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74-397: Royal University may refer to: Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas , Philippines Royal University of Agriculture Royal University of Bhutan Royal University of Fine Arts Royal University of Ireland Royal University of Law and Economics Royal University of Phnom Penh Sapienza University of Rome , called

148-668: A pontifical university , the Faculty of Sacred Theology, Faculty of Philosophy, and the Faculty of Canon Law or the UST Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies are also governed by the apostolic constitution Veritatis gaudium that was issued by Pope Francis on December 8, 2017. UST has three basic education schools, the Junior High School , the Education High School which serves as a laboratory for

222-927: A building near the Dominican church and convent in the walled city of Intramuros in Manila for the college. The authorities took the example of universities in Spain, such as the University of Salamanca , and in Spanish America, such as the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico , to become a model for the university. UST was first called the College of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary ( Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario ), and in 1619, it

296-471: A certain enrollment threshold, it becomes a separate college, independent of its faculty or parent college. The College of Information and Computing Sciences was founded as an institute when it separated from the Faculty of Engineering in 2014. It was elevated to the status of a college in 2021. The UST Central Seminary and the UST Hospital have separate statutes but are still under the university. As

370-618: A faculty, college, school, or institute, depending on when the academic unit was founded. The faculties , such as the Faculty of Civil Law, are formed during the Spanish colonial period, while colleges and schools , such as the College of Education and the Graduate School have been used since the American period. Institutes are adjuncts or naturally separate units of a specific faculty or college. Once an adjunct institute reaches

444-517: A new seal was made after the Roman Curia suggested uniformity in the titles and the name of UST. The university's Council of Regents decided to include UST's name in the new seal and drop the titles of Royal and Pontifical because they are not part of the official name of the university. The controversial seal was revised a month after. The Council of Regents reverted to the previous seal and included UST's honorific titles Pontifical and Royal, and

518-518: Is built in 1952 and designed by Julio Victor Rocha. It initiated the application of the Niemeyer -inspired brise soleil in local buildings. The Quadricentennial Pavilion was the venue of the CNN Philippines vice-presidential debates in 2016, senatorial debates in 2019, and vice-presidential and presidential debates in 2022. The Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Building is located across

592-712: Is home to the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the College of Commerce and Business Administration . Built in 1952, the Bauhaus -inspired San Martin de Porres Building houses the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery , the College of Nursing, and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences. The UST Hospital complex comprises the main St. Vincent Building, the Benavides Cancer Institute, the St. John Paul II Building, and

666-785: Is named after an alumnus and Jollibee Foods Corporation founder Tony Tan Caktiong , and it will be an annex of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-TOMASInno Center. UST operates under the Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church , the apostolic constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae , the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines supplementary ordinances of the Ex corde Ecclesiae , and laws of

740-629: Is the first structure on the campus and once served as the Kilometer Zero of Manila. It houses the Faculty of Civil Law , the Faculty of Pharmacy , the College of Science, the Museum of Arts and Sciences , and the administrative offices. The northeast quadrant of the campus includes the St. Raymund Penafort Building and the health and medical buildings. St. Raymund de Peñafort Building is built in International Style in 1955 and

814-666: Is the largest university in the city of Manila . Located on España Boulevard in the Sampaloc district, it is spread over an almost perfect square of 21.5 hectares. The university is part of the University Belt . In 1927, the university transferred to its present campus when the Dominicans deemed the Intramuros campus inadequate for the university's growing population. The architectural style of buildings within

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888-474: Is the main campus of the University of Santo Tomas System that is run by the Order of Preachers . UST was granted the title Royal by King Charles III of Spain in 1785. Pope Leo XIII made UST a pontifical university in 1902. Pope Pius XII bestowed the title of The Catholic University of the Philippines in 1947. The university houses the first and oldest engineering, law, medical, and pharmacy schools in

962-403: Is usually dubbed as the "oldest lay faculty", while the Faculty of Engineering , founded in 1907, is regarded as the "youngest faculty". The term faculty is only historical and does not signify dominance over the "newer" colleges. UST is the only university in the Philippines that uses faculty. College is used by independent degree-granting units that were founded since the American period in

