University of Santo Tomas
General Santos City
Pamantasan ng Santo Tomas sa General Santos
TypePrivate Catholic Research Non-profit Higher education institution
FounderOrder of Preachers
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Dominican)
Location
Brgy Ligaya, General Santos
,
South Cotabato
,
Philippines
Campus76.78 hectares (767,800 m2)
Patron saintSaint Thomas Aquinas, OP
ColorsGold, black, and white[1]
     
NicknameGrowling Tigers[2]
MascotBengal Tiger[2]

University of Santo Tomas–General Santos City[3] (abbreviated as UST-GenSan) is a private, Catholic higher education institution in General Santos, Philippines. The UST General Santos is the first UST Campus in Visayas and Mindanao. It is an extension campus of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

Its buildings and facilities are still under construction as of 2022. The main building of the University of Santo Tomas campus in General Santos (GenSan) is expected to be completed in 2023.[4]

History

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila acquired land in barangays Ligaya and Katangawan in General Santos in 1997, intending to establish an extension campus in the city. However development of the campus was delayed due to land classification issues. The site was classified as agricultural until 2013, when it was reassigned as institutional land.[5]

Full development of the UST General Santos campus began with the groundbreaking ceremony held in April 2018.[5][6] Laying of the foundations began in November 2020 and on December 4, 2021, the Topping-Off Ceremony was held on the view deck. According to Facilities Management Office Director Fr. Dexter A. Austria, O.P., SThD, the next year and a half will be spent performing the architectural, electrical, and mechanical works in the edifice.

UST-GenSan was projected to be operational by 2021,[7] but the opening date was pushed to 2023.[8]

Campus

The campus of University of Santo Tomas–General Santos City covers an area of 76.78 hectares (767,800 m2) and will have facilities which could accommodate 15,000 students. Its main building will be six-storey high which is fronted by an open plaza. It will have a 100-person capacity chapel, library, clinic, org rooms, an auditorium, and function halls. It will also have a football pitch and an athletics oval.[7]

Colleges

UST-GenSan will have the following academic units.[7]

  • School of Business and Accountancy
  • School of Engineering and Technology
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

See also

References

  1. ↑ University of Santo Tomas Visual Identity Manual (PDF). March 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "New Plaza Mayor tiger statue to signal UST's aggressive expansion".
  3. ↑ "UST Statement on UST-GenSan". University of Santo Tomas. November 3, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "UST-GenSan Main Building seen completed in 2023, to 'break barriers' in the community". December 4, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "UST to start full development of GenSan campus". MindaNews. January 24, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ "UST-Mindanao breaks ground in GenSan". The Manila Times. May 13, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Limos, Mario Alvaro (December 7, 2021). "UST's General Santos Campus Will Be Four Times Larger Than Its Manila Campus". Esquire. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. ↑ "UST-GenSan posibleng mahimong operational sa 2023". Brigada News. BNFM Gensan. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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