University of Asia and the Pacific
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| Motto | Unitas |
|---|---|
| Established | 1995, university status |
| Type | Private, Catholic |
| Students | Approx. 2,400 |
| Location | Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Campus | Urban (Ortigas Center) |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Website | http://www.uap.edu.ph |
The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) is a private university in the Philippines. Its campus is located along Pearl Drive in Bgy. Ugong Norte, in Ortigas Center in Pasig City. Before it became a university in the year 1995, it was known as the Center for Research and Communication (CRC).
The spiritual and doctrinal formation given in the University is entrusted to Opus Dei, a Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church.
[edit] The University
The UA&P strives to be a think tank and a research center for business, economics, and management. The university is divided into three large administrative faculties, the Faculty of Humanities, which contains the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). The Faculty of Social Science and Technology which contains the School of Economics , School of Education, Institute of Information Technology Studies, and the Institute of Political Economy. The Faculty of Business and Communications, in turn, contains the School of Management and School of Communication.
In its institutional programs and activities, UA&P puts due emphasis on the individual, the family, the community, and the world. There is special attention paid to values formation, people development, and research and communication.
[edit] History
The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) was founded by Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao and Dr. Bernardo Villegas, two Harvard graduates, as the Center for Research and Communication (CRC). CRC was established as a private voluntary organization with core operations in research and communication, together with training programs in industrial economics.
A private meeting in Mexico with Opus Dei founder, Msgr. Josemaria Escriva in 1970, saw Escriva ask Estanislao and Villegas to expand CRC's academic horizons internationally. That year, CRC offered its first graduate program leading to a Master of Science degree in Industrial Economics.
CRC moved to its new offices in Ortigas Center, Pasig, in 1982, with its formal and informal programs having been established. By this time, CRC also gained some international recognition as a business and economics think tank. In 1987, CRC set up the Institute of Development Education, which would be the forerunner of the School of Education in what would be UA&P.
CRC's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) opened in 1989 and admitted its first batch of college students. The College now offers eight fields of specialization: economics, business management, entrepreneurial management, philosophy, education, political economy, communication, and general humanities, all anchored on a liberal education curriculum.
In 1993, CRC applied for university status, and founded its Schools of Economics and Education. This same year, CRC also set up its Center for Management.
CRC was granted university status on June 26, 1995, converting CRC into the University of Asia and the Pacific. The signing by Education Secretary Ricardo Gloria took place in a public school near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. On August 15 of the same year, the UA&P was inaugurated in a formal academic rite led by newly-appointed Commission on Higher Education Chairman Angel Alcala, Secretary Gloria, and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Rosario Lopez.
Estanislao assumed the presidency of UA&P on November 28, 1995. Regional Vicar of Opus Dei in the Philippines Fr. Ramon Lopez was conferred the honorary title of Vice Grand Chancellor of the University.
