University of the Philippines Manila
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Maynila (Filipino) | |
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| Motto | “Honor, Excellence, Service” |
| Type | National University, Medical University, Research University |
| Established | December 1, 1905 (120 years and 104 days) |
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| Chancellor | Michael L. Tee |
| President | Angelo Jimenez |
| Students | 6,110 (2022) |
| Undergraduates | 4,750 (2022) |
| Postgraduates | 1,360 (2022) |
| Location | , , 14°34′45″N 120°59′00″E / 14.57913°N 120.98342°E |
| Campus | Urban; total 14 ha (35 acres) |
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| Website | www |
Location in Manila Location in Metro Manila Location in Luzon Location in the Philippines | |
The University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila or UPM; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Maynila) is a public research university located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It is the oldest of eight constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System and serves as the primary institution for health sciences within the system.
While the University of the Philippines was formally established by the University Act of 1908, the Manila campus traces its institutional origins to the establishment of UP’s Manila-based colleges and school between 1909 and 1911, as the capital city was the intended site for the university's main operations. The earliest college of UP Manila, the College of Medicine, originated as the Philippine Medical School predating the formal establishment of UP. It was founded in 1905, began operations in 1907 under the American colonial government, and was later reorganized under UP.
In 1979, the campus was reorganized as the Health Sciences Center, becoming the second autonomous constituent unit of the UP System. It was officially renamed the University of the Philippines Manila in 1983. Its academic programs are primarily concentrated in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, and the allied health sciences, offering a range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees.
UP Manila administers and operates the Philippine General Hospital, the largest public hospital in the Philippines and the country’s national referral center for tertiary health care. The university is also home to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which played a central role in early COVID-19 testing and continues to conduct health research across a wide range of biomedical and public health fields.
Its 14-hectare campus occupies two large city blocks. The campus contains pre-war heritage buildings and structures built during the American Period and designed by American architect William E. Parsons. These were declared to be historical landmarks by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
Since 2001, the College of Medicine and the College of Nursing have been recognized as Centers of Excellence by the Commission on Higher Education.