THE Commission on Higher Education said 65 higher education institutions in the country have been included in the 300 most innovative universities in the world based on the 2024 The World University Rankings for Innovation.
CHED chairperson Prospero De Vera said the number of Philippine HEIs included in this year’s rankings rose from 44 in 2023 to 65 this year.
De Vera said this highlights the country’s “strengthened innovative education and positive impact on society.
“The continuing annual increase in the number of Philippines HEIs that are subjecting themselves to international assessment and ranking is indeed outstanding. The fact that these HEIS are joining the list of the top universities not just in the WURI rankings but also in the other international ranking bodies shows the globalized outlook and competitiveness of our public and private universities,” De Vera said in a statement.
The 65 HEIs are Far Eastern University-DNRM Foundation, EU Institute of Technology, St. Paul University Philippines, Cebu Normal University, Biliran Province State University, Mariano Marcos State University, Tarlac Agricultural University, Cebu Technological University, Samar State University, Batangas State University, Leyte Normal University;
Central Luzon State University, Our Lady of Fatima University, Cordillera Career Development College, Technological Institute of the Philippines, Nueva Vizcaya State University, University of Baguio, Kalinga State University, Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Central Philippines State University, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA;
University of the Cordilleras, University of Eastern Philippines, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Ifugao State University, Western Mindanao State University, World Citi Colleges, Benguet State University, Lyceum-Northwestern University, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology, Universidad de Zamboanga, Central Mindanao University;
University of Makati, West Visayas State University, Cebu Normal University, Medellin Panpacific University, University of Santo Tomas, Southern Leyte State University, Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, Romblon State University, Kalinga State University, Nueva Vizcaya State University, Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation, Philippine Normal University;
Bukidnon State University, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Centro Escolar University, Lorma Colleges, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Saint Mary’s University of Bayombong, University of Saint Louis King’s College of the Philippines, Tarlac State University, Cebu Institute of Technology University;
LPU — Cavite, Urdaneta City University, St. Dominic College of Asia, Apayao State College, Pangasinan State University, Northwestern University Inc., University of Northern Philippines, Catanduanes State University, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College, and WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, Inc.
De Vera said international rankings are important because they make Philippine HEIs benchmark with their counterparts all over the world and identify improvements needed in teaching, research, public service and the kind of graduates they need to produce.
“More importantly, it requires them to do this every year as they track their improvement on a year-to-year basis,” he added.
