kids encyclopedia robot

Ateneo de Manila University facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneojf1859 04.JPG
Motto
Lux in Domino
Motto in English
 Light in the Lord
Type Private
Established 1859
Academic affiliation
 ACUCA, ASEACCU, AUN, JCEAO, UAAP, UPEACE
President Bienvenido Nebres
Students 11,465
Undergraduates 7,533
Postgraduates 3,932
Location
Quezon City, Metro Manila
,
Philippines
Colors Blue      White     
Athletics UAAP
Nickname Blue Eagles
Mascot Blue Eagle
Website www.ateneo.edu

The Ateneo de Manila University (also called "Ateneo de Manila" or simply "the Ateneo") is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. Its main campus is at Loyola Heights in Quezon City, Metro Manila. It offers elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate level education. It teaches many things, for example Arts, Humanities, Business, Law, Social Sciences, Theology, and Pure and Applied Sciences.

Institution

The Ateneo de Manila University has three campuses in Metro Manila. Several thousand teachers teach students of different ages, from elementary to postgraduate. The Loyola Schools have around 7,500 undergraduate students and around 3,000 graduate students, making the Ateneo small, in number of students, compared to many other Philippine universities.

The University began in 1859 when the City of Manila turned over the Escuela Municipal, a public primary school in Intramuros, to Spanish Jesuits. The school took the name Ateneo when it began teaching secondary education in 1865, and it has since grown into a university.

Images for kids

  • Seal of the Ateneo de Manila University (1909–1929)

    Seal used from 1909–1929.

  • Ateneogradeschooljf1980 06

    The Chapel of The Holy Guardian Angel and a statue of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at the Ateneo de Manila Grade School

  • Ateneogradeschooljf1960 06

    Hallway at the Ateneo de Manila Grade School

  • Ateneo de Manila skyline 4

    Aerial view of the Loyola Heights campus

  • Apsjfc

    Atrium of the Ateneo School of Law

  • Rizallibararyjf1878 07

    The New Rizal Library of the Ateneo de Manila University, opened in 2009

  • Ateneo campus admin building (Katipunan, Quezon City; 05-13-2022)

    Admin Building

  • Marcos burial Ateneans protest

    Ateneo students protesting the burial of Ferdinand Marcos, November 18, 2016

  • ScienceEducationComplex

    The Science Education Complex, home to the School of Science and Engineering

  • De la Costa Hall

    The Horacio dela Costa Hall, home to the School of Humanities

  • Leong Hall

    The Ricardo & Dr. Rosita Leong Hall, home to the School of Social Sciences

  • JGSOM

    The John Gokongwei School of Management

  • Ateneojf1889 01

    The Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Ateneojf1871 05

    The Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication

  • Ateneo International Residence Hall

    International Residence Hall

  • Cervini Hall

    Cervini Hall houses male freshmen students and athletes

  • Eliazo Hall

    Eliazo Hall houses female freshmen students and athletes

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Universidad Ateneo de Manila para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Ateneo de Manila University Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.