University of Manila

Not to be confused with Universidad de Manila or University of the City of Manila.

The University of Manila
University Seal
Former names	Instituto de Manila (1913-1921)
Motto	Patria Scientia et Virtus
Type	Private
Established	October 5, 1913
President	Emily Dodson de Leon, Ed. D.
Academic staff	800 including non-teaching staffs
Students	over 9,000
Location	Manila, Philippines
Campus	Sampaloc, Manila
Alma Mater Song	"UM Forever"
Colors	Green and Gold
Athletics	NAASCU
Sports	Basketball
Nickname	Hawks
Mascot	Hawk
Affiliations	ASAIHL PACU
Website	www.um.edu.ph

The University of Manila (UM) (Filipino: Pamantasan ng Maynila) is a private university in the heart of Sampaloc District in Manila, Philippines. It was founded on October 5, 1913, by Apolinario G. de los Santos, Mariano V. de los Santos, Maria de los Santos, Buenaventura J. Bello and Antonio Rivero. The first three were siblings. They named their school Instituto de Manila, after the city of Manila and Apolinario G. de los Santos was elected as the first director of the school.

Facilities

International Language School

M.V. Delos Santos Hall of the university.

The International Language School offers courses in the English language to foreign students like the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans. It also offers courses in the Chinese language and (Nihongo) language. The International Language School building likewise provides accommodations for foreign students.

Emiramona Garden Hotel

The Emiramona Garden Hotel serves as a training center of the Hotel and Restaurant Management and Tourism Students of the University located at Tagaytay City.

Sports

The University of Manila UM Hawks won seven (7) Championship in the NAASCU League. The university was also a former member of University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 1952 to 1954.

Inter-University Relations

On April 7, 1957, UM entered into a sisterhood relationship with Dohto University of Sapporo and Monbetsu cities, Hokkaido, Japan. Since then, it has undertaken various projects including faculty exchange visits, technological and library assistance. UM students have also been given the opportunity to study at Tokai University in Tokyo, Japan through an arrangement with the Philippine-Japan Students' Friendship Exchange Association. Twenty years later, October 31, 1977, UM concluded a sisterhood relationship with Hansung University in Seoul, Korea. On January 1, 1997, in Taipei, our high-school department also linked a sisterhood relationship with Cheng Kung Commercial and Technical High School in Pate City, Taiwan, Republic Of China. A sisterhood relationship was again entered into by the University with Meio University of Nago City, Okinawa, Japan on Dec. 5, 1988.

Affiliations

The University of Manila is an active member of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU), Commission on Higher Education, Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL), Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA), Philippine Association of Teacher Education (PAFTE), Philippine Society for Educational Research and Evaluation (PSERE), the University Belt Consortium, and the International Association of Universities.

External links

University of Manila

University Belt

Universities	Adamson University Arellano University Centro Escolar University De La Salle University Far Eastern University FEATI University Lyceum of the Philippines University Manuel L. Quezon University National University Philippine Christian University Philippine Normal University Philippine Women's University Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Mesa St. Paul University Manila Technological University of the Philippines Universidad de Manila University of the City of Manila University of the East University of Manila University of the Philippines Manila University of Santo Tomas

Colleges	Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion de la Concordia Colegio de San Juan de Letran College of the Holy Spirit Manila De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde Emilio Aguinaldo College Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology Far Eastern University Institute of Technology La Consolacion College Manila Mapua Institute of Technology National Teachers College Philippine College of Health Sciences, Inc. Philippine School of Business Administration PMI Colleges San Beda College San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila Santa Isabel College Manila Technological Institute of the Philippines University of Perpetual Help, Manila

Former Member	Ateneo de Manila University

Coordinates: 14°36′11″N 120°59′26″E / 14.6030°N 120.9906°E / 14.6030; 120.9906

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