Adamson University

Adamson University (Filipino: Pamantasang Adamson), commonly shortened to AdU, is a private Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, owned and operated by the Congregation of the Mission, the Vincentian order.亚当森大学（Pamantasang Adamson，简称 AdU）是菲律宾马尼拉的一所私立天主教大学，由遣使会（Congregation of the Mission，即味增爵会）拥有并运营。

It was founded on 20 June 1932 by the Greek chemist George Lucas Adamson as a single-classroom school of industrial chemistry, and it was raised to university status on 5 February 1941 by the Department of Public Instruction after nine years of growth in its evening classes.该校由希腊化学家乔治·卢卡斯·亚当森（George Lucas Adamson）于 1932 年 6 月 20 日创办，最初只是一间教室的工业化学学校，经过九年夜校规模的稳步增长，于 1941 年 2 月 5 日经公共教育部批准升格为大学。

The university occupies eight buildings on a 10.7-hectare campus on San Marcelino Street in Ermita, and it sits in the 1201-1400 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027 while being absent from the 2027 Times Higher Education ranking, the 2026-2027 U.S. News global table and the 2026 ShanghaiRanking main list.该校在埃尔米塔区圣马塞利诺街拥有 10.7 公顷校园与八栋建筑，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 1201-1400 区间，但未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名、2026-2027 年度《美国新闻与世界报道》全球大学榜单与 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。

