Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University is a private Catholic research university in Quezon City in the Philippines, established in 1859 by the Society of Jesus and one of the oldest Jesuit-administered institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific region.马尼拉雅典耀大学是菲律宾奎松市的一所私立天主教研究型大学，1859 年由耶稣会创办，是亚太地区历史最悠久的耶稣会高等学府之一。

It offers primary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate and professional education in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and business, and follows the Jesuit tradition of liberal arts education with an emphasis on the humanities.该校提供小学、中学、本科、研究生与专业教育，涵盖人文、社会科学、自然科学、工程与商学领域，遵循耶稣会的博雅教育传统并强调人文学科。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the Ateneo was placed 581st and ranked first among private universities in the Philippines, its main Loyola Heights campus covers 205 acres, and its undergraduate enrolment peaked at 10,012 in the 2021-2022 school year.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，雅典耀位列第 581 位，居菲律宾私立大学之首；其勒约拉高地（Loyola Heights）主校区占地 205 英亩，本科在学人数在 2021-2022 学年达到 10,012 人的峰值。

History

• The first Spanish Jesuits arrived in the Philippines in 1581, and they established the Colegio de San José, a seminary, in 1605 before being expelled from Spain and its colonies.西班牙耶稣会士于 1581 年首抵菲律宾，并于 1605 年建立圣若瑟书院（Colegio de San José）这一神学院，其后被逐出西班牙及其殖民地。
• In 1768 King Charles III decreed the expulsion of the Jesuit order from Spain and its colonies, and control of the college passed to the Dominicans.1768 年，国王查理三世下令将耶稣会逐出西班牙及其殖民地，学院的控制权随之移交多明我会。
• The Jesuits returned to the Philippines in the 19th century after their suppression and in 1859 were tasked with managing a small public school in Manila called the Escuela Municipal.耶稣会遭取缔后于 19 世纪重返菲律宾，并于 1859 年受命管理马尼拉一所名为 Escuela Municipal 的小型公立学校。
• In 1865 the school was renamed Ateneo Municipal de Manila to reflect its elevation to a secondary education institution, and it was initially situated in Intramuros.1865 年，该校更名为 Ateneo Municipal de Manila，以反映其升格为中等教育机构，最初设于马尼拉王城区（Intramuros）。
• The Manila Observatory was founded by the Jesuits in 1865 as a meteorological observatory, and it remains one of the oldest scientific institutions in the Philippines and still operates on the Loyola Heights campus.马尼拉天文台由耶稣会士于 1865 年作为气象观测台创立，至今仍是菲律宾最古老的科研机构之一，并仍在勒约拉高地校区运作。
• The school was privatised in 1902 at the start of American colonisation and renamed Ateneo de Manila to reflect the transition from a public to a private institution.1902 年美国殖民统治开始时，该校转为私立，并更名为 Ateneo de Manila，以反映其由公立转为私立的转变。
• After the original campus was destroyed by fire in 1932, the Ateneo moved to Padre Faura Street in Ermita, Manila, where it rebuilt its facilities.1932 年原校区毁于火灾后，雅典耀迁至马尼拉埃尔米塔区的帕德雷·福拉街，并在当地重建校舍。
• The Padre Faura campus was destroyed during the Battle of Manila by Japanese forces in 1945, and after the Second World War the university relocated in 1952 to its present campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City.1945 年帕德雷·福拉校区在日军发动的马尼拉战役中被毁；二战后该校于 1952 年迁至现址——奎松市的勒约拉高地。
• The law and graduate business schools remained at Padre Faura until 1977, when both moved to Makati City and the Ermita site was sold, later becoming the site of Robinsons Manila.法学院与研究生商学院一直留在帕德雷·福拉，直至 1977 年两院迁往马卡蒂市，埃尔米塔地块随之售出，后来成为罗宾逊广场马尼拉所在地。
