De La Salle University Science and Technology Complex

The De La Salle University – Laguna Campus, formerly called the De La Salle University – Science & Technology Complex or De La Salle University – Leandro V. Locsin Campus, is a satellite campus of De La Salle University (DLSU) located in Biñan City, Laguna, Philippines.

De La Salle University – Laguna Campus
Pamantasang De La Salle ng Laguna
Former name
De La Salle University – Science & Technology Complex
MottoReligio, Mores, Cultura (Latin)
Motto in English
Religion, Morals, Culture
TypePrivate, Roman Catholic, research, coeducational higher education institution
Established2012 (2012) (DLSC and DLSU integration)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
(Christian Brothers)
ChancellorBr. Bernard S. Oca, FSC
Vice-ChancellorDr. Gil Nonato C. Santos
PrincipalRaymund G. Endriga IS
PresidentBr. Raymundo B. Suplido, FSC
Address
LTI Spine Road, Barangays Malamig & Biñan
, , ,
4024
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14.5642°N 120.9910°E / 14.5642; 120.9910
CampusSuburban
50 ha (120 acres)[1]
HymnHail to De La Salle
ColorsGreen and White[2]
   
Websitedlsu.edu.ph/laguna-campus
IS—DLSU Integrated School

The 50-hectare (120-acre) campus was built on land donated by the family of the late Philippine National Artist for Architecture alumnus Leandro Locsin. It was originally known as De La Salle Canlubang (DLSC), a district school of De La Salle Philippines that provided science and technology-based primary, secondary, and tertiary education. In 2012, the administrations of DLSU and DLSC approved the integration of DLSC to DLSU, becoming the DLSU Science and Technology Complex.[1] As of 2018 only 0.6 ha (1.5 acres) of the Laguna campus is developed.

DLSU-Laguna offers kindergarten, elementary, secondary and tertiary education which centers on science and technology. DLSU-Manila's Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Graduate School of Business also operates within DLSU-Laguna offering a Master of Business Administration degree.

Campus

Milagros R. del Rosario Building

Milagros R. del Rosario Building is a four-story building and the first building to be constructed on campus, which houses the school's administrative offices and classrooms for the Senior High School. The building was generously given to the school by alumnus and former LSC Yell Commander Ambassador Ramon V. del Rosario of Phinma. The building has 35 classrooms, a 200-seat auditorium, three audio-visual rooms, the College Library, a media lab, a dark room for the photography students, a radio station, a children's playroom, a robotics classroom, physics and chemistry laboratories, engineering laboratories, and three computer laboratories. Construction began in April 2002 and was completed in June 2003 and was designed by the firm L.V. Locsin and Partners.

LC1 Building

Beginning construction on August 2005, the Integrated School (IS) building finished right on time for the next school year on March 2006. The IS Building houses the classrooms and other spaces for the Nursery to Grade 4 students of the Integrated School. The building also houses the main school clinic, the IS Office of Sports Development (IS-OSD), and the Parents Association (PA) Office.

On 2013, the three-story LC1 Annex Building was inaugurated. This houses the preschool library and the administration office located at the 3rd floor of the building.

Pergola

The Pergola is a multi-purpose hall for the students. It stands beside the new Integrated School Building. The covered area acts as a special venue with several functions for the different activities of the Academic Community.

LC2 Building

The LC2 Building is the second building near LC1 Annex. This building has a robotics room, a bookstore, a canteen, a clinic, a library, science laboratories, two computer rooms, and an auditorium, and it houses the classrooms for Grade 5 to Grade 10.

