GMA NEWS:
Four Philippine universities have fallen from their previous rankings on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) list of top tertiary educational institutions worldwide.
In the QS World University Rankings 2011 released Monday, no Philippine university made it to the top 300 list, which was once again topped by the United Kingdom’s Cambridge University.
University of the Philippines (UP), which used to be ranked 314th in 2010, dropped to 332, according to the QS survey.
Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), meanwhile, fell to 360 from 307 last year, and De La Salle University (DLSU) went down from the 451-500 bracket to the 551-600 bracket this year.
University of Santo Tomas (UST), on the other hand, fell out of the Top 600 universities from the 551-600 bracket in 2010.
“If a university is not included in the top 600, it does not in any way imply that it is offering substandard service to students," clarified QS editor Danny Byrne in a phone interview aired on GMA 7’s late evening news program “Saksi".
“Iyong rationalization strategies natin at quality assurance mechanisms ay pinagtutuunan ng pansin ngayon, kasi napakarami na rin ang mga kolehiyo at programa, kung kaya iyong mga substandard na programa o paaralan ay kailangan i-phase out na rin," explained Commission on Higher Education (CHED) executive director Julito Vitriolo in a phone interview aired also on “Saksi.
Consistent budget cuts in higher education largely contributed to the marked decline in world rankings of Philippines universities, a lawmaker said Monday.
In a statement, Kabataan party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino said the poor ranking of Philippine universities in a Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) survey is indicative of the “long-standing education crisis" in the country, particularly at the college level.
Investment and education
John O’Leary, a member of the QS Advisory Board, said the 2011 results of the QS study gave a “clear illustration of the link between investment and results in higher education."
“Countries that have cut funding for higher education have seen a gradual decline in the international standing of their universities," O'Leary said in a statement sent to GMA News Online.
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