• Fr. Pacífico Ortíz SJ became the first Filipino president of the university in 1959, and during his tenure the Graduate School was divided into the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the future Graduate School of Business.Pacífico Ortíz 神父于 1959 年成为该校首位菲律宾籍校长；在其任内，研究生院分为文理研究生院与后来的商学院研究生院。
• In July 1964 the Educational TV Center of the Ateneo began operations, becoming one of the first educational television channels in the country and marking an early use of broadcast media in Philippine higher education.1964 年 7 月，雅典耀教育电视中心开始运作，成为该国最早的教育电视频道之一，也标志着广播媒体在菲律宾高等教育中的早期应用。
• In 1968 the Ateneo co-founded the Asian Institute of Management, and women were first admitted to the college in 1973.1968 年雅典耀参与共同创办亚洲管理学院（Asian Institute of Management）；1973 年学院首次招收女性学生。
• By 1976 the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences had moved to Loyola Heights, and the Padre Faura campus was finally closed in 1977.到 1976 年文理研究生院已迁至勒约拉高地，帕德雷·福拉校区则于 1977 年最终关闭。
• In the 1970s Ateneo students became active in protests against the Marcos dictatorship and martial law, and many later took part in the 1986 People Power Revolution.1970 年代，雅典耀学生积极参与反对马科斯独裁与戒严的抗议，许多人后来参加了 1986 年的「人民力量革命」。
• In 1991 the Ateneo Law School became the first in the country to offer the Juris Doctor degree, and the School of Government was established in 1996.1991 年雅典耀法学院成为该国首个开设法律博士（Juris Doctor）学位的学院；1996 年政府学院成立。
• A new campus for the Graduate School of Business, the Law School and the School of Government opened at Rockwell Center in Makati in 1998.1998 年，商学院研究生院、法学院与政府学院的新校区在马卡蒂的洛克威尔中心启用。
• The university launched the Pathways to Higher Education initiative in 2002 and consecrated the Church of the Gesù at the Loyola Heights campus in July 2002.2002 年该校推出「高等教育之路」（Pathways to Higher Education）计划，并于 2002 年 7 月在勒约拉高地校区祝圣耶稣圣心堂（Church of the Gesù）。
• In 2003 the Ateneo formalised its partnership with Gawad Kalinga for university-wide social action, a collaboration that has since become central to its community engagement.2003 年，雅典耀与 Gawad Kalinga 正式建立合作，开展全校性的社会行动，这一合作此后成为其社区参与的核心。
• The Manuel V. Pangilinan Center for Student Leadership opened in 2006, and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health began operations in 2007.曼努埃尔·潘基里南学生领导力中心于 2006 年启用；2007 年雅典耀医学与公共卫生学院开始运作。
• In 2009 the university marked its sesquicentennial, celebrating 150 years since the founding of the Escuela Municipal by the Jesuits in 1859.2009 年该校迎来建校 150 周年（sesquicentennial），纪念 1859 年耶稣会创办 Escuela Municipal 以来的一个半世纪。
• The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School was founded in 2013 to comply with the K-12 system, and the Senior High School has offered Grades 11 and 12 since 2013, becoming co-educational in 2016.为配合 K-12 学制，雅典耀初中部于 2013 年成立；高中部自 2013 年起开设十一年级与十二年级，并于 2016 年改为男女同校。
• A shooting incident in July 2022 led to the cancellation of the law school's graduation ceremonies, and in October 2022 the university consolidated its higher education units.2022 年 7 月的一起枪击事件导致法学院毕业典礼取消；2022 年 10 月该校对高等教育单位进行了整合。
• In August 2024 the Ateneo began its transition to fully co-educational basic education, welcoming female students in Grades 1 and 7, with full co-education from kindergarten to Grade 12 planned by the 2029-2030 school year.2024 年 8 月，雅典耀启动基础教育全面男女同校的过渡，招收一年级与七年级女生，并计划在 2029-2030 学年实现从幼儿园到十二年级的全面男女同校。

