Schools

The Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design has opened its doors at a time when innovation and creativity underline the Ateneo de Manila University’s way forward in the new global educational landscape. The vision behind the name of the newest school in the Higher Education Cluster is to go beyond being just a traditional ‘School of Education’.  GBSEALD puts designing learning at the forefront, to highlight the science and art behind learning and teaching. It aims to produce not just excellent teachers at the basic and higher education levels, but hopes to graduate other learning professionals as well, in such fields as online instructional design, educational leadership and entrepreneurship, and human resource management.

The three academic departments that currently comprise GBSEALD accurately reflect the School’s research agenda:  Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment, Educational Management and Leadership, and Catholic Educational Philosophy and Practice.  Completing the GBSEALD roster are the Ateneo SALT Institute (Science and Art of Learning and Teaching) for educational technology and innovation, the Ateneo Teacher Center (ATC) for teacher training, the Ignatian Initiative for Teacher Excellence (IGNITE) for Jesuit education, the Pathways to Higher Education for outreach, and the newly established Lily Gokongwei Ngochua Leadership Academy.

In addition to its nine master's degree programs and a minor in education for the undergraduates, the School also offers the research and professional doctoral program: A PhD in Education (Research Track) and an EdD with three tracks: Educational Leadership and Administration (ELA), Learning and Teaching (TL), Catholic Educational Leadership and Pedagogy (CELT) 

Finally, the School has designed an innovative undergraduate degree program called BS in Learning Science and Design (BS LEARN), which aims to produce not only teachers for schools and universities, but learning professionals in online education, human resource, and other fields.

The School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University, imagines itself as “a community of educators, scholars, and artists, who are engaged in the critical interpretation and imaginative expression of human experiences.” This self-imagining is reflected in part in the graduate programs that it offers--in literary and cultural studies, English language and literature, English language and literature teaching, Filipino literature, philosophy, religious education, and various subdisciplines of theology. 

The commitment to education is further evident in the work of the Ateneo Center for English Language Teaching (ACELT), housed in the English Department, which regularly runs teacher training programs. Creative writing is nurtured by the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices, housed in the Filipino Department, which conducts an annual national writing workshop.

Research at the School is as varied as the constitution of its faculty. The research areas include Philippine literature, popular culture, the diaspora, inculturation, translation, and the varieties of English. Faculty members of the School of Humanities produce scores of papers and books each year, in addition to making outstanding creations in the literary, performing, and screen arts. 

Graduate students of the School can expect top-notch training from the faculty. Yet while disciplinal expertise is the commonly accepted goal of higher studies, the social mission of the university is not neglected. Graduate students of the School of Humanities are urged to conduct original research or projects that can contribute to community- or nation-building.

The John Gokongwei School of Management, or JGSOM, is a regionally recognized center of excellence and leadership in business education.

We shape our students into leaders who are equipped to respond to the needs of tomorrow’s world:

• Young men and women who are global in perspective and interdisciplinary in approach, technically proficient and analytical, yet humanistic and people-oriented

• Achievers guided by a strong set of core values, eager and able to provide ethical and principle-centered leadership

• Young professionals and entrepreneurs motivated by the spirit of magis or excellence, inflamed by the passion to make a difference, wherever their lives may take them.

We contribute to the development of undergraduate and graduate management education in the country by offering innovative programs that are responsive to the needs of a business community that must operate within a fast-changing and technology-driven world:

• Programs that are characterized by a strong liberal arts core curriculum, overlaid with a curriculum that will give our students a broad-based perspective of the management challenge

• Programs that combine the rigors of academic learning with experiential learning, to provide a much more student-oriented experience

We forge partnerships and actively collaborate with business organizations, government agencies, social enterprises, and professional associations to influence management practice as well as policy on business and economic affairs, thereby contributing to national economic development. 

SOSE firmly believes in the power of science and engineering to solve global problems.  Our world today is in a state of crisis, with areas of concern ranging from a pandemic to climate change and extreme weather events to poverty and environmental degradation.  As SOSE students, you will be provided with the technical skills and effective attitudes necessary in finding scientific solutions and initiating valid and lasting change.

SOSE pursues a Vision of becoming a globally recognized leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and multidimensional research that serves Philippine society while engaging the world.  Our students become part of this vision through their studies, research work and national service.  

The School invites you to join our Mission as a community of educators, learners, and leaders that advances excellence through the pursuit of truth, grounded in sound scientific principles. Together with you, guided by Ignatian core values, we hope to drive sustainable and inclusive national development.  

Over the next few years, your learning in the classroom will be complemented by hands-on research experience in SOSE’s state-of-the-art laboratories under the guidance of the country’s top scientists and engineers. As our students, you will contribute to the School’s technical output in the priority areas of Disaster Science and Resilience, Emerging Fields and Technologies, Environmental Sustainability, Public Health and Wellness, and STEM Education.

We are a School of research and SOSE continues to lead the way for our University in producing world-class technical output, with more than 300 scientific papers published from 2019 to 2021.  As you grow and learn with us, you will also contribute to our shared mission of nation-building and advancing excellence.

Our Mathematics programs cover mathematical modelling and scientific computing that are essential in developing policies to deal with the spread of disease or the effects of malnutrition.  In Environmental Science, our efforts include assessments of climate and population change on regional groundwater resources and their subsequent influence on floods and droughts.  Health Sciences is concerned with the epidemiological profile and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in the Philippines.  Information Systems and Computer Science is making advances in the use of artificial intelligence and the Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences (ALLS) studies the intersection of Computer Science and Education.  With Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, we work with wireless sensor networks for environmental monitoring and smart agriculture.  The nanotechnology lab of Chemistry is used by students to fabricate nanomaterials and printed electronics for next-generation computers.  In Biology, the Biodiversity Laboratory of has discovered and named more than 40 new insect species.  Physics conducts studies on geohazards such as earthquakes and landslides and has cooperated with NASA on air quality monitoring.  The Ateneo Innovation Center (AIC) is involved in numerous community projects, such as developing a minimum viable ventilator and deploying a solar-powered auto hand washer in a Pasig City park.  As the hub of scientific activity in SOSE, the Ateneo Research Institute of Science and Engineering (ARISE) serves as the focal point of research programs and initiatives of the School.

Rest assured of support from your teachers, fellow students, and SOSE staff as we work together and learn from each other, united in our vision of serving Philippine society through education and research.  SOSE looks forward to your joining us in building a better future and a better world through science and engineering.

The Dr. Rosita G. Leong School of Social Sciences of Ateneo de Manila University is a leading educational institution in Asia that forms problem solvers and change makers responding to local and global realities. Harnessing multidisciplinary perspectives, we develop innovative thinking and interventions which enable human flourishing and contribute to equitable and inclusive societies.

We are a diverse, vibrant, and collaborative community working towards a just and inclusive society by providing accessible, holistic, and transformative education, and producing actionable knowledge with local and global impact. 


We are the largest of the nine Schools of Higher Education in Ateneo de Manila University in terms of academic degree programs, student population, faculty members, and academic departments and research/outreach centers.