There are many institutions of higher learning in Manila, including Yaomanila University and De La Salle University in Athens, as well as the University of the Philippines, Philippine Teachers College, Philippine Women's University, Abu -L- Alawood University, Oriental University and school of economics and management in Asia established since the 20th century. Among them, St. Thomas University is the oldest Catholic university in the Philippines, which was founded in 16 1 1 year, and its campus is full of green. There is a museum attached to the university, displaying many rare treasures, and many outstanding figures in the Philippines have graduated from this university.

Four famous universities in Manila: National University of the Philippines (ranked 48th in the latest world university ranking of 20 13QS, 30 1-400), University of De La Salle, University of St. Thomas and University of Ateneo. The University of the Philippines was established in 1908, 1870 (also known as the university charter) promulgated by the first legislature of the Philippines. In fact, Filipinos rely on Americans to run universities according to the model of RAND-funded universities. The first principal of this school was American Dr. murray bartlett. After 85 years of development, it is now the largest national comprehensive university in the Philippines.

At the beginning of the school, the school only had two teaching units, the Academy of Fine Arts and the Agricultural College, which were established in 1908. 19 10 Philippine medical college (founded in 1907) was merged into the university of the Philippines, and 1923 was expanded into a medical college. In the first 65,438+00 years after its establishment, the school has successively established seven departments, including medical department, engineering department, education department, music department, law school, literature department and veterinary department. The second president was Filipino ignacio Villamore. He attaches great importance to the curriculum and hopes to build a team of teachers who are competitive in teaching and scientific research, and gradually make them Filipino. The University of the Philippines developed rapidly under the rule of the fourth president Rafael Palma (1923- 1934). The president actively maintains academic freedom, but opposes making the university an ivory tower isolated from the world.

194 1 1 February, the Philippines was occupied by Japan. During World War II, school buildings were destroyed, which greatly affected normal teaching activities. At that time, only some departments opened classes. 1June, 1945, Dr. Bienvindo M. Gonzalez was re-elected as the principal (he became the sixth principal from 1939 and was forced to resign from 1943) and began to make plans for the school relocation. 1948 65438+In February, the 40th anniversary of its founding, the University of the Philippines in Manila moved to Diliman in Quezon, another important town in Metro Manila besides the Medical College and Health College.

1953 According to the requirements of Clark Air Force Base (the largest air force base in China), the school established Clark Air Force Base College of the University of the Philippines. Now there are three undergraduate majors and three graduate majors.

1968 The University of the Philippines has 28 colleges (scattered in 3 campuses) and 5 local colleges (Baguio College is the largest, and since the reorganization of 196 1, 9 undergraduate programs and 2 master programs have been opened).

1972165438+1On October 20th, then President Marcos of the Republic of China ordered a major reorganization of the University of the Philippines, aiming to make it a national first-class university, and at the same time implemented a management system combining unification with separation, and some academic institutions gained autonomy. The eleventh president, Dr. Salvador Lopez, took office on 1969, actively promoting the democratic consultation system, expanding teaching and research facilities, raising the salaries of faculty and staff, establishing a bursary system, and further expanding the scale of running schools. 1 97365438+1October1,the board of directors of the university officially approved the establishment of the first branch school-Los Banjos, and specifically implemented the institutional reform plan of decentralized management and branch school autonomy. Located 80km south of Manila, this branch is the main agricultural area in the Philippines and the largest forest nature reserve in China. It is the best place for agricultural and forestry teaching and scientific experiments. 1977, the university board decided to establish the Health Science Center in Manila. 1979, the University of the Philippines Manila was formally established. Manila campus and Diliman campus are located in the capital area, so the teaching and research are mainly humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences and medicine. In May of the same year, the third branch school, Visayan Branch School, was announced. Located in the southeast of Manila, this branch school is a fishing ground and aquaculture base, so it focuses on fisheries, aquaculture and other majors. This policy of running schools according to local conditions is not only beneficial to the local and national economic development, but also meets the enrollment requirements of young people everywhere.

1979, the university of the Philippines signed an extended education plan with the provincial government of bangpan, and enrolled 1 17 undergraduates and 40 postgraduates in san fernando, the capital of the province. Undergraduate majors are economics, business administration and psychology, and postgraduate majors are management.

On April 26th, 1982, Diliman Campus, which is both a branch school and the headquarters, was officially completed.

1984, Master of Management in Olongjiabo was offered in the second extension teaching point. St. Thomas University was founded on April 28th, 16 1 1. It is the oldest university in Asia and the largest Catholic university with a single campus in the world. It was founded by Miguel Benavidez, the third archbishop of Manila, together with the Franciscans. Domingo de Neva and Bernardo de Santacatalina. Originally, a school wanted to train young people to become priests. St Thomas is located in a walled city. 1624, college notarization, granting degrees in theology, philosophy and art. 1645,165438+1October 20th, the distinguished Pope upgraded the college to a university.

1902, 17 In September, Pope Leo (XIII) recognized St. Thomas as the "Pontifical University", and in June, 1947, Pope Pius (XII) awarded him the title of "Philippine Catholic University". 1927, in order to continue enrolling students, this university park was moved to San Palok administrative district, covering an area of 2 1 hectare. Almost all the buildings on campus are in ancient European style and quite beautiful. Walking on this campus makes people feel like they are in the16th century. In order to praise and highlight the noble achievement system, many important dignitaries visited this university for this position. Among them, in the past 30 years, they have visited His Majesty Paul VI in 1970, Prince Juan Carlos in 1974, Mother Teresa in Kolkata in 1977 and Pope in 1984. This school has a high international evaluation and is qualified to rank among the first-class universities in the world. In the Philippines, it is as famous as the National University of the Philippines and ranks fifth in the Philippines.