De la Salle University Manila

De la Salle University Manila is one of the private universities in Manila. It stands on the Taft Avenue of Manila's Malate district. The University is run by individuals having a good academic record in their respective fields. It was established in the year 1911 by the Dela Salle Brothers. They are religious educators who dedicated their lives in educating the youth. The De la Salle Brothers were the followers of St. John Baptist De la Salle. Manila De la Salle University was the first university in Philippines. It is also counted among the four main universities of the city. This educational institution offers courses in various streams.

About the De la Salle University of Manila
De la Salle University in Manila promotes sense of responsibility and cooperativeness among the students. In the initial years, the University was a school where education was imparted in Spanish. This was so because the brothers were of Spanish origin. The premier Philippine educational institution started as a school. The highest qualification granted by the institution at that time was a three year commercial secondary school program. In 1917, the school attained the power to grant Associate in Arts Degree. Gradually, it also started granting bachelor and master degrees in science, arts and commerce streams. However, during the Second World War, the University campus was seized by the Japanese soldiers and became the defense headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Army. The infrastructure of the University like the library, gymnasium and the laboratory was destroyed due to the repeated bombings during the World War II. The De la Salle Brothers were killed and some were taken as prisoners. However, at the end of the war, the brothers were brought back and the University was restored. After the post Second World War period, commercial courses were opened at the University. Finally, on 19th February, 1975 this educational institution attained the status of University.


Affiliated Colleges
Some of the affiliated colleges under the De la Salle University, Manila are:

• The College of Business and Economics
• College of Education
• College of Computer Science
• College of Engineering
• College of Science
• College of Liberal Arts

The University also has some research centers affiliated under it. Some of them are:

• Social Development Research Center
• Educational management Center
• Center for Educational Media
• CHED- Zonal Research Center