Rizal received an excellent education both in the Philippines and abroad. He first studied under private tutors in Calamba before attending the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, where he graduated with highest honors. He then studied philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas and later shifted to medicine. Rizal furthered his studies in Europe, obtaining degrees from the University of Madrid and specializing in ophthalmology in Paris and Heidelberg. Despite warnings not to return, Rizal was determined to go back to the Philippines in 1887 to serve his people and operate on his mother's eyes, demonstrating his commitment to his homeland.

1. RIZAL’S EDUCATION
Studies in Manila
Studies in Europe

2. Early Education in Calamba and
Biñan
• Rizal’s parents employed private tutors to give him lessons at
home. The first was Maestro Celestino and the second, Maestro
Lucas Padua.
• After Monroy’s death, Rizal’s parents decided to send their gifted
son to a private school in Biñan.

3. • June, 1869 Rizal left for Binan
• Was accompanied by Paciano his older brother
• In academic studies, Rizal beat all Binan boys
• He was taught by Maestro Justiniano
• He surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin, and other subject

4. Studies at Ateneo and UST

5. SCHOLASTIC TRIUMPHS AT ATENEO
DE MANILA (1872-1877)
• Jose was sent to Manila four months after the
martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za and with Dona
Teodora still in prison. He studied in the Ateneo
Municipal, a college under the supervision of the
Spanish Jesuits.

6. Education in Manila
• Ateneo Municipal de Manila
• Bachelor of Arts degree in 1877 at the age of 16
• Graduated as one of the nine students declared
sobresaliente
• Continued his education to obtain a degree in land
surveying and assessor

7. • Bitter rival of the Dominican-owned College of San Juan
de Letran
• Formerly the Escuela Pia(Charity School)- for poor boys
in Manila established in 1817
• In 1859- name was changed to Ateneo Municipaly the
Jesuits and later became the Ateneo de Manila

8. RIZAL ENTERS AT ATENEO
• June 10, 1872- Jose, accompanied by Paciano, went to
Manila to take the entrance examinations on Christian
Doctrine, arithmetic, and reading at the College of San
Juan de Letran, and.
• His father was the first one who wished him to study at
Letran but he changed his mind and decided to send Jose
at Ateneo instead

9. RIZAL’S FIRTST YEAR IN ATENEO
(1872-1873)
• Rizal’s first professor in Ateneo was Fr. Jose Bech.
• Rizal was placed at the bottom of the class since he was a
newcomer and knows little Spanish.
• He was an externo (Carthaginians), occupying the end of
the line. But at the end of the month, he become
emperor of his Empire.

10. LAST YEAR IN ATENEO (1876- 1877)
• Rizal- The most brilliant Atenean of his time, and was truly the pride of the
Jesuits
• Graduate with Highest Honor
• March 23, 1877- Rizal, 16 years old, received from his Alma Mater, Ateneo
Municipal, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors
• The night before graduation, he could not sleep. Early morning on the day
of his graduation, he prayed to the Virgin to commend his life and protect
him as he step into the world.

11. • He belonged to the class composed of Spaniards, mestizos and Filipinos
• His teacher was Fr. Jose Bech
• He was considered as an inferior and was placed at the buttom of the class
• To improve his Spanish Rizal took private lessons in Santa Isabel College
• During his 4th year in Ateneo he received 5 medals and graduated as
sobresaliente
• He graduated on March 23, 1877(16 years old)
• Received the degree of bachelor of arts, with highest honors not a
valedictiorian

12. RIZAL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO
TOMAS
In April, 1877, Rizal, who was then nearly 16 years old, matriculated in
the University of Santo Tomas, taking Philosophy and Letters.
As part of the course, he had to complete units in the following subjects:
• Cosmology and Metaphysics
• Theodicy
• History of Philosophy

13. • UST was under the Dominicans , rival of the Jesuits in education
• Remained loyal to Ateneo participated in extracurricular activities
in Ateneo and completed a course in surveying
• As a Thomasian he won more literary laurels
• During his first term in 1877-1878 in UST, he studied Cosmology,
Metaphysics , Theodicy and History of Philosophy.
• It was during the school term 1878-1879 that Rizal pursued his
studies in medicine

14. Shifting to Medicine
After completing his first year, Rizal decided to take up medicine as his
university course. This change of heart was due to two factors:
• Father Ramon Pablo, rector of the Ateneo, had advised him to pursue the
course.
• Rizal's mother had failing eyesight and he thought he owed it to her to
become a doctor and cure her condition.

15. Pre- Med Course
• Curso de Ampiacion or Advanced course in Physics, Chemistry and Natural
History.
• Out of the 28 young men taking Ampliacion only four including Rizal were
granted the privilege of taking simultaneously the preparatory course and the
first year of medicine
• Rizal also received his four year practical training in medicine at the Hospital
de San Juan de Dios in Intramuros

16. •During his last year at the University,
Rizal had obtained the global grade of
Notable (Very Good) in all of his
subjects, and he was the second best
student in a decimated class of seven who
passed the medicine course. After which,
Rizal decided to study in Spain.

17. Academic Journey To Spain ( 1882-1885 )
• His departure for Spain was kept secret from Spanish Authorities, friars and
even his parents especially his mother because she would not allow him to
go.
• To avoid detection , he used the name Jose Mercado.
• On November 3, 1882, he enrolled in Universidad Central de Madrid taking
up two courses: Philosophy an Letters and Medicine
• On June 21, 1884 , he conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine

18. • The Following academic year , he studied and passed all subjects leading to
the degree of doctor of medicine.
• Unfortunately, he was not able to submit the thesis required for graduation
nor paid the corresponding fees.
• With that, he was not awarded his Doctor’s Diploma
• Jose Rizal also finished his studies in Philosophy and Letters with higher
grades.
• He was awarded the Degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters by the
Universidad Central de Madrid June 19, 1885 with the rating of excellent.