History

• George Lucas Adamson, a Greek chemist who had settled in Manila, opened the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry on 20 June 1932 in Santa Cruz with one classroom and a first cohort of working students.定居马尼拉的希腊化学家乔治·卢卡斯·亚当森于 1932 年 6 月 20 日在圣克鲁斯开设亚当森工业化学学校，当时只有一间教室和第一批半工半读的学生。
• His cousin Alexander Athos Adamson arrived in the country in 1932 to help run the new school and served simultaneously as its vice president, treasurer and registrar.他的表兄弟亚历山大·阿托斯·亚当森（Alexander Athos Adamson）于 1932 年抵达菲律宾协助管理这所新学校，同时担任副校长、司库与注册主任。
• Alexander's brother George Athos Adamson followed two years later and taught as a professor while serving as dean of the school and of its College of Engineering.亚历山大的兄弟乔治·阿托斯·亚当森（George Athos Adamson）两年后也来到菲律宾，任教并兼任学校及其工程学院的院长。
• On 19 February 1936 the institution was renamed the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry and Engineering to reflect an intake that had widened beyond chemistry into engineering.1936 年 2 月 19 日，该校更名为亚当森工业化学与工程学校，以反映其招生范围已从化学扩展到工程领域。
• In 1939 George Lucas Adamson's wife Evdoxia Savaides Adamson joined the faculty and eventually became dean of both the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.1939 年，乔治·卢卡斯·亚当森的妻子埃夫多克西亚·萨瓦伊德斯·亚当森（Evdoxia Savaides Adamson）加入教职，后来出任教育学院与文理学院两院院长。
• Sofia Adamson, wife of George Athos, taught in the College of Education and briefly directed the Junior Normal College before the couple left the Philippines after the Second World War.乔治·阿托斯的妻子索菲娅·亚当森（Sofia Adamson）在教育学院任教，并短暂主持初级师范学校，夫妇二人在第二次世界大战后离开菲律宾。
• The Department of Public Instruction approved university status on 5 February 1941, turning a nine-year-old proprietary school into Adamson University with degree-granting authority.1941 年 2 月 5 日，公共教育部批准其升格为大学，使这所创办九年的私立学校获得学位授予权，正式成为亚当森大学。
• Teaching was disrupted during the Japanese occupation, and the school had moved through Santa Cruz in 1932-1933, San Miguel in 1933-1939 and Intramuros in 1939-1941 before the war scattered its classes.日军占领期间教学被迫中断，该校此前已先后迁往圣克鲁斯（1932 至 1933 年）、圣米格尔（1933 至 1939 年）与王城区（1939 至 1941 年），战争又使课堂四散。
• In 1946 the university settled permanently on San Marcelino Street in Ermita, the site it still occupies beside the government and university district of central Manila.1946 年，该校永久定居于埃尔米塔区圣马塞利诺街，这一校址一直沿用至今，紧邻马尼拉市中心的政府与大学街区。
• George Lucas Adamson served as president for 35 years, covering the school years, the 1941 university charter and the difficult reconstruction that followed the liberation of Manila.乔治·卢卡斯·亚当森担任校长长达 35 年，经历了学校时期、1941 年获授大学资格以及马尼拉光复后的艰难重建。
• Adamson became a probationary member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in 1952 and was granted full membership in 1971, anchoring its later sports identity.亚当森于 1952 年成为菲律宾大学体育协会（UAAP）的预备会员，1971 年获得正式会员资格，这为其日后的体育传统奠定了基础。
• On 4 December 1964 the Adamson family turned the university over to the Congregation of the Mission, which incorporated it into the Adamson-Ozanam Education Institutions, Inc.1964 年 12 月 4 日，亚当森家族把大学移交给遣使会，后者将其并入亚当森—奥扎南教育机构公司（Adamson-Ozanam Education Institutions Inc.）。
• With the Vincentians came the adoption of Saint Vincent de Paul as patron saint and a charism that tied the university's mission to the education of poor and working-class students.随着遣使会接手，圣味增爵·德·保罗（Saint Vincent de Paul）被奉为该校主保圣人，一种把大学使命与贫寒及劳动阶层子弟教育相联系的灵修传统也随之确立。
• The university bought the neighbouring Meralco building in 1968 and the St. Theresa's College-Manila site across the street in 1977, which together doubled its footprint in Ermita.该校于 1968 年购入相邻的马尼拉电力公司大楼，1977 年又买下街对面的圣特雷莎学院马尼拉校区，两笔收购使其在埃尔米塔的占地成倍扩大。
• Spanish priest Leandro I. Montañana became the second president and held office until 1985, when Fr. Rolando S. Dela Goza became the first Filipino to lead the university.西班牙籍神父莱安德罗·蒙塔尼亚纳（Leandro I. Montañana）出任第二任校长并任职至 1985 年，随后罗纳尔多·德拉戈萨神父（Rolando S. Dela Goza）成为首位领导该校的菲律宾人。
• Fr. Jimmy Belita succeeded Dela Goza in 1994 and served until 2003, when Fr. Gregorio L. Bañaga, Jr. became the fifth president of the university.吉米·贝利塔神父（Jimmy Belita）于 1994 年接替德拉戈萨并任职至 2003 年，之后小格雷戈里奥·巴尼亚加神父（Gregorio L. Bañaga Jr.）出任该校第五任校长。
• In 2007 the university marked its diamond jubilee, and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines designated it a historical site with a memorial installed before the St. Vincent Building.2007 年该校迎来 75 周年钻禧，菲律宾国家历史委员会将其列为历史遗址，并在圣文森特楼前设立纪念标志。
• The Commission on Higher Education granted Adamson autonomous status in 2010, giving its administration authority to open programmes and revise curricula without case-by-case approval.2010 年，菲律宾高等教育委员会授予亚当森自治地位，使其管理层无需逐案报批即可开设专业与修订课程。
• On 16 November 2012 the university inaugurated a museum to its founders inside the St. Vincent Building, the oldest structure on campus, as part of its 80th anniversary.2012 年 11 月 16 日，该校在校园最古老的圣文森特楼内为创校者设立博物馆，作为建校 80 周年庆祝活动的一部分。
• TÜV Rheinland certified the university to ISO 9001:2008 in 2013, an external audit covering admissions, instruction and administrative services across the colleges.2013 年，德国莱茵 TÜV 集团按 ISO 9001:2008 标准为该校颁发认证，外部审核覆盖各学院的招生、教学与行政服务。
• Fr. Marcelo V. Manimtim became the sixth president in 2015 and led the university until December 2023, a period that included the pandemic shift to online instruction.马塞洛·马尼姆蒂姆神父（Marcelo V. Manimtim）于 2015 年出任第六任校长并领导该校至 2023 年 12 月，其间包括疫情期间转向线上教学。
• On 13 September 2023 the city government of Dapitan and the university signed a memorandum of cooperation for a campus intended to serve students in Mindanao.2023 年 9 月 13 日，达皮丹市政府与该校签署合作备忘录，计划在当地设立校区以服务棉兰老岛的学生。
• Fr. Daniel Franklin E. Pilario became the seventh president on 13 December 2023, the third alumnus of the university to hold the office.丹尼尔·富兰克林·皮拉里奥神父（Daniel Franklin E. Pilario）于 2023 年 12 月 13 日就任第七任校长，成为该校第三位出任此职的校友。
• The 2020 lockdown forced the university to move its classes online, and full face-to-face instruction resumed only after Philippine schools reopened in 2022.2020 年的封控迫使该校把课堂搬到线上，直到 2022 年菲律宾学校全面复课，面对面的教学才得以恢复。
• The university's growth from a one-room chemistry school in 1932 into a ten-college institution rests on the Adamson family's 32-year ownership and the Vincentians' subsequent expansion.该校从 1932 年的一间化学教室发展为拥有十个学院的学府，其根基在于亚当森家族 32 年的经营与遣使会其后的扩张。