Academics

• The university is organised into twelve schools divided between the higher education and basic education units, each of which is managed by a vice-president.该校设有十二个学院，分属高等教育与基础教育单位，各由一位副校长管理。
• Its nine higher-education schools are the School of Humanities, the John Gokongwei School of Management, the School of Science and Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design, the Graduate School of Business, the School of Law, the School of Medicine and Public Health and the School of Government.其九个高等教育学院为人文学院、约翰·吴奕辉管理学院、科学与工程学院、社会科学学院、吴奕辉兄弟教育与学习设计学院、商学院研究生院、法学院、医学与公共卫生学院以及政府学院。
• Basic education is delivered through the Ateneo de Manila Grade School, the Junior High School and the Senior High School, which together form the university's basic education unit.基础教育由雅典耀小学、初中与高中提供，三者共同构成该校的基础教育单位。
• The university offers 48 undergraduate, 93 graduate and 11 professional degree programmes, with dual and joint degrees including partnerships with international universities.该校开设 48 个本科、93 个研究生与 11 个专业学位项目，并设有双学位与联合学位，其中包括与国际高校的合作项目。
• The primary language of instruction is English, with some classes offered in Filipino, and undergraduates follow a liberal arts core curriculum that includes philosophy, literature, theology, history and the social sciences.主要教学语言为英语，部分课程以菲律宾语授课；本科生须修读博雅教育核心课程，涵盖哲学、文学、神学、历史与社会科学。
• Admission requires the Ateneo College Entrance Test, widely regarded as among the most difficult entrance examinations in the Philippines, and candidates also submit essays, recommendations and school records.入学需通过雅典耀学院入学考试（ACET），该考试普遍被认为是菲律宾最难的入学考试之一，考生还须提交论文、推荐信与在校成绩。
• The university has been granted autonomous status by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education since 2001, giving it flexibility in introducing new programmes.该校自 2001 年起获菲律宾高等教育委员会授予自治地位，在开设新课程方面拥有更大弹性。
• The Ateneo has 11 Centres of Excellence and 6 Centres of Development recognised by CHED.雅典耀拥有高等教育委员会认定的 11 个卓越中心与 6 个发展中心。
• Its programmes are accredited at Level IV by CHED and the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities.其课程获高等教育委员会与菲律宾院校鉴定协会（PAASCU）评为第四级（最高级）认证。
• The John Gokongwei School of Management and the Ateneo Graduate School of Business are members of AACSB, and the university is a frequent publisher in the Scopus database.约翰·吴奕辉管理学院与雅典耀商学院研究生院为 AACSB 成员，该校也是 Scopus 数据库的常见发文机构。
• Research centres include the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, the Institute of Philippine Culture and the Manila Observatory, covering disaster risk reduction, migration and governance studies.其研究中心包括雅典耀经济研究与发展中心、菲律宾文化研究所与马尼拉天文台，研究涵盖减灾、移民与治理等领域。
• The Ateneo Business Insights Laboratory for Development, in collaboration with Co-Develop, works on initiatives promoting the adoption of digital public infrastructure in the Philippines.雅典耀发展商业洞察实验室（BUILD）与 Co-Develop 合作，从事推动菲律宾采用数字公共基础设施的各类项目。
• Graduate enrolment also peaked at 5,511 in the 2021-2022 school year, and the Ateneo Senior High School enrolled 1,917 students in 2024-2025.研究生在学人数同样于 2021-2022 学年达到 5,511 人的峰值；2024-2025 学年雅典耀高中部招收 1,917 名学生。
• The Legal Education Board has ranked the Ateneo Law School as the top law school of the past decade, and its graduates make up 7.18 per cent of new lawyers.菲律宾法律教育委员会将雅典耀法学院评为过去十年最佳法学院，其毕业生占新晋律师的 7.18%。
• The School of Government is the only Philippine institution listed in the first ranking of public-policy schools in the Asia-Pacific region.政府学院是亚太地区首份公共政策学院排名中唯一上榜的菲律宾院校。
• The Loyola School of Theology, affiliated with the university, offers baccalaureate, licentiate and doctoral degrees in theology and pastoral ministry.与该大学附属的勒约拉神学院设有神学与教牧事工方面的学士、执业与博士学位。
• The university maintains exchanges and joint programmes with many international universities and is a member of the ASEAN University Network and the International Association of Jesuit Universities.该校与众多国际高校保持交换与联合培养项目，并是东盟大学联盟与国际耶稣会大学协会的成员。