1036-515: The Colegio de Santo Tomas in Avila, Spain. In 1609, permission to open the college was requested from King Philip III of Spain , which only reached Manila two years later. The university was founded on April 28, 1611. The act of foundation was signed by frays Baltasar Fort, Bernardo Navarro, and Francisco Minayo. Bernardo de Santa Catalina carried out the wishes of Benavides and was able to secure

1110-401: The Faculty of Canon Law ( Facultad de Cánones ) and the Faculty of Civil Law ( Facultad de Derecho ) were established. The Royal Decree of May 20, 1865, from Queen Isabella II of Spain gave power to UST for the supervision of all secondary schools. Being the only institution of higher learning at that time, UST acted as the Department of Education of the country. After five years,

1184-491: The Imperial Japanese forces converted UST into an internment camp for enemy aliens, mostly Americans living in the Philippines. Their secret police division, known as Kenpeitai , turned the original Intramuros campus into a garrison and torture chamber, destroying it by fire in 1944. Over 3,700 internees were freed, 2,870 of whom were Americans, and over 600 were either killed or died from sickness or starvation in

1258-488: The Institute of Physical Therapy was founded and was supervised by the College of Science and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery . The institute was granted a full autonomy in 1993 and became independent in 2000. In 2006, the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management was founded from the College of Education. It became an independent college in 2008. The Institute of Information and Computing Sciences (IICS)

1332-844: The Main Building , the Quadricentennial Square, the Miguel de Benavides Library , the Tan Yan Kee Student Center, and the upcoming Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Erected around 1680, the Arch of the Centuries served as the main entrance to the first campus in Intramuros . It transferred to its present site in 1954. The Main Building, designed by the priest and engineer Roque Ruaño, was built from 1924 to 1927. It

1406-624: The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila or colloquially as Ustê ( pronounced [usˈtɛʔ] ), is a private , Catholic research university in Manila , Philippines . Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides , third Archbishop of Manila , it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. It

1480-540: The Reale Università degli studi di Roma between 1870 and 1935, when it was transferred from papal governance to the Kingdom of Italy [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

1554-567: The football field . BGPOP, also known as the Thomasian Alumni Center, sits on the site of the old UST Gymnasium. The Art Deco facade of the old gymnasium is preserved for its historical significance. The Beato Angelico Building occupies the site of the old UST Press, which was constructed in 1953. The College of Architecture and the College of Fine Arts and Design transferred from the Roque Ruano Building to

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1628-423: The 1920s until the present time. The College of Education , founded in 1926, is often called to be the "oldest college". A department under a certain academic unit, which is being developed to become an independent entity, is given the title Institute . An Institute may also be established in the university as an organically independent body, like the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics . In 1974,

1702-692: The 1935–1938 seal, the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines replaced the coat of arms of the Spanish East Indies. A fourth oval was added in the 1937–1946 seal to include the Spanish East Indies. The 1957–1983 seal replaced the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines with the coat of arms of the Philippines . In June 2011, a new seal was unveiled, but due to its typeface and color selections, it garnered critical reaction on social media. The sudden change for

1776-758: The Aquinas University of Legazpi, is located in Legazpi, Albay . It is the biggest catholic university in the Bicol Region , offering courses in the fields of law, medical, architecture, engineering, accountancy, teacher education, and arts and sciences. The university also has its own hospital. UST General Santos is an 80-hectare campus in southern Philippines that will initially offer programs in agricultural and fishery research, arts and humanities, business and accountancy, engineering and technology, and pharmaceutical sciences. The university acquired

1850-835: The Beato Angelico Building in 2003. The southeast quadrant comprises the Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy and Multi-Deck Carpark Building, the Albertus Magnus Building, the Roque Ruaño Building, and the Quadricentennial Pavilion complex. The Albertus Magnus Building houses the College of Education and the Conservatory of Music . The Roque Ruaño Building, which houses the Faculty of Engineering ,

1924-740: The Beato Angelico Building, the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex, and the hospital buildings, have adopted the capital and column of the UST Main Building, one of the university's iconic symbols. Seven buildings are also named after beatified Dominicans and Dominican saints . The central axis of the campus comprises the Arch of the Centuries , the Plaza Benavides , the Benavides Monument ,

