that secured rankings. UST landed within the 1001-1050 bracket worldwide, its first ranking since the assessment launched its pilot edition in 2022.…

UST still PH’s best private university but falls 11 notches in 2024 AppliedHE rankings

03

Dec

By Ma. Alyanna Selda and Carlo Jose Ruga

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UST still PH’s best private university but falls 11 notches in 2024 AppliedHE rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) remained the Philippines’ best private university despite dropping 11 notches in the AppliedHE Private University Ranking: ASEAN 2024. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST fell from fifth to 16th among ASEAN’s best-performing private universities. The University’s overall score also slipped to 63,32…

Of curses and wishes: Why superstitions linger in UST despite its strong Catholic identity

02

Nov

By The Flame Features

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Of curses and wishes: Why superstitions linger in UST despite its strong Catholic identity

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas' more than 400-year history saw the propagation of the Catholic faith, which, along with reason, is regarded as a way to know the truth. But the Catholic beliefs, which were brought to the Philippines by Spaniards in 1521, have been mixed with local customs and…

‘Reporter’ no more: UST obtains rank in THE World University Rankings for the first time

27

Sep

By Prince Ronson Sabado and Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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‘Reporter’ no more: UST obtains rank in THE World University Rankings for the first time

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) finally secured a ranking in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, where it also emerged as the third best university in the Philippines. UST got an overall ranking of 1501+, its first rank since the assessment was established in 2004. Last year,…

UST slips to 5th top PH university, secures better world ranking in 2023 Webometrics

16

Aug

By Robb Nigel Moya and Giannah Erin Ochoa

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UST slips to 5th top PH university, secures better world ranking in 2023 Webometrics

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) slipped one notch to fifth best Philippine university but obtained a higher ranking worldwide in the 2023 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. From its 2,742nd spot last year, UST jumped to 2,523rd worldwide in the July 2023 edition of the Webometrics Ranking, a ranking…