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Vita Veritatis Et Amoris Ex Gratitudine

The Premier Dominican University of the South

Vision, Mission & Objectives

Vita Veritatis Et Amoris Ex Gratitudine

In a life of truth and love out of gratitude, we offer Thomasian Education!

Our Vision

Our Vision for the Thomasian Community

We, the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi, in a life of truth and love out of gratitude, envision the University as a premier Catholic institution of learning for Thomasians whose minds and hearts are nurtured and molded for Christian social transformation.

Thus, we work in making the University:

  1. a Christ-centered educational community;
  • a respected HEI with consistently high academic standard and values-oriented, socially responsive and globally competitive academic programs;
  • a reputable leader in Primary and Secondary Science Education, Religious and Teacher Education, Business Management, Accountancy, Engineering, Architecture, Fine Arts, Communication and Liberal Arts, Health Sciences, Law and Graduate Studies;
  • a prominent teaching hospital in the region;
  • a renowned center for Bikol Studies, community development, environmental protection, and disaster risk management;
  • a leading university for professional development, quality management, innovation, internationalization, and financial sustainability;
  • a deregulated university by 2025.

Our Mission

Academic Excellence

The pursuit of excellence in academics and health services through dedicated study;

Moral Integrity

The strengthening of our moral integrity through fervent prayer and witnessing;

Loving Service

The sharing with others the fruits of our endeavor through loving service;

Integrated Community

The enhancement of our emotional maturity towards an integrated Christian community;

Cultural Advocacy

The promotion of cultural advocacy for a genuine appreciation of Catholic, Filipino, and Bikol identity.

Our Objectives

Gratitude

To foster among Legazpi Thomasians a culture of charity borne out of gratitude;

Values Formation

To create an educational environment that instills robust sense of Christian and professional values for public service;

Work Ethic

To promote within the University a work ethic in the spirit of service, collegiality, and solidarity;

Spiritual Formation

To offer spiritual, moral, and emotional formation programs to members of our community;

Social Justice

To advocate social justice through equitable socio-economic relations, respect for human rights and cultural diversity;

Strategic Partnerships

To develop the course programs for strategic partnerships and transformative education;

Academic Excellence

To achieve excellent academic performance specifically in licensure exams;

Accreditation

To work for the local and international accreditation of academic programs;

Global Responsiveness

To respond to the changing local and global opportunities and challenges;

Faculty Development

To be the center for training and development of faculty and support personnel in various fields of education, especially in Catechetical formation and healthcare education;

Health Research

To provide an avenue for researches and training in medical and health services of students and professionals in health sciences;

Community Health

To provide community health programs for the less privileged;

Holistic Health Services

To engage healthcare professionals in the delivery of holistic health services;

Bikol Studies

To establish UST-Legazpi as the center for Bikol studies in research, language, culture, and the arts;

Community Development

To engage all stakeholders in community development and extension programs;

Environmental Stewardship

To maintain a balanced and healthful ecology;

Disaster Management

To be a center for solid waste and disaster risk management;

University Compliance

To comply with the requirements of a university;

Institutional Sustainability

To ensure institutional sustainability and viability thru quality systems, procedures, and sound resource management;

Talent Development

To optimize talents for self-development, communal welfare, and regional distinction;

Wellness Programs

To promote health of mind and body through sustained scientifically-based wellness programs.

Our Educational Organization Policy

In a life of truth and love out of gratitude, we offer Thomasian Education!

And in our dedication to provide a holistic Catholic and Dominican spiritual formation, instruction, research, creative work, governance, management and community service, and in our pursuit to continually improve the educational system for the satisfaction of our clients, we, the UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS–LEGAZPI, are committed to excellence by setting educational objectives, based on national and international standards.

Our Core Values

In a LIFE of TRUTH and LOVE out of GRATITUDE, I am a Legazpi Thomasian whose mind and heart are nurtured and molded by STUDY and PRAYER, for Christian SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION.

Live the Thomasian Values

Be part of a community committed to truth, love, and gratitude. Join us in our mission of Christian social transformation.