Academics

• Adamson University is organised into ten colleges, a Graduate School and the St. Vincent School of Theology, covering architecture, business, education, engineering, law, liberal arts, nursing, pharmacy and science.亚当森大学设有十个学院、一个研究生院与圣文森特神学院，学科涵盖建筑、商科、教育、工程、法律、人文、护理、药学与理学。
• The College of Engineering offers civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics and industrial engineering programmes whose lineage runs back to the industrial chemistry curriculum of 1932.工程学院开设土木、机械、电气、电子与工业工程等专业，其渊源可追溯至 1932 年的工业化学课程。
• The College of Pharmacy and the College of Science carry on the chemistry teaching that gave the university its name and filled its first classrooms in Santa Cruz.药学院与理学院延续了该校的化学教学传统，正是这一传统赋予学校名称，并填满了圣克鲁斯时期的第一批教室。
• The College of Education descends from the Junior Normal College of the 1930s, when Evdoxia Adamson served as dean and Sofia Adamson briefly directed the teacher-training unit.教育学院源自 1930 年代的初级师范学校，当时埃夫多克西亚·亚当森任院长，索菲娅·亚当森则短暂主持这一师资培训单位。
• The College of Law and the Graduate School award professional and research degrees, with the Graduate School coordinating master's and doctoral programmes across the colleges.法学院与研究生院授予专业学位与研究学位，研究生院统一协调各学院的硕士与博士项目。
• St. Vincent School of Theology, the university's graduate school of theology, awards the PhD in Theology, the MA in Theology, the Master in Pastoral Ministry and the AB in Philosophy.圣文森特神学院是该校的神学研究生院，授予神学博士、神学硕士、牧灵事工硕士与哲学学士学位。
• Its non-degree offerings include Philosophy for Theological Studies, Introductory Theological Formation and Christian Theology for the Laity, known as the Hapág-Layko programme.该院还开设非学位课程，包括神学研究哲学预科、神学入门培育以及面向平信徒的基督教神学课程「哈帕格—莱科」（Hapág-Layko）项目。
• The university also runs basic education through a grade school and a high school, which have supplied entrants to its collegiate programmes for decades.该校还办有小学与中学的基础教育，数十年来为大学部输送生源。
• Autonomous status from CHED, granted in 2010, allows Adamson to open new programmes, revise curricula and award degrees without prior approval from the commission.2010 年获授的高教委员会自治地位，使亚当森无需事先报批即可开设新专业、修订课程与授予学位。
• The university's quality system was certified to ISO 9001:2008 by TÜV Rheinland in 2013, an external audit that covers admissions, instruction and student services.该校的质量体系于 2013 年通过德国莱茵 TÜV 的 ISO 9001:2008 认证，外部审核涵盖招生、教学与学生服务。
• Adamson follows a semestral academic calendar and uses English as the medium of instruction in its collegiate programmes, with Filipino taught as a required subject.亚当森采用学期制校历，大学部以英语授课，同时把菲律宾语列为必修科目。
• Academic units are led by deans and department chairs under a vice president for academic affairs, who reports to the president and the Board of Trustees.各学术单位由院长与系主任领导，上设主管学术的副校长，向校长与董事会负责。
• Enrolment spans elementary, secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, which makes Adamson one of the larger Catholic teaching universities in the Philippine capital.该校招生覆盖小学、中学、本科与研究生各层次，使其成为菲律宾首都规模较大的天主教教学型大学之一。
• Faculty research is concentrated in education, engineering, health sciences and Vincentian social development, and is presented in the university's annual research colloquia.教师研究集中于教育、工程、健康科学与味增爵会社会发展等方向，并在该校年度研究研讨会上发表。
• The university library serves all colleges from the Ermita campus and holds collections in theology, law, nursing, pharmacy, education and engineering.大学图书馆位于埃尔米塔校区并服务各学院，馆藏覆盖神学、法律、护理、药学、教育与工程等领域。
• The College of Business Administration and the College of Architecture prepare graduates for the licensure examinations that the Professional Regulation Commission administers for certified public accountants and architects.工商管理学院与建筑学院为学生备考菲律宾专业监管委员会（Professional Regulation Commission）举行的注册会计师与建筑师执业资格考试。

