Ipinagmalaki ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na mula sa 44 ay umakyat sa 65 ang bilang Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) sa bansa na pasok sa Top 300 Most Innovative Universities sa buong mundo base sa 2024 WURI rankings.
Kabilang dito ang:
- Far Eastern University – DNRMFoundation
- St. Paul University Philippines
- Biliran Province State University
- Tarlac Agricultural University
- EU Institute of Technology
- Cebu Normal University
- Mariano Marcos State University
- Cebu Technological University
- Samar State University
- Leyte Normal University
- Saint Louis University, Baguio City
- Ifugao State University
- World Citi Colleges
- Lyceum-Northwestern University
- Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology
- Central Mindanao University
- West Visayas State University
- Panpacific University
- Southern Leyte State University
- Romblon State University
- Nueva Vizcaya State University
- Philippine Normal University
- Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
- Lorma Colleges
- Saint Mary’s University of Bayombong
- King’s College of the Philippines
- Cebu Institute of Technology University
- Urdaneta City University
- Apayao State College
- Northwestern University Inc.
- Catanduanes State University
- WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, Inc.
- Batangas State University
- Central Luzon State University
- Cordillera Career Development College
- Nueva Vizcaya State University
- Kalinga State University
- Central Philippines State University
- University of the Cordilleras
- Lyceum of the Philippines University
- Cavite Western Mindanao State University
- Benguet State University
- Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
- Universidad de Zamboanga
- University of Makati
- Cebu Normal University
- Medellin University of Santo Tomas
- Mountain Province State Polytechnic College
- Kalinga State University
- Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation
- Bukidnon State University
- Centro Escolar University
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines
- University of Saint Louis
- Tarlac State University
- LPU – Cavite
- St. Dominic College of Asia
- Pangasinan State University
- University of Northern Philippines
- Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Ayon kay CHED Secretary Popoy De Vera, mahalaga ang mga international ranking na ito dahil nagpapakita ito na kahanay ng HEIs sa bansa ang ilang top universities sa mundo.
Patunay rin aniya ito ng globalized outlook at competitiveness ng mga pampubliko at pribadong unibersidad sa bansa.
Sa tulong rin nito, matutukoy ang mga dapat pang i-improve sa mga unibersidad gaya ng pagtuturo, research, at public service.
Kaugnay nito, tiniyak naman ng CHED ang patuloy na suporta sa mga HEIs sa bansa tungo sa internationalization, university-to-university linkages, at pinaigting na partnerships para mas marami pang HEIs ang mapabilang sa international rankings. | ulat ni Merry Ann Bastasa