More Philippine schools have joined this year’s list of “most innovative universities” worldwide, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
In a statement, CHED said from 44 last year, 65 Philippine High Education Institutions (HEIs) were among the top 300 most innovative universities in the world based on the 2024 (World University Ranking for Innovation (WURI) rankings CHED said the addition of 21 more Philippine HEIs in the list highlighted their strengthened innovative education and positive impact to society.
International rankings are important because it makes Philippine HEIs benchmark with other institutions across the world and identify improvements needed in teaching, research, public service and the kind of graduates they need to produce, CHED said.
More importantly, it requires them to do this every year as they track their improvement on a year-to-year basis, it added.
“The continuing annual increase in the number of Philippines HEIs that are subjecting themselves to international assessment and ranking is indeed outstanding,” CHED Secretary Prospero de Vera III said.
The fact that these HEIS are joining the list of the top universities not just in the WURI rankings, but also in the other international ranking bodies, shows the globalized outlook and competitiveness of our public and private universities,” De Vera said. .
