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Although a few Dominican missionaries worked together to establish the university – including Miguel de Benavides, Bernardo Navarro, and other old professors from the higher colleges and universities in Spain – the founding of the university is attributed mainly to Miguel de Benavides, the first to give a fund for the maintenance of the institution.
The University of Santo Tomas System consists of four existing campuses and one upcoming satellite campuses located in Southern Tagalog. The Manila campus is the main educational institution of the system. The integration of select Dominican schools was a mandate of the 2012 and 2016 Provincial Chapters of the Philippine Dominican Province.
The university marks events with a variety of ceremonies largely influenced by the Hispano-Filipino Dominican Catholic culture and Philippine culture. This includes the Misa de Apertura and Discurso de Apertura , the Mass and lecture opening the academic year. [ 253 ]
As a catholic university, UST opens each school year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit called as Misa de Apertura. [1] [2] The mass is usually officiated by a bishop, concelebrated by the Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines, the Rector of the university, and priests of the Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas, and clergy studying or teaching in the university.
University of Santo Tomas (5 C, 74 P, 23 F) Pages in category "Dominican educational institutions in the Philippines" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Roque Ruaño Garrido, O.P. [1] ( August 16, 1877 – March 5, 1935) was a Spanish priest and civil engineer.He was known after he drew up plans for University of Santo Tomas (UST) Main Building, the first earthquake-shock resistant building in Asia, [2] which was constructed at the Sulucan property of the Dominican order in city of Manila.
An academic discipline or field of study is known as a branch of knowledge. It is taught as an accredited part of higher education . A scholar's discipline is commonly defined and recognized by a university faculty.
Also donated by the Dominican Government was a large parcel of land near the former Geriatric Hospital. These sites evolved into Campus I and Campus II. As Academic programs were added, the student body enrollment increased. In the 2000s Campus I was demolished and it was sold to different companies, while Campus II became the entire university.