1998-406: The College of Architecture and Fine Arts. The Department of Fine Arts separated from the College of Architecture and became the College of Fine Arts in 2000. The Institute of Physical Therapy was renamed as the College of Rehabilitation Sciences in 2001. The Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy became an independent college from the College of Commerce and Accountancy in 2004. It was also

2072-598: The College of Education, and the Senior High School . The UST Elementary School used to offer primary education for children in the K-12 levels, but stopped accepting applications for the K-level sometime in the 2010s. UST offers over 63 undergraduate programs in over 100 undergraduate specializations, three professional programs, over 50 master programs, and over 20 doctorate programs enrolling 41,554 students in

2146-467: The Dominican hound carrying a flaming torch are perched atop the shield. Directly below is the sun of Thomas Aquinas, whose rays extend throughout the whole seal. The seal depicts three or four ovals bearing different coats of arms. In the 1868–1935 seal, the left oval contains the Papal insignia symbolizing the apostolic concession by which the college was raised to be a university. The right oval contains

2220-566: The Minister of Overseas Colonies Segismundo Moret issued a decree that converted Real y Pontificia Universidad de Santo Tomas into Real y Pontificia Universidad de Filipinas . In 1871, the Superior Gobierno de Filipinas issued a decree that established the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy ( Facultad de Medicina y Farmacia ). UST was allowed to grant a licentiate degree in medicine. From 1877 to 1901, 329 students were granted

2294-668: The Philippine Revolution against Spain, and from 1942 to 1945, during the Japanese occupation of the country. On December 1, 2010, the House of Representatives passed Resolution No. 51, "Resolution Congratulating the University of Santo Tomas on the occasion of its Quadricentennial Anniversary in 2011," which read "founded on April 28, 1611, by Archbishop Miguel de Benavides" and "has the oldest extant university charter in

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2368-633: The Philippine government. The executive authorities of the university are the chancellor, the vice-chancellor, the rector, and the vice-rector. The ex-officio chancellor is the Master of the Order of Preachers . He appoints the rector of the university upon the approval of the Holy See. Currently, Filipino-Dominican priest Gerard Timoner III holds the position. The ex-officio vice-chancellor of

2442-486: The Philippines and have won the overall championships more than any other university. The foundation of the university is attributed to the Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides . He came to the Philippines with the first Dominican mission in 1587. He went on to become bishop of Nueva Segovia and was promoted to become the third archbishop of Manila in 1601. Upon his death on July 26, 1605, Benavides bequeathed his library and personal property worth ₱1,500 to be used as

2516-416: The Philippines (FAAP). The university has the highest number of Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities' Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA)-accredited programs in the country, with 59. The main campus is the largest university in the city of Manila and is home to 22 degree-granting colleges , a parish church , and a teaching hospital . The National Museum of the Philippines declared four of

2590-490: The Philippines and Asia." In the second term of 2023–2024, 33,407 students were enrolled in the university's undergraduate and graduate programs, while 7,250 were enrolled in basic education. The oldest seal used by the university is first seen in an examination book Libros de piques that is found in the UST Archives. The university seal from 1868 to 1983 is set in a cardioid shield. The globus cruciger and

2664-783: The Santísimo Rosario Parish and the Ecclesiastical Faculties . The Botanical Garden was established in 1932 and continues to serve students in the research of Philippine flora and medicinal plants. TARC is home to the Graduate School . The southwest quadrant includes the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building (BGPOP), the swimming pool, the UST Publishing House , the Beato Angelico Building, and

2738-944: The UST Hospital Clinical Division. The St. John Paul II Building was inaugurated in 2019 and serves as the extension of the UST Hospital. The northwest quadrant comprises the Central Seminary, the Botanical Garden, the Benavides Building, the Central Laboratory Building, and the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex (TARC). The Central Seminary , built in 1933, is designed by Fernando Ocampo in Art Deco style. It also houses

2812-531: The UST System in 2017. UST Angelicum College is located in the Santo Domingo Church complex in Quezon City . It offers basic education programs, a home study program , and undergraduate programs. The campus was founded as the Angelicum School in 1972 by Rogelio Alarcon. The school changed its name to Angelicum College in 1996 after offering undergraduate courses in 1995. It offers programs in communication, entrepreneurship, human resource management, and information technology. UST-Legazpi , formerly known as

