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The University of Santo Tomas General Santos (UST; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas General Santos) is a private, Catholic higher education institution in General Santos, Philippines. The UST General Santos is the first UST campus in Visayas and Mindanao. It is an extension campus of UST Manila.
The Main Building of the campus opened in 2024.




History


In 1997, the UST Manila administration acquired land in General Santos in barangays Ligaya and Katangawan, intending to establish an extension campus in the city. However, the development of the campus was delayed due to land classification issues. The site was classified as agricultural until 2013 when it was reassigned as institutional land.
Full development of the campus began with the groundbreaking ceremony held in April 2018. Laying of the foundations began in November 2020 and on December 4, 2021, the topping-off ceremony was held on the view deck.
UST GenSan was projected to be operational by 2021, but the opening date was pushed to 2023. The campus would be finally inaugurated on April 11, 2024.
UST GenSan welcomed 126 students for the 2024–2025 academic year.




Campus


The campus covers an area of 82.2 hectares (822,000 m2) and has facilities that could accommodate 15,000 students. Its main building is seven-storey high and is fronted by an open plaza. It has a 100-person capacity chapel, library, clinic, org rooms, an auditorium, and function halls.
Future plan includes the establishment of the Arch of the New Century and the UST-Dr. Ricardo S. Po Sr. Integrated Innovation and Research Laboratories (UST PIIRL).




Academics



The university offers five programs under three pioneering schools, namely the School of Health Sciences, School of Business and Accountancy, and School of Engineering and Information Technology. The five pioneer programs are pharmacy, medical technology, entrepreneurship, accounting information systems, and industrial engineering.




See also


University of Santo Tomas Manila
University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi
University of Santo Tomas Santa Rosa




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