Campus

• The main campus runs along San Marcelino Street in Ermita, Manila, inside the district known as the University Belt, where several universities stand within walking distance.主校区位于马尼拉埃尔米塔区圣马塞利诺街，地处被称为「大学带」的区域，多所高校在步行范围内相邻。
• Its immediate neighbours include the Technological University of the Philippines, Santa Isabel College Manila, Emilio Aguinaldo College and the Philippine Normal University.其近邻包括菲律宾理工大学、马尼拉圣伊莎贝尔学院、埃米利奥·阿吉纳尔多学院与菲律宾师范大学。
• Eight buildings occupy 10.7 hectares of land, a footprint assembled through the 1968 purchase of the Meralco building and the 1977 acquisition of the St. Theresa's site.八栋建筑分布在 10.7 公顷土地上，这一规模由 1968 年购入马尼拉电力公司大楼与 1977 年购入圣特雷莎学院旧址逐步拼合而成。
• The St. Vincent Building is the oldest structure on campus and houses both the founders' museum opened in 2012 and the memorial installed for the 2007 historical-site designation.圣文森特楼是校园内最古老的建筑，楼内既有 2012 年设立的创校者博物馆，也有 2007 年列为历史遗址时安放的纪念标志。
• The St. Vincent School of Theology occupies a separate campus inside the Sanctuario de San Vicente de Paul in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, away from the Manila site.圣文森特神学院另设校区，位于奎松市坦当索拉的圣味增爵·德·保罗朝圣地内，与马尼拉主校区分离。
• A campus in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, was agreed with the city government in September 2023 to extend the university's reach into Mindanao.2023 年 9 月，该校与地方政府商定在北三宝颜省达皮丹设立校区，以把办学触角延伸至棉兰老岛。
• Before settling in Ermita in 1946 the school occupied rented premises in Santa Cruz, San Miguel and Intramuros, following its students and the wartime destruction of Manila.在 1946 年落户埃尔米塔之前，该校先后在圣克鲁斯、圣米格尔与王城区租用校舍，随生源迁移并躲避马尼拉的战火。
• The campus stands a short walk from Rizal Park and the walled city of Intramuros, placing students within reach of the national museums and government offices of Manila.校园距黎刹公园与王城区城墙仅数步之遥，学生可就近使用马尼拉的国家博物馆群与政府机关。