2886-419: The University of Santo Tomas The Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies , though governed by its particular statutes, is still an integral part of the university. A dean heads a faculty, college, or school. He is assisted by a faculty council and an assistant dean. All academic units are also supervised by a Dominican regent. In a faculty, college or school where the dean is a member of the Order of Preachers,

2960-402: The University of Santo Tomas Entrance Test (USTET) annually. The results are released on January 28, the feast of day of St. Thomas Aquinas . In 2020 and 2021, the USTET was replaced by the UST Admission Rating (USTAR) because of the COVID-19 situation in the country. The USTAR is a score that computes several parameters obtained primarily from the academic records of the applicant. In 2020,

3034-443: The campus is influenced by the construction period, resulting in a significant variation. The designs of early structures are done by university priests and professors who used styles from the Renaissance Revival , Art Deco , Bauhaus , to International Style . The Sampaloc campus saw an extensive redevelopment at the turn of the century as 12 out of the 24 major buildings were constructed from 2002 to 2023. Several buildings, such as

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3108-437: The coat of arms similar to the coat of arms of Spain used in 1700-1868 and 1834–1930 to indicate the protection which Philip IV of Spain vouchsafed to the university. The center oval contains the cross of the Dominican order , which is surrounded by a rosary, crowned by the star of Saint Dominic , and flanked below by a palm branch (representing martyrdom) to its left and white lilies to the right. The inner lower border of

3182-447: The corporate name of Real y Pontificia Universidad de Santo Tomas de Manila . With the growing student population, the Dominicans were given a 21.5-hectare plot of land at the Sulucan Hills in Sampaloc, Manila and built its new campus. In 1924, it began accepting female enrollees. All courses and departments moved to the new campus, with the exception of medicine and civil law, both of which stayed in Intramuros. During World War II ,

3256-415: The country. The university offers programs in over 180 undergraduate and graduate specializations. It has 26 programs recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development, ranking second in the country and first among private educational institutions. It is awarded institutional accreditation by the CHED through the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of

3330-549: The dean also functions as the regent. A director heads an institute. Founded in 2017, the Graduate School of Law is the newest unit in the University. Colleges that were founded with the university in 1611 up until the beginning of the twentieth century uses the title of Faculty . This is an accordance with statutes of the medieval University of Salamanca and the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico which used " facultad " for their constituent colleges. Various faculties on grammar, humanities, arts, and sciences existed in

3404-447: The defunct Normal School. Only the Graduate School uses the style today. Conservatory is used by the University's music school, the Conservatory of Music . It offers complete bachelor's degrees in music. Below is the list of the present academic units of the university with their corresponding logos and symbols. The coat of arms of the older faculties and colleges of the university were designed by Cenon M. Rivera, former director of

3478-413: The early years of the university. These faculties evolved to become the present colleges, like the College of Science and the College of Fine Arts and Design. The Faculty of Sacred Theology, Faculty of Philosophy, and the Faculty of Canon Law, which are housed in the Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies , are considered to be the oldest faculties in the university. The Faculty of Civil Law , founded in 1734,

3552-434: The fine arts department of the university. Each college also has a patron saint that was chosen based on the field or profession of the college. The selection is administered by the council of regents of the university. In 1896, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters was founded. It became the Faculty of Arts and Letters when part of

3626-445: The first college of the university to be named after an alumnus. In university events, like the Thomasian Welcome Walk and The Sending-off rights, the roll call of the university colleges is done according to their foundation year instead of the usual alphabetical order. Founded in 1611, the Faculty of Sacred Theology is called and introduced first. Being the youngest, founded in 2014, the Institute of Information and Computing Sciences

3700-456: The first term of the academic year 2023–2024. The Faculty of Engineering received the most freshmen with 4,239 students and the Faculty of Art and Letters followed with 3,600. In 2018, there were 371 foreign students, majority were from Asian countries. The UST Hospital, which serves as the training hospital of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, offers 21 residency training programs. The university produced 8,131 graduates in 2022. UST holds