19. Opthalmology studies and travels in Europe
• Jose Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to specialize in
ophthalmology. Among all branches, he chose this specialization because he
wanted to cure his mother’s failing eyesight.
• In 1885, after studying at the Universidad Central de Madrid, Rizal, who was
then 24 years old, went to Paris to acquire more knowledge in
ophthalmology

20. Education in europe
• Education in Europe
• Traveled alone to Europe
• Madrid in May 1882
• Continued his studies in Medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid
• Degree of Licentiate in Medicine in 1884
• Degree of Philosophy and Letters in 1885 Jose Rizal

21. Rizal friends in Europe
• Maximo Viola
• Senor Eusebio Corominas
• Don Miguel Morayta
• Dr. Louis de Weckert

22. • On February 3, 1886, after gathering some experience in ophthalmology, he
left Paris and went to Heidelberg, Germany
• He worked at the University Eye Hospital under the direction of Dr. Otto
Becker, a distinguished German ophthalmologist.
• On April 22, 1886, Rizal wrote a poem entitled A Las Flores de Heidelberg
(To the Flowers of Heidelberg) because he was fascinated by the blooming
flowers along the Neckar River, which was the light blue flower called
“forget-me-not”.

23. Reasons Why Rizal choose to reside in germane
longer
• to gain further his studies in science and languages.
• to observe the economic and political conditions of the German nation .
• to associate with the famous scientists and scholars.
• lastly to publish his novel Noli Me Tangere.

24. • Jose Rizal earned a Licentiate in Medicine at the
Universidad Central de Madrid, where he also took
courses in philosophy and literature. It was in
Madrid that he began writing Noli Me Tangere. He
also attended classes in the University of Paris and,
in 1887, he completed his eye specialization course
at the University of Heidelberg. It was also in that
year that Rizal’s first novel was published in Berlin.

25. Rizal’s grand tour of Europe with viola 1888
• The tour begins. May 11, 1887 – Rizal and Viola left Berlin by train. Their
next destination was DRESDEN, “one of the best cities in Germany”.
• DRESDEN -They visited Dr. Adolph B. Meyer.
• Rizal was deeply impressed by a painting of “Prometheus Bound”.
• They met Dr. Feodor Jagor, they plan to visit Leitmeritz to see Blumentritt.

26. • Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt
• Rizal and Blumentritt met in person and greeted each other in fluent
German. Blumentritt loved Rizal as his son because of his talents.
• Beautiful Memories of Lietmeritz
• warm hospitality of the Blumentritt family. A good Cook of his wife. -
Blumentritt invited them to a Beer Garden, they met Burgomaster and he
intoduced them. Burgomaster amazed and great admiration to Rizal because
he can speak German fluently.
• Prague. -They met Dr. Wellkomm a Professor of University of Prague. -Rizal
and Viola visited the Tomb of Copernicus, the famous astronomer, the
museum of natural history, bacteriological laboratories, famous cave where
San Juan Nepomuceno

27. • Vienna -May 20 , they went to Vienna “the Queen of Danube”.
• They met Norfenfals, one of the greatest novelist in Europe.
• Rizal in Italy
• he visited Turin, Milan, Venice and Florence.
• After a wonderful sojourn in Rome, Rizal prepared to return to the
Philippines.

28. Rizal’s First Rizal’s First Homecoming Home
coming (1887-1888)
Rizal’s plans of coming back home
• As early as 1884, Rizal wanted to go back to the Philippines for the following
reasons:
• Financial difficulties in Calamba
• Dissatisfaction with his studies in Madrid
• Desire to prove that there is no reason to fear going home.
• His belief that the Spanish regime will not punish the innocent.

29. Decision to return home
• After five years of his memorable sojourn in Europe, Rizal returned to the
Philippines. However, Rizal was warned by the following not to return to the
Philippines because his Noli Me Tangere angered the friars

30. Rizal was determined to come back to the
Philippines for the following reasons:
• To operate his mother’s eyes
• To serve his people who had long been oppressed by Spanish tyrants.
• To find out for himself how the Noli Me Tangere and his other writings
were affecting Filipinos and Spaniards.
• To inquire why Leonor Rivera remained silent.

31. Rizal arrives in Manila
• Rizal left Rome by train to Marseilles, a French port and boarded Djemnah,
the same steamer that brought him to Europe five years ago.
• When the ship reached Aden, the weather became rough and some of Rizal’s
book got wet.
• In Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam – he transferred to another steamer,
Haiphong, that brought him to Manila.

32. In Calamba
• Rizal established a medical clinic.
• Doña Teodora was Rizal’s first patient
• Rizal treated her eyes but could not perform any surgical operation because her
cataracts were not yet ripe.
• He painted several beautiful landscapes in Calamba.
• He translated German poems of Von Wildernath in Tagalog.
• Sad moments while Rizal was in sad moments while Rizal was in Calamba Leonor
Rivera Rizal tried to visit her in Tarlac but his parents forbade him to go because
Leonor’s mother did not like him for a son-in- law.

33. Defenders of the Noli Me Tangere
• Propagandists such as Marcelo H. del Pilar, Graciano Lopez-Jaena, Antonio
Ma. Regidor, Mariano Ponce rushed to uphold the truths of the Noli.
• Father Francisco de Paul Sanchez – Rizal’s favorite teacher in Ateneo
defended and praised the novel in public.

34. Farewell Philippines
• On February 3, 1888 Rizal left his country with a heavy heart.
• But this is for his own good and the safety of his family and friends.