Reputation

• Adamson University is listed in the 1201-1400 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, after a 1001-1200 placing in the 2026 edition.亚当森大学位列 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名 1201-1400 区间，在 2026 年版中处于 1001-1200 区间。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2026 the university was placed in the 1001-1200 band, a stronger result than its 2027 position.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列 1001-1200 区间，成绩强于其 2027 年所处区间。
• Within the Philippines, Adamson has held fifth place among universities in the QS national ranking for several years.在菲律宾国内，亚当森在 QS 本国排名中连续多年位居第五。
• The university did not enter the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 and is likewise absent from the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities list.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名，同样未进入 2026-2027 年度《美国新闻与世界报道》全球大学榜单。
• It is also outside the main table of the 2026 ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities, which ranks chiefly on research output and awards.该校同样不在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜之内，该榜主要以科研产出与学术奖项为评价依据。
• OpenAlex indexes 1,415 works affiliated with the university and 12,389 citations to them, an average of about nine citations per work and a modest research footprint consistent with its teaching-intensive profile.OpenAlex 收录该校 1,415 篇成果与针对这些成果的 12,389 次引用，篇均约九次引用，这一科研体量与其教学型定位相符。
• Nationally, Adamson is best known for pharmacy, engineering and teacher education, programmes that supply licensed professionals to the Philippine health and education sectors.在菲律宾国内，亚当森以药学、工程与师范教育见长，这些专业为该国卫生与教育部门输送持证专业人员。
• Its CHED autonomous status, held since 2010, is granted only to universities that pass a national quality assessment of instruction, research and community service.该校自 2010 年起持有的高教委员会自治地位，只授予在教学、研究与社区服务方面通过国家质量评估的大学。
• The university's UAAP membership since 1971 gives it national visibility in sport that exceeds what its research output alone would command.该校自 1971 年起持有 UAAP 会员资格，这使其在体育领域获得的全国关注度超过单凭科研产出所能带来的影响。

Student life

• The university motto is Veritas in Caritate, Latin for truth in charity, a formula that links its Vincentian identity to scholarship and to service of the poor.该校校训为拉丁语「Veritas in Caritate」，意为「在爱德中持守真理」，这一表述把味增爵会身份与学术及服务贫者联系起来。
• Saint Vincent de Paul, the seventeenth-century French priest who organised charitable confraternities, is the patron saint and is commemorated on 27 September.17 世纪组织慈善团体的法国神父圣味增爵·德·保罗是该校主保圣人，其纪念日为 9 月 27 日。
• Adamson fields teams in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines under the name Soaring Falcons, with blue and white as the university colours.亚当森以「翱翔猎鹰」（Soaring Falcons）之名参加菲律宾大学体育协会赛事，校色为蓝与白。
• In UAAP Season 80, held in 2017-2018, the university's cheerdance squad took first place in the league's cheerdance competition.在 2017 至 2018 赛季的第 80 届 UAAP 联赛中，该校啦啦操队夺得联盟啦啦操比赛第一名。
• The Adamson Chronicle is the university's autonomous official student publication, and it was the outlet that announced the Dapitan campus plan in September 2023.《亚当森纪事报》（The Adamson Chronicle）是该校自治的官方学生刊物，2023 年 9 月正是它率先公布了达皮丹校区计划。
• Other student publications include The Sentinel, Spotlight Publication and The Adamson News, which cover campus news, literary writing and student opinion.其他学生刊物还有《哨兵》（The Sentinel）、《聚光灯》（Spotlight Publication）与《亚当森新闻》（The Adamson News），内容涵盖校园新闻、文学创作与学生评论。
• Campus ministry and Vincentian outreach programmes send students into poor parishes and barangays of Manila for tutoring, health missions and community organising.校园牧灵与味增爵会外展项目把学生派往马尼拉的贫困堂区与社区，开展课业辅导、医疗义诊与社区组织工作。
• Student life is closely tied to the surrounding University Belt, where students from Adamson and neighbouring schools share cheap eateries, boarding houses and transport routes along San Marcelino.学生生活与周边「大学带」紧密相连，亚当森及邻近院校的学生共享圣马塞利诺街沿线的平价餐馆、出租房与交通线路。
• Adamson's basketball and volleyball teams play their home games in the university gymnasium inside the Ermita campus, which fills with student crowds during the UAAP season.亚当森的篮球队与排球队在埃尔米塔校区的大学体育馆进行主场比赛，UAAP 赛季期间场馆里挤满学生观众。