Campus

• The main campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City covers 205 acres and houses the primary, secondary and tertiary units together with research centres and institutes.位于奎松市勒约拉高地的主校区占地 205 英亩，容纳小学、中学与大学各单位以及多个研究中心与研究所。
• The campus is adjacent to Miriam College and includes the grade school, the high school and the college, with the University Archives preserving the institution's historical records in Faber Hall.该校区紧邻米里亚姆学院（Miriam College），含小学、中学与大学部，其大学档案则在费伯楼保存该校的历史记录。
• Facilities include the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, the Science Education Complex and the John Gokongwei School of Management Complex.校园设施包括亨利·李·欧文剧院、科学教育综合楼与约翰·吴奕辉管理学院综合楼。
• In 2018 the university inaugurated the Areté, a creative hub containing the Ateneo Art Gallery, theatres and collaborative spaces.2018 年，该校启用 Areté 创意枢纽，内含雅典耀美术馆、剧场与协作空间。
• The Rizal Library is split into the First Pacific Hall, inaugurated in November 2009, and the Special Collections Building, and the Ateneo Art Gallery, established in 1960, is the first museum of modern art in the Philippines.黎刹图书馆分为 2009 年 11 月启用的第一太平洋馆与特藏馆；创立于 1960 年的雅典耀美术馆是菲律宾首座现代艺术博物馆。
• Research institutes on campus include the Institute of Philippine Culture and the Manila Observatory, and the university archives are held in Faber Hall.校区内的研究机构包括菲律宾文化研究所与马尼拉天文台，大学档案则存于费伯楼（Faber Hall）。
• Athletic facilities include the Blue Eagle Gym and the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center, and the campus hosts the Church of the Gesù and multiple chapels.体育设施包括蓝鹰体育馆（Blue Eagle Gym）与莫罗·洛伦佐体育中心；校区内还设有耶稣圣心堂与多座小圣堂。
• The Rockwell Center in Makati houses the School of Law and the Graduate School of Business, while the School of Medicine and Public Health is located at the Don Eugenio López Sr. Medical Complex in Ortigas Center, Pasig.马卡蒂的洛克威尔中心驻有法学院与商学院研究生院；医学与公共卫生学院则位于帕西格市奥提加斯中心的唐·欧亨尼奥·洛佩斯医学综合楼。
• The campus is home to the largest Jesuit community in the Philippines, including the Arrupe International Residence, the San Jose Major Seminary and the Loyola School of Theology.该校区是菲律宾最大的耶稣会团体所在地，包括阿尔佩国际宿舍、圣若瑟大修院与勒约拉神学院。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the Ateneo de Manila University was placed 581st in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，马尼拉雅典耀大学位列世界第 581 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 placed the Ateneo in the 1001-1200 band.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将雅典耀列入 1001-1200 区间。
• The Ateneo did not enter the main table of the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027, and it likewise did not enter the main table of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.在《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学排名中，雅典耀未进入主榜；其同样未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。
• The Ateneo ranked first among private universities and second overall in the Philippines in the QS World University Rankings.在 QS 世界大学排名中，雅典耀居菲律宾私立大学之首、国内第二。
• OpenAlex records around 6,086 research works and 110,745 citations associated with the Ateneo de Manila University.OpenAlex 收录与马尼拉雅典耀大学相关的研究成果约 6,086 项、被引约 110,745 次。
• The university holds 11 CHED Centres of Excellence and 6 Centres of Development, and its programmes are accredited at Level IV.该校拥有 11 个高等教育委员会卓越中心与 6 个发展中心，课程获第四级（最高级）认证。
• The Ateneo Law School has been ranked the top law school of the past decade, with graduates making up 7.18 per cent of new lawyers, or 1,794 in total.雅典耀法学院被评为过去十年最佳法学院，其毕业生占新晋律师的 7.18%，共 1,794 人。
• The Professional Regulation Commission ranked the School of Medicine and Public Health the best-performing medical school in the Philippines in 2019, with a 100 per cent passing rate among 133 examinees.2019 年菲律宾专业监管委员会将医学与公共卫生学院评为全国表现最佳的医学院，133 名考生通过率达 100%。
• The Ateneo is consistently ranked a leading institution in the Philippines by the Times Higher Education and QS rankings, and the downtown campuses in Makati and Pasig extend its professional schools across Metro Manila.雅典耀在泰晤士高等教育与 QS 排名中长期被评为菲律宾领先院校，而其位于马卡蒂与帕西格市区的校区则把专业学院延伸至大马尼拉各地。

Student life

• The university's motto is Lux in Domino, meaning Light in the Lord, taken from the letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians and first placed on the Ateneo seal for the 1909 Golden Jubilee.该校校训为 Lux in Domino，意为「在主内的光」，取自圣保禄致厄弗所书，1909 年金禧年首次用于雅典耀校徽之上。
• The 1859 motto of the Escuela Municipal was Al merito y a la virtud, meaning In Merit and in Virtue, which persisted until the new seal was adopted.1859 年 Escuela Municipal 的校训为「Al merito y a la virtud」，意为「凭功绩与德行」，一直沿用至新校徽采用之时。
• The Ateneo's colours are blue and white, and its athletic teams, known as the Blue Eagles, compete in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.雅典耀的校色为蓝与白，其体育代表队称为「蓝鹰」（Blue Eagles），参加菲律宾大学体育协会赛事。
• On-campus housing is provided through Cervini Hall, Eliazo Hall, the University Dormitory North and South Towers and the International Residence Hall, serving both undergraduate and graduate students.校内住宿由切尔维尼堂、埃利亚索堂、大学宿舍南北塔与国际宿舍提供，服务对象兼含本科生与研究生。
• The Ateneo Debate Society ranks among the top debate teams in Asia and won the 2023 World Universities Debating Championship.雅典耀辩论学会位居亚洲顶尖辩论队之列，并于 2023 年夺得世界大学辩论锦标赛冠军。
• The Ateneo College Glee Club is the oldest university chorale in the Philippines and has earned international recognition for its performances.雅典耀学院合唱团（Ateneo College Glee Club）是菲律宾最古老的大学合唱团，其演出享誉国际。
• Dulaang Sibol, founded in 1955, is the oldest high school theatre group in the Philippines, while Tanghalang Ateneo is the oldest undergraduate theatre group.创于 1955 年的 Dulaang Sibol 是菲律宾最古老的高中剧团，Tanghalang Ateneo 则是最古老的本科剧团。
• The Ateneo's main social action programme is its partnership with Gawad Kalinga, focused on community building and rehabilitation, alongside the Ugat Foundation.雅典耀的主要社会行动项目是与 Gawad Kalinga 的合作，聚焦社区建设与重建，另设有 Ugat 基金会。
• The university's Ateneo Blue Cloud virtual campus, launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides online, blended and face-to-face learning materials.该校在新冠疫情期间推出的 Ateneo Blue Cloud 虚拟校区，提供线上、混合与面授的学习资源。

