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Archipelagic, oceanic university,10th in UP system
By Nidz Godino
“It will become 10th UP university in our system… initiative aims to enhance existing program offerings, introduce digital ad virtual platforms and develop transdisciplinary courses,” University of the Philippines system president Angelo Jimenez announced during National Higher Education Day Summit in Pasay City new university is currently in the works.
Jimenez said university is laying groundwork for what could be 10th university in UP System by connecting marine and ocean programs in UP Diliman and UP Visayas.
He added that pooling of programs in Marine Science Institute of UP Diliman and Fisheries and Oceans Program of UP Visayas would give birth to “archipelagic and oceanic virtual university.”
Jimenez said premier state university plans to collaborate with other state universities and colleges, foreign universities with similar programs and various maritime industry stakeholders to craft curricula and roadmaps for research and innovation.
These will be aimed at developing “Blue Economy and Archipelagic Nation by 2050 in alignment with Pagtanaw 2050,” according to Jimenez, referring to Department of Science and Technology’s foresight and strategic planning project.
Science, Technology, and Innovation or STI roadmap under Pagtanaw 2050 aims to make country “prosperous, archipelagic, maritime nation characterized by society that is inclusive, productive, sustainable, educated and healthy.”
As Philippine universities fell in recent Asia university rankings, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for “comprehensive” and “all-encompassing” strategy to further improve state of tertiary education in the country.
In his speech at National Higher Education Day Summit in Pasay City, Marcos lamented exclusion of Philippine universities in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings.
“Unfortunately, no Philippine university has reached Top 100, with country’s top schools either dropping or maintaining their rankings… just goes to show that much work is still to be done…we must pursue comprehensive and all-encompassing strategy that will turn this trend around,” FMJ said.
As of December last year, however, at least 81 higher educational institutions (HEIs) had been included in various world university rankings, which is higher than 52 in July last year, according to the President.
He emphasized improving higher education and making it responsive to the present and future needs of society is “front and center” of his administration’s national development agenda.
“Giving youth right competencies and skills and training is only way for them to prevail and to prosper in this highly competitive world, without educated workforce that will implement them, any national economic blueprint will remain simply that blueprints…we will not have means or capacity or labor force to be able to make those plans realities,” Marcos said.
Success of country’s development agenda relies heavily on availability of strong, resilient and skilled human resource, according to the Chief Executive.
He also assured his government remains committed to continuing provision of free tertiary education in public universities and colleges for qualified students under Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
“We have allocated close to P134 billion for our state and local universities and colleges this year so that more students can receive free tertiary education and more families will be eased of burden of having to pay for college,” Marcos said.
As of Jan. 4, there are 1,977 HEIs in the country. Of the figure, 113 are state universities and colleges, 137 are local universities and colleges, 1,714 are private HEIs and 13 are other government schools, Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-supervised institutions and special schools.
Ateneo de Manila University placed in 401-500 bracket based on recently published THE Asia rankings.
UP placed in 501-600 bracket from last year’s 201-250.
De La Salle University remained in 501-600 bracket, while University of Santo Tomas entered rankings in 601+ bracket, tied with Mapúa University.
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