Notable people

• George Lucas Adamson, the Greek chemist who founded the school in 1932, served as its president for 35 years and gave it both its name and its chemistry curriculum.1932 年创办该校的希腊化学家乔治·卢卡斯·亚当森担任校长 35 年，学校的名称与化学课程体系均出自他手。
• Leandro I. Montañana, a Spanish Vincentian priest, was the second president and led the university from the mid-1960s until 1985.西班牙籍遣使会神父莱安德罗·蒙塔尼亚纳是第二任校长，自 1960 年代中期领导该校直至 1985 年。
• Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, a theologian and the university's seventh president from December 2023, is also a published scholar of contextual theology.神学家丹尼尔·富兰克林·皮拉里奥自 2023 年 12 月起任该校第七任校长，同时也是著述颇丰的处境神学学者。
• Carlos Yulo, who won gold medals in floor exercise and vault at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, completed his secondary schooling at Adamson University.在 2024 年巴黎奥运会自由体操与跳马项目上夺得金牌的卡洛斯·尤洛（Carlos Yulo），中学阶段就读于亚当森大学。
• Nida Blanca, one of the most bankable Filipino actresses of the twentieth century, was an alumna of the university's liberal arts programmes.尼达·布兰卡（Nida Blanca）是 20 世纪菲律宾最具票房号召力的女演员之一，毕业于该校人文类专业。
• Mario O'Hara, a film director, producer and screenwriter associated with Philippine noir, studied at Adamson before entering the movie industry.马里奥·奥哈拉（Mario O'Hara）是菲律宾黑色电影的代表性导演、制片人与编剧，进入电影业前曾在亚当森就读。
• Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, a four-time world bowling champion, is counted among the university's sporting alumni.四届世界保龄球冠军拉斐尔·「彭」·内波穆塞诺（Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno）被列为该校的体育界校友。
• Kenneth Duremdes, the 1998 Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player, played for the Adamson Falcons before turning professional.1998 年菲律宾篮球协会最有价值球员肯尼斯·杜雷姆德斯（Kenneth Duremdes）在转为职业球员前效力于亚当森猎鹰队。
• Eduardo del Rosario, who served as Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development from 2019 to 2022, is an Adamson graduate.2019 至 2022 年出任菲律宾人类住区与城市发展部部长的爱德华多·德尔罗萨里奥（Eduardo del Rosario）是亚当森校友。
• Ruthlane Uy Asmundson, a former mayor of Davis, California, and Cynthia Barker, a former mayor of Hertsmere in England, both trace their degrees to Adamson.曾任美国加州戴维斯市市长的鲁斯莱恩·乌伊·阿斯蒙森（Ruthlane Uy Asmundson）与曾任英国赫茨米尔市市长的辛西娅·巴克（Cynthia Barker），学位均出自亚当森。
• Cesar B. Chavez, who headed the Presidential Communications Office, and Roberto Uy, governor of Zamboanga del Norte, are also counted among Adamson's alumni.曾任菲律宾总统通讯办公室主任的塞萨尔·查韦斯（Cesar B. Chavez）与北三宝颜省省长罗伯托·乌伊（Roberto Uy）也被列为亚当森校友。