CHED commends 10 PH higher educational institutions in THE World University rankings
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday commended 10 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country for making it to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2023.
This year’s performance, led by Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), represents a significant improvement over the 2019 list, which included only two (2) Philippine universities, notably the University of the Philippines (UP) and De La Salle University (DLSU).
In a statement, CHED chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III said the ranking shows that the HEIs in the country are becoming more “globally competitive and world-class.”
“The dramatic increase in the number of internationalized Philippines HEIs shows that our universities continuously benchmark themselves with the best universities in the world and are improving their programs, faculty, and facilities to produce graduates that are globally competitive and industry-matched,” he said.
ADMU climbed to the top 301-400, which is the highest ranking ever received by any Philippine university in THE WUR rankings.
The 10 globally ranked HEIs are:
- Ateneo de Manila University (301-400)
- Cebu Technological University (Reporter)
- De La Salle University (1201-1500)
- Mapua University (1501+)
- Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (Reporter)
- Tarlac Agricultural University (Reporter)
- University of Santo Tomas (Reporter)
- University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (Reporter)
- University of the Philippines (801-1000)
- Visayas State University (Reporter)
The 2023 THE WUR is considered as the most diverse and largest ranking published by THE with 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions participating.
THE WUR is considered one of the most definitive lists of world’s best research-led institutions. The insights and data curated from this list have been adopted as a geo-political indicator as well as an aid to strategic management of institutions and a crucial factor in the study choices made by millions of students around the world and their employment prospects.
The list covers 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. Harvard tops the teaching pillar, while Oxford leads the research pillar. Atop the international pillar is the Macau University of Science and Technology.
“The latest ranking is critical to achieve the directive of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that Philippine HEIs must produce industry-ready graduates for the local and international employment market,” De Vera said.
