Research Universities in the Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University, Central Philippine University, CPU Research Center, de La Salle University, Map

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 105. Chapters: Ateneo de Manila University, Central Philippine University, CPU Research Center, De La Salle University, Mapua Institute of Technology, Mindanao State University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Silliman University, Technological University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines Baguio, University of the Philippines Diliman, University of the Philippines Los Banos, University of the Philippines Manila, University of the Philippines Mindanao, University of the Philippines Open University, University of the Philippines Visayas. Excerpt: Silliman University (also referred to as Silliman or SU) is a private research university in Dumaguete, Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it is the first American private university in the country. The university is named after Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, a retired businessman and philanthropist from Cohoes, New York who gave the initial sum of $10,000 to start the school. Starting as an elementary school for boys, the school expanded to become a college in 1910, acquiring university status in 1938. For the first half of the 20th century, Silliman was run and operated by Americans. After the Second World War Filipinos began to assume more important positions, culminating in the appointment of Silliman's first Filipino president in 1952. Today, the university comprises ten colleges, four schools, and two institutes, enrolling over 8,600 students from the Philippines and from at least 20 foreign countries. It is registered as a National Landmark by the National Historical Institute and is one of few private higher education institutions in the Philippines that have been granted full autonomous status by the Commission on Higher Education. It is a founding member of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) and one of the recognized institutions in the U.S. Veterans Administration's list of approved educational institutions. In a report released by the Professional Regulation Commission and the Commission on Higher Education which covered a ten-year period of board exam results, Silliman was ranked 4th in the country following three schools of the University of the Philippines. It is ranked among the top 150 universities in Asia based on International Students' Review by the QS Quacquarelli Symonds, an institution that ranks the world's top universities. In terms of accreditation, Silliman is one of only five universities in the Philippines with "Institutional Accreditat