UST is first Philippine University with Four Stars QS Rating
The
University of Santo Tomas (UST) has been awarded an overall rating of Four
Stars by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Stars team from London. Commenting on
the result, QS Asia CEO Ms. Mandy Mok said, “This is first in the Philippines
to be star-rated, at Four Stars. It is certainly a great feat!”
The
QS Intelligence Unit (QSIU) collected data from the University of Santo Tomas
and evaluated these against the QS Stars criteria. After thorough evaluation,
the University of Santo Tomas met all the prerequisites and was awarded Four
Stars.
The
QS Stars rating system is operated by the QS Intelligence Unit, the independent
compiler of the annual QS World University Rankings. The QS Stars ratings are
based on the individual institution’s performance measured against pre-set
standards.
The
QS Stars system rates universities across the world against a range of
important performance indicators numbering to 50, grouped into eight
categories: Employability, Research, Internationalization, Teaching,
Facilities, Inclusiveness (formerly Access), Social Responsibilities (formerly
Engagement), and the institution’s standing in specialist subjects.
According
to QS Stars definition, a typical four-star university is highly international,
and demonstrates excellence in both research and teaching. Moreover, the
institution provides an excellent environment for students and faculty.
It
is noteworthy that the University achieved an impressive Five Stars rating in
Employability, Facilities, Social Responsibility and Inclusiveness.
This
was officially announced during the 8TH QS World Class, held from
March 25 to 27, 2015, at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, Phuket,
Thailand. The event was attended by the UST Rector, Rev. Fr. Herminio V.
Dagohoy, O.P., who received the certificate from QS Stars.
Fr.
Dagohoy championed UST’s efforts at seeking the QS Stars Rating, with the
Quality Management Office (QMO) as the lead group. QMO Director Assoc. Prof.
Joehanna K. Ngo, PIE, ASEAN Engr., and QMO Asst. Director Engr. Nestor R. Ong,
PIE, ASEAN Engr., worked in collaboration with all the concerned administrators
and academic officials in the University to gather data that will validate the
claim on UST’s world-class performance in the Educational Quality Management
System (EQMS) for excellence.
During
the General Management Assembly Meeting held on February 16, 2015 at the
Blessed Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. building, Fr. Dagohoy stressed that
“standards are markers of quality that provide a correct and concrete picture
of an organization’s performance, stability and sustainability. The need to
implement quality standards has been a major thrusts by universities worldwide
for the last twenty years, to achieve an unvarying concept of excellence to
accomplish its mission.”
He
added, “the best way we can serve the country as an institution is to prepare a
generation of Filipinos by affording them quality education that is not only
the best in the country, but [something] of global quality.”
Fr.
Dagohoy ended his message by encouraging everyone to work collaboratively in
achieving common goals. He said, “this is also an opportunity for us to realize
that our desire to position ourselves better than our peers cannot be achieved
by a singular work of a particular office, but a common and concerted effort of
all departments and units in the University.”
Source: The Academia, The Official
International Bulletin of the University of Santo Tomas, April 2015, page 8.
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