Notable people

• José Rizal, widely regarded as the national hero of the Philippines, completed his Bachelor of Arts at the Ateneo as a sobresaliente in 1877.被广泛视为菲律宾民族英雄的黎刹（José Rizal）于 1877 年以优异成绩（sobresaliente）在雅典耀完成文学士学位。
• The university has produced the second-highest number of Philippine presidents, behind only the University of the Philippines.该校培养的菲律宾总统人数仅次于菲律宾大学，居全国第二。
• Benigno Aquino III, president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016, graduated in economics from the Ateneo, where he also attended the grade school and high school.2010 至 2016 年任菲律宾总统的贝尼尼奥·阿基诺三世毕业于雅典耀经济学专业，并曾就读其小学与中学。
• Corazon Aquino, president from 1986 to 1992, received an honorary doctorate from the Ateneo.1986 至 1992 年任总统的科拉松·阿基诺获雅典耀颁授荣誉博士学位。
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president from 2001 to 2010, earned a master's degree in economics at the Ateneo.2001 至 2010 年任总统的格洛丽亚·马卡帕加尔·阿罗约在雅典耀取得经济学硕士学位。
• Fidel V. Ramos, president from 1992 to 1998, was awarded an honorary degree by the Ateneo, and Joseph Estrada, president from 1998 to 2001, attended its grade school and high school.1992 至 1998 年任总统的菲德尔·拉莫斯获雅典耀荣誉学位；1998 至 2001 年任总统的约瑟夫·埃斯特拉达曾就读其小学与中学。
• The painter Federico Aguilar Alcuaz and the director Lamberto V. Avellana are among the National Artists of the Philippines who studied at the Ateneo.画家费德里科·阿吉拉尔·阿尔夸斯与导演兰贝托·阿韦利亚纳都是曾就读雅典耀的菲律宾国家艺术家。
• The stage designer Salvador Bernal, the author Alejandro Roces and the architect Ildefonso P. Santos Jr. are also Ateneo alumni.舞台设计师萨尔瓦多·贝尔纳尔、作家亚历杭德罗·罗塞斯与建筑师伊尔德丰索·桑托斯也都是雅典耀校友。
• The writer Greg Brillantes and the playwright and cultural historian Nicanor Tiongson studied at the Ateneo, which has produced several other National Artists of the Philippines.作家格雷格·布里良特斯与剧作家兼文化史学家尼卡诺·蒂翁松都曾就读雅典耀，该校还培养了多位菲律宾国家艺术家。
• Fr. Bienvenido Nebres SJ, an economist and mathematician, served as university president from 1993 to 2011 and shaped the Ateneo's modern academic direction.经济学家兼数学家 Bienvenido Nebres 神父于 1993 至 2011 年任校长，塑造了雅典耀的现代学术方向。
• Fr. Roberto Yap SJ, a priest and economist, serves as the current president of the university, which is overseen by a board of trustees chaired by Bernadine T. Siy.神父兼经济学家 Roberto Yap 现任该校校长，学校由 Bernadine T. Siy 任主席的董事会监督治理。
• The Ateneo maintains a Chinese linkage through a Confucius Institute run in partnership with Sun Yat-sen University, which offers Mandarin courses and a master's programme in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.雅典耀通过与中山大学合办的孔子学院保持与中国的联系，该学院提供普通话课程与汉语国际教育硕士项目。
• Among the Ateneo's alumni are also chief justices and associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, as well as senators and members of the House of Representatives.雅典耀的校友中还包括菲律宾最高法院的首席大法官与大法官，以及参议员和众议员。