University of Santo Tomas–General Santos City

University of Santo Tomas
General Santos City

Pamantasan ng Santo Tomas sa General Santos

Type| Private Catholic Research Non-profit Higher education institution
Founder| Order of Preachers

Religious affiliation

| Roman Catholic (Dominican)
Location|

Brgy Ligaya, General Santos

South Cotabato

Philippines

Campus| 76.78 hectares (767,800 m2)
Patron saint| Saint Thomas Aquinas, OP
Colors| Gold, black, and white[1]

Nickname| Growling Tigers[2]
Mascot| Bengal 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* University of Santo Tomas in Manila
* University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi
* University of Santo Tomas–Sta Rosa

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Dominican colleges and universities in the Philippines

UST System|

* General Santos
* Legazpi
* Manila
* Quezon City

Letran System|

* Colegio de San Juan de Letran (Abucay, Calamba, Manaoag, Manila)

Colleges and University|

* Holy Trinity University
* San Pedro College
* Siena College of Quezon City
* Siena College of Taytay

Basic Education|

* Angelicum School Iloilo
* Dominican School Manila

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## References[edit]

1. ^ University of Santo Tomas Visual Identity Manual (PDF). March 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b [https:// www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2018/01/ust-to-start-full-development-of-expansion-campus-in-gensan2/ "UST to start full development of GenSan campus"]. MindaNews. January 24, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2021. `{{cite news}}`: Check `|url=` value (help)
6. ^ [https:// www.manilatimes.net/2018/05/13/ news/regions/ust-mindanao-breaks-ground-in-gensan/398411 "UST-Mindanao breaks ground in GenSan"]. The Manila Times. May 13, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2021. `{{cite news}}`: Check `|url=` value (help)
7. ^ a b c 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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