3774-412: The gold and blue as Pantone 213 C and Pantone 298 C, respectively. The Tongues of Fire is the logo of the UST Quadricentennial Celebration . It features the outline of the UST Main Building tower and four flames that spell out UST. The tongues of fire reference the future of the university and are reminiscent of the stripes of a tiger. It is designed by alumnus Francisco Doplon. The UST main campus

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3848-493: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_University&oldid=1151798860 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas ( UST ; Filipino : Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas ), officially

3922-421: The internment camp for 37 months from January 1942 until February 11, 1945, when the camp was liberated by General Douglas MacArthur . UST was given the title " Royal " by King Charles III of Spain in 1785, in recognition of the university's loyalty in defending Manila against the British troops. In 1974, then prince King Juan Carlos I of Spain visited UST and was conferred doctor of laws honoris causa and

3996-408: The land of the new campus in 1997, but the construction was stalled by land classification problems and local politics. In 2013, the local city council approved the rezoning of the university site to institutional from agricultural. The consultation and public hearing for the first phase of the establishment of the new campus was conducted in 2017. The construction broke ground on April 20, 2018, and

4070-457: The licentiate degree. José Rizal studied medicine at the university from 1878 to 1882, where he was granted the rare privilege of studying simultaneously the preparatory course of medicine and the first year of medicine. The university began granting the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1902 during the new American system . The university was registered on January 13, 1908, as a non-stock, non-profit educational institution under Act 1459 with

4144-419: The main campus and is connected by the UST Link Bridge. The Frassati Building houses the Senior High School, the College of Information and Computing Sciences, the DOST-TOMASInno Center, and several administrative offices. At its completion in 2019, it became the tallest educational building in the Philippines with 23 floors. A stormwater drainage system that would help in mitigating UST's seasonal flood problem

4218-404: The name of the university. The current seal of the university is set in a modern French shield quartered by the Dominican Cross. The surrounding inscription reads the full name of UST: Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila, and the foundation year, 1611. The symbols are set on a field of Marian blue. The colors, as officially defined by the university's identity guidelines, define

4292-449: The onset of martial law in the Philippines in 1972, he issued guidelines from a Department Order about the Marcos martial law and sought the help of the faculty members for the maintenance of discipline imposed by the government. The Varsitarian continued to operate during martial law, even when several national newspapers were shut down. The UST administration cautioned The Varsitarian against publishing anti-government sentiments, but

4366-427: The pope four times since 1970, Pope Paul VI in 1970, Pope John Paul II in 1981 and 1995, and by Pope Francis in 2015. During the quadricentennial year in 2011, Pope Benedict XVI sent a special envoy and gave a video message. In 1947, Pope Pius XII bestowed the appellate name The Catholic University of the Philippines . UST's first Filipino rector was Leonardo Legaspi , who served UST from 1971 to 1977. At

4440-573: The programs of the College of Liberal Arts were merged with it. The programs of the College of Liberal Arts leading to Bachelor of Science degrees where reorganised to become the College of Science . The College of Science retained the college color and seal of the College of Liberal Arts. The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the Faculty of Pharmacy were both founded in 1871 as the Facultad de Medicina y Farmacia and separated in 1901 to become two different faculties. The College of Commerce and Business Administration had several name changes. It

4514-450: The publication still urged the students to resist the dictatorship. The student council from the Faculty of Arts and Letters became the first legitimate student government in the country since martial law was declared. UST's recognition as the oldest extant university in the Philippines was disputed by the University of San Carlos . Since its establishment, the UST's academic life has been interrupted only twice; from 1898 to 1899, during

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4588-408: The seal is lined with the Latin name of the university Pontificia et Regalis S(ancti) Thomæ Aquinatis Universitas Manilana . The upper half of the seal is flanked by laurel leaves on both sides and the lower half by a collar similar to the insignia used the by the Order of the Golden Fleece . The 1935–1938, 1937–1946, and 1957–1983 versions had changes depending on the government of the country. In

