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Global recognition highlights competitiveness of Philippine schools: Ateneo

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ateneo De Manila University. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/10/13/20221012-ateneo-admu-logo-md-6663-(1).jpg"/><figcaption>Ateneo De Manila University. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The inclusion of several Philippine schools in the latest global rankings published by a British higher education magazine highlighted the academe&#x27;s competitiveness and continued improvement, an official of the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) said on Thursday.Ateneo landed in the 351-500 bracket of the 2023 World University Rankings by Times Higher Education (THE), making it the country&#x27;s top university. The University of the Philippines, De La Salle University, and Mapua University also made it to the list. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/12/22/ateneo-leads-ph-schools-in-latest-world-university-rankings">Ateneo surpasses UP as top PH university in world rankings</a></li></ul>&quot;If you notice, there are now 4 universities in the ranking…This is a good sign, it means we continuously benchmark against other universities globally and we continue to improve our programs, our structures to be globally competitive,&quot; ADMU University Research Council Chairperson Ma. Louise Antonette De la Peñas said. She said among Ateneo&#x27;s strength is research. The university&#x27;s priorities include universal health and well-being, as well as educational transformation and reform.&quot;I think one important shift, how the pandemic changed the landscape, is this has challenged more higher education institutes to engage in research that is needed in society. There is a stronger need to engage academe in the government, with community,&quot; she told ANC. &quot;Bold action is needed from universities to work on problems that will bring in policies that are relying on our current needs and the needs of tomorrow,&quot; she added.Despite the recognition, De La Peñas said there were still challenges to the country&#x27;s academe, including the digital divide due to the pandemic, risks of remote learning, the low level of PhD turnout, and most importantly, the access to quality education.&quot;All of us in the academe should work hard together to make education accessible,&quot; she said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/01/22/why-world-university-rankings-matter">CHED: World rankings improve universities&#x27; reputation</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/13/22/several-schools-already-implementing-full-f2f-classes">Several schools already implementing full F2F classes ahead of November deadline</a></li></ul>

The inclusion of several Philippine schools in the Times Higher Education rankings highlights the academe's competitiveness, an Ateneo official said.