The University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines traces its origins to 1595 when the Society of Jesus founded the Colegio de San Ildefonso, making it the oldest school in the country. In 1779, the school was reopened as the Seminario de San Carlos under the Diocese of Cebu. It later became known as the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos and accepted secular students seeking advanced education in 1867. After changing hands between religious orders, the school became the University of San Carlos in 1948. Its mission is to provide relevant and transformable academic programs to serve local, national, and global communities through teaching, research, and community service.

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2. The oldest city in the Philippines is Cebu City,
the site of the earliest European settlement in
the country established by the first Spanish
Governor General and Spanish conqueror
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565. It was also
here that the oldest school in the country
emerged — the University of San Carlos (USC).
August 1, 1595 -- USC was formerly known as the Colegio de San
Ildefonso, a grammar school founded by Society of Jesus
1769 - The Colegio was closed upon the expulsion of the Jesuits
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3. 1779 - The School was reopened when the diocese of Cebu turned
it into a seminary, established by Bishop Mateo Joaquin de
Arevalo with the name Seminario de San Carlos.
Martin Luther is the leading
Protestant Reformer, Monk,
Teacher, family man, one of
the most significant figures in
history and Germany's
greatest theologian and
Biblical scholar. (1517)
Son of Count Giberto II Borromeo
and nephew of Pope Pius IV
Civil and canon lawyer at the age of 22
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4. San Carlos Borromeo -Apostle of the Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a series of
three meetings. The Council of Trent
set out new standards for the Catholic
Church.. 1545-1564
Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos was located along San Jose dela
Montaña street under the Dominican Fathers
San Carlos Seminary’s name was changed to Conciliar de San
Carlos (based on the program of the Council of Trent) under the
Vincentians Father and started accepting others seeking
advanced education. 1867
In 1930, the Colegio de San Carlos (CSC) was
transferred to the new P. del Rosario
building, while the Seminario de San Carlos
remained in Martires Street, Mabolo
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5. Five years after, the
Colegio was turned over
to the Society of the
Divine Word (SVD –
Societas Verbi Divini),
which managed the school
for 70 years now.
The Second World War saw the
closure and occupation of CSC by
Japanese troops. And shortly before
Liberation, in 1944, bombs from US
planes fell on San Carlos, almost
reducing the school to rubbles. San
Carlos became a university in 1948,
three years after it reopened.
University of San Carlos at
present.
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6. University of San
Carlos Patron Saint
San Carlos Borromeo
University of San
Carlos Identity
Carolinian Witness to the Word
Society of the Divine Word
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7. USC Vision Mission
Vision Statement
The University of San Carlos sees:
A WORLD where the darkness of sin and the night of
Unbelief vanish before the light of the Word and the
Spirit of grace.
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8. A SOCIETY where citizens are
competent, noble in character,
and community-oriented:
- What they know, they apply
justly and honestly.
- What they do not know, they
seek to learn.
- What they do not have, they
endeavor to acquire.
- What they have, they share.
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9. Mission Statement
The University of San Carlos is a Catholic institution of
learning that embodies the principles of academic
discipline of San Carlos Borromeo and the missionary
charism of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD).
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10. We aim to develop competent and socially responsible
professionals and lifelong learners in an environment that fosters
excellence in the academic core processes of teaching-learning,
research, and community extension service.
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11. • Our mission is to provide timely, relevant,
and transformable academic programs
responsive to the needs of the local,
national, and global communities in a rapidly
changing world.
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13. THANK YOU!
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