4662-469: The seed fund for the establishment of an institution of higher learning. Two days before, he made a testament in the presence of Dominican priests Domingo de Nieva and Bernardo de Santa Catalina, who were the executors of his last will. In June 1606, Bishop Diego de Soria wrote a letter to King Philip III of Spain informing him of the plans of founding a colegio. He also added that the colegio be given authorization to grant academic degrees similar to those of

4736-413: The title Royal Patron, as a revival of the tradition dating back to 1680 when King Charles II of Spain was named the first patron. Queen Sofía of Spain , who visited with her husband in 1974, came back in 2012. In 1902, UST was officially declared a pontifical university by the Quae Mari Sinico , an apostolic constitution signed by Pope Leo XIII . As a pontifical university, UST has been visited by

4810-578: The university is the Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines. The rector serves as the university's chief executive officer. He is assisted by a council of regents, an academic senate and an economic council. A dean heads an academic unit while being assisted by a faculty council and a regent, who is a member of the Order of Preachers. UST Manila has 19 civil colleges, three ecclesiastical colleges, and three basic education schools. These are academic units that are organically interdependent with one another. A college may be referred to as

4884-409: The university received 48,411 applications for the USTAR, admitting 7,772 college freshmen for the school year 2021–2022. The Faculty of Engineering had the most freshmen for three consecutive years, with 1,071 students. The USTET resumed in 2022 for the 2023–2024 school year. The USTET is also administered in Hong Kong, Doha, Dubai, Manama, Muscat, Al-Khobar, Jeddah, and Riyadh. Colleges of

4958-404: The university's structures and the UST Baybayin Documents as National Cultural Treasures . UST alumni and faculty include 30 Catholic saints , four presidents of the Philippines , 17 senators , nine chief justices , 20 national artists , a national scientist , and five billionaires. The athletic teams are the Growling Tigers , who are members of the University Athletic Association of

5032-511: The university's structures were also declared National Cultural Treasures by the National Museum namely, the Arch of the Centuries , Main Building , the Central Seminary , and the university's open spaces. The UST in Manila is the main campus of the University of Santo Tomas System , which comprises three other existing campuses and one upcoming UST campus in Santa Rosa , Laguna . UST Angelicum College in Quezon City and University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi in Legazpi, Albay integrated with

5106-405: Was completed in 2021. The underground system covers seven street zones that can hold 11.25 million liters of water. As part of the celebration of the 2022 Thomasian Welcome Walk, the new UST block letters and the Bengal Tiger statue were unveiled at the Plaza Mayor. The campus was declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2011. Four of

5180-441: Was delayed for several years by changes in the administration, the Quadricentennial Celebration from 2009 to 2012, and prioritization of the construction projects in the main campus. On September 10, 2017, a second groundbreaking ceremony was held and led by then university rector Herminio Dagohoy . The construction of the first building in the campus, the UST–Dr. Tony Tan Caktiong Innovation Center, began in December 2020. The center

5254-458: Was established in 2014 from the Faculty of Engineering . In 2021, the IICS was elevated to the status of a College. Though referred to as an "Institute", the Institute of Religion does not confer undergraduate or graduate programs. It is a department that supervises the theology classes in the lay colleges. School was earlier used by the School of Civil Engineering, School of Architecture and Fine Arts, School of Commerce, School of Nursing, and

5328-457: Was first called as the School of Commerce in 1933. Later on, it developed to become the College of Commerce in 1934, College of Commerce and Accountancy in 1988, and eventually to its present name. The Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management became the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management in 2008. The College of Fine Arts and the Conservatory of Music were originally part of

5402-462: Was headed by then university rector Herminio Dagohoy . The campus opened on April 11, 2024. UST Santa Rosa is a 40-hectare campus in Laguna that will offer undergraduate programs in science and engineering. The campus first broke ground on April 19, 2006, which was led by then university rector Tamerlane Lana and attended by UST board member and tycoon Lucio Tan . The development of the campus

5476-453: Was renamed Colegio de Santo Tomas in honor of the Dominican theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas . On November 20, 1645, Pope Innocent X issued the papal bull In Supereminenti , which elevated the Colegio de Santo Tomas to a university and placed it under papal authority. Following the royal decree of King Philip V of Spain in 1733 and bull Dudum emanarunt of Pope Clement XII in 1734,

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