The Philippines has made a notable advancement in the global academic arena, with four of its universities making it to the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings for 2023. This is an increase from the two universities that were ranked in 2022.
The four universities listed in the 2023 rankings are the University of the Philippines (UP), De La Salle University (DLSU), Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), and Mapua University. UP and DLSU have been part of the rankings since 2017 and 2019, respectively, while AdMU and Mapua debuted this year. Six other local higher education institutions were listed on reporter status for being active participants in the rankings but are still unranked.
Ateneo de Manila University debuted strong on the THE Asia University Rankings emerging as the country leader after being on reporter status the previous year. The Jesuit-run AdMU, with campuses Loyola School in Quezon City and the Professional School campuses in Makati City, entered the ranking at 84th spot.
The University of the Philippines, ranked for the seventh time this year, reverted to the 201-250 bracket, the same spot it held when it first entered the rankings in 2017. The state-run UP System with 8 constituent universities in 17 campuses all over the country was in the Top 100 for three straight years from 2019-2021, before sliding down to the 129th spot last year.
De La Salle University is listed in the 501-600 bracket, a slight dip from its previous 401-500 position. The Catholic private university in Manila has been included five times since it debuted in the rankings in 2019.
Mapua University, renowned for its engineering and technological programs, made its first appearance, joining the rankings in the 601+ bracket.
Six other Philippine universities are listed as reporter schools. These institutions, which include Cebu Technological University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, University of Santo Tomas, University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Tarlac Agricultural University, and Visayas State University, are active participants in the rankings but have yet to earn a ranked position.
FULL LIST of THE Asia University Rankings 2023 here:
4 Philippine universities made it this year's ranking of top Asian universities while 6 others were listed but unranked. Here's the link to the full list of #THEAsia 2023
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All ten universities listed on THE Asia University Rankings were also named in the recently released THE Impact Rankings for universities with contributions towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in the 2023 THE World University Rankings.
The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings for 2023 evaluated 669 schools from 33 nations across Asia, using 13 performance indicators reflecting the unique attributes of Asian higher education institutions. The leading university in this year’s rankings is Tsinghua University of China.
This increase in Philippine universities in the THE Asia University Rankings highlights the country’s steady progress in the field of higher education.
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