‘Mayroon pang mas magagandang bagay sa mundo, hindi lang ang mga nakikita ninyo. Mayroon pang ibang mundo paglabas ninyo.’
This reminder to his students from Rev. Apolinario V. Cunanan, a Christian Education Department faculty member, provided a concrete example that, indeed, some lessons are best learned beyond the four walls of a classroom, especially in the context of Christian Education, an institutional course at Wesleyan University-Philippines (WUP). He [...]
Beyond the Bedside: HFI Scholarship Opens a New Path for WUP Nurses
For nurses, the work does not always end at the hospital bedside. Some eventually find themselves drawn toward teaching, research, leadership, or finding new ways to improve the delivery of healthcare.For Valerie Anne C. Nicolas, a staff nurse at Cruzado Medical Hospital since 2018, that next step now leads to [...]
Rethinking the University: A Conversation with Minerva University on Learning, Critical Thinking, and Innovation
What if a university were built not primarily around what students need to know, but around how they need to think? That question seems to lie at the heart of Minerva University, an institution that has challenged many of the conventions traditionally associated with higher education and, in doing [...]
WUP President Alvaro stirs hard questions at CHED’s “Elevated Conversations”
PamSU serves as launchpad for new forum on unconventional higher education issues Wesleyan University–Philippines President Irineo G. Alvaro Jr. became the first invited university president to lead a discussion on difficult and unconventional questions in higher education during the inaugural Elevated Conversations at Pampanga State University (PamSU) on September [...]
WUP Executives Showcase Globally Recognized Innovations at WURI Conference in Germany
DEGGENDORF, Germany — Executives of Wesleyan University–Philippines (WU-P) brought the university’s innovative programs to the international stage as they participated in the 2026 World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) Global Conference, currently being held September 23–25 at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology in Germany. The conference gathered university leaders, [...]
WUP President challenges Higher Ed leaders to become strategic intrapreneurs
Wesleyan University–Philippines (WUP) President Irineo G. Alvaro Jr. challenged State Universities and Colleges (SUC) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUC) leaders to move beyond simply responding to change and begin creating the futures their institutions need.Speaking last September 8, 2026, during the Leadership Development Program under the Commission on Higher [...]
