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SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
University Commitment
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University Commitment
Latest News and Events
CCCPET holds National Training on Culture-based Governance with gov’t partners
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Read MoreSafe and walkable spaces
Safe and walkable spaces
Pedestrian Priority on Campus
Though a bustling campus of over 40,000 students, the University ensures that stakeholders get to walk safely and comfortably in the campus. Apart from security personnel assisting pedestrians, there are clearly marked pedestrian lanes on the campus roads, with some elevated roads to keep stakeholders safe if flooding occurs.
When the Frassati Building was inaugurated outside the main walled campus, a private Link Bridge was built to ensure Thomasians’ safety.
Biking around campus
Biking around campus
Promoting biking among Thomasians
As part of the University’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, the University encourages Thomasians who live nearby to use bicycles instead. Bike racks are strategically placed all around campus for use by stakeholders.
Hybrid work and learning in UST
Hybrid work and learning in UST
Hybrid Work Arrangement
As a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns in mid-2020, the University adopted remote work arrangements to comply with government protocols while continuing service delivery. As restrictions eased, the University adopted the Principle-Based Work Arrangement that allowed units flexibility to work onsite or remotely provided there is no service disruption.
Among the issuances related to these are the following:
- AY 2021-2022 OSG ME 04: Principle-Based Work Arrangements
- AY 2021-2022 OSG ME 07: Work and Learning Arrangements
The Enriched Virtual Mode of Instruction
As a deterrent to the spread of COVID-19, the University implemented the Enriched Virtual Mode of Instruction, which maximized the use of the UST Cloud Campus, a pre-pandemic digital learning platform that allowed Thomasians to continue learning despite lockdowns. The Enriched Virtual Mode of Instruction was nationally recognized in 2021 for its ability to sustain learning despite the challenges of the pandemic.
The University and its treasures
The University and its treasures
A National Historical Landmark
In 2012, the University was declared as a National Historical Landmark. The marker, installed at the base of the Benavides Statue, was unveiled as the University’s 400th anniversary celebration came to a close.
The campus, though a private university, has spaces that welcome the general public, such as the UST Museum, the Miguel de Benavides Library, the Santísimo Rosario Parish, and the UST Hospital.
Home to Five National Cultural Treasures
In 2010, the National Museum declared four University structures as National Cultural Treasures: the Main Building, the Arch of the Centuries, the Central Seminary Building, and the Grandstand and Open Field.
In 2015, the National Library declared the Baybayin documents as a National Cultural Treasure.
Safeguarding our heritage
Safeguarding our heritage
Cultural Heritage Program
The Graduate School offers the Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Studies program, which provides a solid theoretical and practical foundation for the country’s future cultural heritage workers.
Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics
The UST Graduate School houses the Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics, which is the University’s main arm for helping the country preserve its heritage.
Over the last two decades, it has conducted multiple cultural heritage mapping projects to document the existing tangible and intangible heritage of the various areas in the country, with the intent of preserving and using them sustainably for future generations.