University of Makati

University of Makati
Unibersidad ng Makati
Pamantasan ng Makati
Motto "Aim High, UMak"
Type Public
Established 1972
President Tomas B. Lopez, Jr.
Location Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Hymn UMak Hymn
Colors Royal Blue      and Yellow     
Nickname UMak
Mascot UMak Herons
Affiliations ALCU, UCSAA
Website www.umak.edu.ph

The University of Makati (Filipino: Unibersidad ng Makati or Pamantasan ng Makati), commonly known as UMak is a public, locally funded city university in Makati City, National Capital Region, Philippines.

The University of Makati is one of the 33 institutions in the country which piloted the Senior High School Modelling Program of the Department of Education in 2012.

UMak is the country's first ISO certified local university, certified in 4 processes such as Admission, Registration, Releasing of Grades and Issuance of Transcript of Records.

History

The University of Makati was established as the Makati Polytechnic Community College in 1972 through Municipal Resolution No. 242 Ordinance No. 64. Its status was elevated in 1987 to that of a full-fledged college, and was then renamed Makati College. It was merged with the former Fort Andres Bonifacio College which led to the elevation of the college to a university on January 10, 1990.[1]

By virtue of Municipal Ordinance No. 433, the Pamantasan ng Makati became a chartered university on December 19, 1991 under the administration of Jejomar Binay. On August 27, 2002, City Ordinance 2002-111 was approved amending City Ordinance No. 99-126 revising the Pamantasan ng Makati Charter to change the official name of Pamantasan ng Makati to University of Makati.[1]

Buildings and Facilities

University of Makati, J.P. Rizal Extension, Brgy. West Rembo, Makati

The University is located in J.P. Rizal Extension, West Rembo, Makati that stands on a lot along near Fort Bonifacio and facing the Makati Park and Garden and Pasig River. The university consists of the Academic Building 1,2 & 3, Administrative Building, a new-established 12-storey Health and Physical Science Building (HPSB) and the University of Makati Stadium which served as one of the venues of the United Football League and Clear Football: Dream Match.

Colleges and Centers

Initially offering courses on industrial and business technology, the university later added courses in other fields.[1]

UMak-MInD Center

The UMak-Medical Informatics Development (MIND) Center program is the first and only industry-academe partnership program in the country for health informatics advocacy, training, implementation and research and development. The UMak-MInD Center is in collaboration with E-Health Records International.

Performance in Licensure Board Examinations

Consistently, UMak's percentage of passers in the Licensure Board Exams (CPA, Nursing, Teachers, Master Electrician, etc.) is higher compared to the national passing rate.

UMak College of Allied Health Studies produced numerous Nurse Licensure Examination Top-notchers. Denise Claudia Mangiliman and Betty Chua Chung, both College of Nursing Batch 2007 graduates, placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the December 2007 Nursing Board.

UMak College of Accountancy created history last October 2010 as 25 Accounting students passed the CPA Licensure Exam, the highest quantity of CPA passer in the history of UMak in one board exam taking. Last May 2011 CPA Board Exam, 10 UMak students passed for an outstanding 50% passing rate. 19 students passed the October 2011 CPA Board Examination. KRISTOFFERSON ISAR DELA CRUZ of University of Makati (UMak) College of Accountancy (COA) is ranked number five out of 2,132 passers with a rating of 89.43% and UMak has achieved 56% passing rate vs. 35.78% national passing rate in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination held last May 10 to 11 and May 17 to 18 in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi.

Sports

The varsity team of the University of Makati are the UMak Herons. The school's athletic program participated in the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) and the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Games. UMak is the 5-peat overall champion of ALCU Games. UMak is also one of the founding member of the newest collegiate league in the country, the University, Colleges and Schools Athletic Association (UCSAA).

Among the athletes of UMak are the following:

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History of the University of Makati" (PDF). University of Makati. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

See also


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