We are National University, a dynamic private institution committed to nation building, recognized internationally in teaching and research.Guided by the core values and characterized by our cultural heritage of Dynamic Filipinism, National University is committed to providing relevant, innovative, and accessible quality education and other development programs.
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Guided by the philosophy of Dynamic Filipinism, the National University has developed leaders since its establishment in 1900. It upholds high standards of educational services for the holistic development of lifelong learners.The President and CEO, with the management team, shall formulate the quality policy of the National University. The quality policy supports the vision, mission, and the objectives of the University.The management, faculty, and staff commit to continuously improve the efficiency of operational and management processes to meet ISO 9001 and applicable statutory, regulatory, and institutional requirements.
A young man, barely 23 years old, had a vision of inculcating among the youth the qualities of competence and leadership, high moral and spiritual values and development of each individual into a total person. These would be acquired through an educational process guided by the philosophy of Dynamic Filipinism.This young man , Don Mariano Fortunato Jhocson , guided by this vision , founded Colegio Filipino , now NATIONAL UNIVERSITY in August 01 , 1900 , in Quiapo, City of Manila . It was the first non – sectarian and co – educational institution then. There were only a handful of students at that time in the fledgling School, and they were in the elementary and secondary (High School) levels. Don Mariano, in order to help the school grow, was teacher, director and janitor rolled into one.
In a short span of 5 years, he offered courses in Business – bookkeeping and accounting, convinced that thus armed, his students would be financially secure and respectable after graduation. This led to the changing of the name to Colegio Mercantil , awarding the diploma of Perito Mercantil . A short time later, the Philippine Law School was opened with the collaboration of the Lacson brothers. Don Mariano saw the dire need for training the youth for leadership and responsibility. He firmly believed that the discipline of Law would turn out men and women who would eventually be advocates for Philippine self government.
In 1916, the Board of Trustees changed the name from Colegio Mercantil to National Academy. The growth of the Academy was continuous, added Liberal Arts which became the gateway to other disciplines that followed.After 21 years of educational service, on January 17, 1921, the Board of Trustees applied for and secured permission from the Department of Public Instruction to change the name of the National Academy to NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. On that same day, the University also installed Senator Camilo Osias , one of the most respected and outstanding Filipino educators as President of the University.Thereafter, the Colleges of Education and Commerce were opened in the same year. During the following years, the Colleges of Pharmacy and Dentistry were opened in 1922. The College of Engineering, offering initially Civil Engineering opened in 1925 and the Normal School in 1930. Sanitary Engineering was initially offered in 1930.
From July, 1945 its facilities have since continuously expanded and the following disciplines were added – Bachelor degrees in Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture and Arts. Master in Sanitery Engineering was also organized.Responding to the needs of industry and modern technology, the University started offering the following courses: Computer Science in 1990, Marine Engineering and in 1994 Computer Engineering and Electronics and Communications Engineering. College of Nursing was offered in 2004, Hotel and Restaurant Management in 2008 and Information Technology in 2009.
On January 01, 1998, a disastrous fire razed four buildings of the University – the Main Building, Law and Commerce Building, Elementary Building and the Graduate School Building. The University was able to re-open its doors after three weeks of unrelenting restoration work.In the last quarter of year 2008, the SM Group of Companies acquired majority ownership of the National University. The all out support of the SM Group will help strengthen our institution as Higher Institution with new infrastructure, improved and upgraded laboratory, focused in academic excellence.Today, the University is engaged in a continuous modernization and upgrading program for its facilities, faculty and sports development.Our new University infrastructure is an 8 storey modern design building with two units of escalators and four units of elevators.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY is a founding member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and is a pioneer of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU). Its international affiliations and memberships include the Association of Southeast Asia Higher Institutions of Learning (ASAHIL) and the International Association of Universities (IAU).
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This is a good university but have some old equipments but when it comes to sports it's one of the greatest universities there is and even now it has bought a school close to it which is Nazareth school which is now NU-Nazareth or Nazareth school of national university (NSNU) and the school has turned more cooler and greater when they only put the college students there so yeah and it has a good education system the only thing is the students attitude is not that good but the school cannot control all of it because it's depending on the students it self but when the school knows about it the school acts very fast, the school has elevators and escalators who's is very convenient the school now has a project for the senior high students in front of it and also have a dentistry school in front of it too so for me it's really cool to learn here.
By Ang Maestro (Jul, 2017) |
The campus is small; the laboratory equipments are old, the existing and functional equipments cannot accomodate the enrolled students in a class, sometimes you have to get another chair from another room because the chairs in your room are insufficient for the class; some of the professors are unprofessional, coming in late, or not coming in at all for a month, some does not teach properly; some of the students does not have discipline (I even saw someone spit on the hallway), the back of the classroom (even in front where the professor sits) becomes a charging station for phones of the students (not just only 2 or 3, more than 5! Some even bring their own extension), there's a lot of jejemon; the library is uncomfortable, it's noisy, the airconditioning is bad, it's literally a hallway to get to the other building, the number of books is okay not that many though; student organizations are not that active; Accounting and Registrar's office cannot accomodate the student population leading to very very very long lines; the rooms at the JMB gets hot and blinding because of the sun especially during the afternoon, makes the students hard to focus.
But, if you're okay with those things and want a private university with affordable tuition fee, escalator (yes, there's an escalator inside the campus), who wins a lot of UAAP competitions, this is the university for you.
By Ryan Mervin Lopez (Jul, 2016) |
This is a good university, for me and for those who is like me that likes being alone. They have this place that you can stay for awhile while waiting for your next class, the wind is strong enough to make you feel comfortable. They provide nice benches and study tables. The school is well maintained, you can actually see people roaming around to clean the surroundings and classrooms. Although a lot of improvement is needed to be done (in classrooms, facilities, as well as to education they offer), this university is a nice place. They have good professors. The air-conditioning depends on how many students are in the room (the fact is some universities/colleges really do suffer from this issue).
I can say all of this because I am a transferee of this school and I came from one of the best engineering school in the PH whose matriculation fee is so high I cant afford knowing that I have a scholarship (not full).
By Fhil Galang (Jul, 2016) |
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By Quintin Cadelina (Aug, 2017) |