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UST ranks 4th in the Philippines, 781st in Asia in EduRank 2023

Philippe Hernandez — Fri, 05 May 2023 09:20:25 +0000

The 91��Ϣ�� was among the universities ranked by EduRank 2023, an independent rankings agency for higher education institutions all over the world. From data regarding 5,830 Asian universities, UST ranked 781st and was 4th among Philippine universities (a total of 229 universities were ranked).

Medicine, biology as top programs in terms of research publications and outputs

Research productivity especially in the fields of Medicine and Biology was recognized by EduRank 2023 for being the highest among the specializations offered by UST. At 586 publications and 15,545 citations, Medicine-related studies ranked highest, followed by BIology, the Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Psychology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Business, Botany, and Ecology, among others.

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100 notable alumni including national heroes and leaders

EduRank also included in its list 100 notable alumni, headlined by National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, and past Presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Sergio Osmeña, Sr., Jose P. Laurel, and Diosdado Macapagal. The roster also included business tycoon and philantrophist Tony Tan Caktiong, DBA (hons) (Chairman Emeritus and Founder of Jollbee Foods Corporation), the late Metrobank Founder George S.K. Ty, PhD (hons)., the late SGV Co. co-founder washington SyCip (Accounting), as well as National Artists Francisco Sionil Jose (Literature), Bienvenido Lumbera (Literature), Cirilo Bautista (Literature), and Francisco Mañosa (Architecture).

Sports stalwarts like Ernest John Obiena (Electronics Engineering student), Alyssa Valdez (Junior High School), Dylan Ababou, and Jervy Cruz also made the list, along with filmmakers Brillante Mendoza and Ronnie del Carmen. The list included prominent Filipinos dating all the way back to the 19th century who have made a name for themselves in various fields of endeavor.

EduRank, according to its website and ranking method, uses a database of 44,909,300 scientific publications and 1,237,541,960 citations across 246 research topics. Research performance accounts for 45 percent, while non-academic performance accounts for 45 percent. Alumni score comprises the remaining ten percent.

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Silverio leads Industrial Eng’g faculty winners, presenters in Nagoya City University conference

Philippe Hernandez — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 02:30:00 +0000

Engr. Angelito A. Silverio, PhD led his colleagues in the Department of Industrial Engineering in presenting award-winning posters and papers in the August 25-26, 2021 Second Nagoya City University Contact Points Symposium in Asia, which bore the theme “Thinking about SDGs – Designing Healthy Work Environment”.

Silverio presents his work.

Silverio won Second Place for his poster presentation entitled “Development of a Wearable System for Fall Detection and Physiological Signs Monitoring,” which was co-authored with Mhar Ian Estayan, Edgardo Giuseppe G. Catambing, Carl Anderson Lei Yee. Meanwhile, Engr. Gabriel C. Bucu, CIE, AAE won Fourth Place in the same competition, this time for his poster entitled “Establishing a Procurement Model in Philippine Barangay Health Centers Using an Integer Linear Programming Model.” Bucu’s co-authors were Glenn Gerald Castañeda, Keziah Marella Cueto, Clara Franchesca Mendoza, and Angeline Nicole Regalado.

An Industrial Engineering faculty member likewise won Second Place in the Excellent Poster (Audience Choice) competition. Assoc. Prof. Carlos Ignacio Jr. P. Lugay, PhD, PIE, ASEAN Eng. won the distinction for his poster A Comparative Study on the Human preference and the Nutritional Value between Mung Bean Chips and Common Commercial Snack Food. This was co-authored with Adonis S. Clet, David Lorenz M. Dometita , Fredric L. Go, Ericson F. Niones.

Other posters presented in the same event were entitled “Customer Satisfaction among Private Tertiary Hospitals” by Assoc. Prof. Joehanna K. Ngo, PhD, PIE, ASEAN Eng., Charlie A. Marquez, Michael Jon L. Chang, Jose Luis Razon, and Trishia Denisse Torres. Ngo likewise presented the poster entitled “Quality Assessment by Users of a Philippine Public Library,” which she co-authored with Alliah Roi Bernardino, Kiara Marie Bool, and Sheena Justo.

Lugay likewise presented the poster entitled “A Study on the Effect on Customer Perception, Attitudes and Purchase Intention of Food Establishments with Persons with Disabilities as their Employees,” which was co-authored with Rane Eon B. Carreon, Russel Brendan G. Gupit, Leslie Marie M. Montecillo, and Bianca Mariko O. Quizon.

Finally, Bucu presented two other posters. The first was co-authored with Alexis Joseph M. Baarde, Rosarie Joy C. Balneg, Lara Isabelle P. Cabral, and Maria Jocelyn B. Cerezo and was entitled “Establishing an Optimal Model on the Total Implementation Cost in Preventing the Occurrence of Dengue Outbreak in the Barangays of Lipa City, Batangas using Integer Linear Programming.” The other one was co-authored with Polo Miguel D. Elefante , Julien Christiane N. Gicalao, Loreto K. Jaen II., John Danyael B. Taguinod and was entitled “An Integrated Application of Integer Linear Programming and Ergonomic Principles in Re-designing Disaster Go Backpacks for Adult Filipinos.”

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Industrial engineering partners with SAP Business One for lab courses integration

Philippe Hernandez — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:15:17 +0000

The recently inked an agreement with FASTTRACK Solutions, Inc., SAP Platinum Partner, and FIT Academy, in offering laboratory courses using SAP Business One, an Enterprise Resource Planning solution used worldwide.

An orientation was held for third-year students on February 20, 2021.

According to Assoc. Prof. Joehanna K. Ngo, Chair of the IE Program, and, Engr. Gabriel Bucu, Laboratory Supervisor, SAP Coordinator, IE Lead Trainer for the program, this tie-up will enrich the current academic course offerings and expose students to more job opportunities after graduate – ready for Industry 4.0. Dean said that the months-long effort to ink the agreement is a realization of the Faculty’s desire “to give our students the best training, pandemic notwithstanding.”

The courses included in the integration are: Operating Productive Systems Laboratory, and Information Systems Laboratory.

Students who will be finishing the courses shall be receiving a Certificate of Completion.

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All Engineering programs receive PTC accreditation

Hans Malgapu — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 11:49:00 +0000

All six (6) programs of the UST Faculty of Engineering received accreditation from the Philippine Technological Council, the Philippines’ representative to the worldwide Washington Accord. The confirmation was received in a letter dated December 18, 2015, to Dean Philipina A. Marcelo, PhD.

The Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering program was granted full accreditation status (6 years, from A.Y. 2015-2016 – A.Y. 2020-2021, in recognition of its established and substantially mature outcomes-based educational delivery systems. Meanwhile, the five other programs—Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Industrial Engineering—were accorded limited-term accreditation, and may be considered for full accreditation pending another visit.The visit was conducted last May 4-6, 2015, with the team chaired by Engr. Noe Enriquez, PIE.

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All Engineering programs granted PAASCU Level III re-accredited status

Philippe Hernandez — Mon, 18 May 2015 12:45:32 +0000

On May 18, 2015 (Monday), the UST Faculty of Engineering received news that all its six degree programs—Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical and Electronics Engineering—have been granted LEVEL III RE-ACCREDITED STATUS by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP), after a successful visit and evaluation of documents by the representatives of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).

This accreditation status is valid until November 2018.

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