“A leading learner-centered teaching and research institution in the Asia-Pacific, developing 21st century Lasallian Education professionals in the service of the Church, the nation, the region, and the world for a sustainable earth."
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Vision-Mision
Vision-Mision
A leading learner-centered teaching and research institution in the Asia-Pacific, developing 21st Century Lasallian Education professionals in the service of the Church, the nation, the region, and the world for a sustainable Earth.
To form Lasallian education professionals equipped with knowledge, competencies, and skills essential for a meaningful life, the practice of the profession, and service to the Church and nation in a knowledge-driven society.
A Visionary and Educator
A Visionary and Educator
In the early years since its founding in 1911, De La Salle was primarily a teaching college that focused on commerce, liberal arts, and engineering. By the mid-1970s, the curriculum changed when Br. Andrew Gonzalez, at the helm of leadership as president, launched the mission of transforming the small college into an educational and research institution concerned not only with the “dissemination of past and contemporary knowledge but likewise the production of new knowledge.” Thus, the research thrust of the university began with units and area-specific research centers and institutes working together within a system while retaining Lasallian values central in its programs.
In the course of his leadership, Br. Andrew replaced the traditional semestral system with the year-round trimestral calendar in 1981-1982, doubled student enrollment, and attracted top-notch faculty. He implemented the innovative Transformative Learning Framework in the curriculum, a learner-centered approach to education that supports a view to learning by cognitive development theorists, Piaget and Vygotsky. Embedded in these programs are mechanisms responsive to the complex social and economic needs of Philippine society, such as science education, teaching, and training.
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