Dr. George S.K. Ty Advanced Instrumentation Building

Dr. George S.K. Ty Advanced Instrumentation Building is a four-story multi-disciplinary facility that will utilize high-precision equipment for experimental and laboratory works.[3] Also known as Clean Building,[4] it currently houses classrooms for undergraduate students and the DLSU Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Laboratory, which is under the office of the DLSU Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and considered as one of the country's most sophisticated of its kind.[5][6] It is named after Dr. George S.K. Ty, the chairman of Metrobank Group, who through his family foundation GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI) pledged 100 million for its construction.[7]

Richard L. Lee Engineering and Technology Block

Richard L. Lee Engineering and Technology Block is considered as a hub of DLSU's engineering courses.[3] Also known as The Hangar,[4] the building was donated to DLSU in 2014 by Richard Lee, a DLSU alumnus and chairman emeritus of Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc.[8] It was instituted on January 19, 2019.[9]

John L. Gokongwei, Jr. Innovation Center

John L. Gokongwei, Jr. Innovation Center (DLSU-JGIC) is a four-story building that houses the Philippine hub of the French video game company Ubisoft.[3] The building is part of the support of Gokongwei Brothers Foundation’s (GBF) for DLSU and is named after the Filipino-Chinese tycoon John Gokongwei, Jr.[10][11][12]

Football Field and Track Oval

Slated to become a world-class center for training DLSU's student-athletes and a venue for regional sports tournaments,[3] Laguna Campus's football field is a 100m long by 64m wide football field, surrounded by an IAAF-standard track. The field is the second artificial football pitch in Laguna, after the Biñan Football Stadium.[13]

History

The Brothers of the Christian Schools, (Latin, Fratres Scholarum Christianarum or FSC) is a Catholic religious congregation dedicated to the teachings and charism of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Patron Saint of Teachers.

The first De La Salle School in the Philippines was opened on June 16, 1911 along Nozaleda Street in Paco, Manila at the request of the Archbishop of Manila. In 1921, the school was moved to its present site on Taft Avenue. Unable to accommodate requests for admission to the elementary grades, they had to revert an earlier policy not to expand. To date, they have spread out to different provinces. The Brothers have since opened in Green Hills, Antipolo, Lipa, Bacolod, Ilagan, Dasmariñas, and Alabang. They have also undertaken supervision of some schools in Manila, Cavite, Bataan, Cebu, Bukidnon, Surigao del Sur, Negros Occidental, Masbate, Capiz, and Ozamis. Today, they are known as De La Salle Supervised Schools.

Around 1977, the idea of having another La Salle School, this time in the Laguna area was conceptualized. This was when architect Lindy Locsin, then a member of the DLSU board of Trustees, offered to donate several hectares of his family's land to La Salle. In 1997, this donation of the Locsins was realized. La Salle purchased additional contiguous hectares of land expanding De La Salle Canlubang a sprawling fifty hectare campus. The DLSU Laguna campus is ten times bigger than the original DLSU campus at Taft Avenue, Manila.

Laguna is one of the country's industrial and technological regions. Its large, industrial companies presently make it ideal for science and technological parks. De La Salle Canlubang was established in June 2003 to complement the region's role in the science and technology fields.

The Integrated school opened its doors to 240 students from preschool to grade 4 and grade 8 (second year high school) during its first year. The school's curriculum emphasizes a science-oriented education.

In 2012, the administrations of DLSU and DLSC approved the integration of DLSC into DLSU, becoming the De La Salle University Science and Technology Complex (DLSU-STC).[1][14]

Then DLSU president Br. Narciso Erguiza Jr. said the DLSU-STC would attract a big number of top students and outstanding faculty to transform the university into a leading research center in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.[15]

In 2016, DLSU-STC opened its doors to Senior High School students. In 2018, French video game company Ubisoft opened a studio on campus. It partners with DLSU to train aspiring Filipino game developers who are part of the university's game development courses and co-develop AAA games.[16][17]

Course Offerings

The following degree programs are offered in Laguna Campus. These courses are managed and organized by their respective departments and college counterparts based in the Manila Campus:[17]

  • BS in Interactive Entertainment major in Game Development
  • BS in Interactive Entertainment major in Game Art and Design[lower-alpha 1]
  • Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
  • BS in Computer Science major in Software Technology
  • BS in Information Systems
  • BS in Information Technology
  • BS in Psychology
  • BS in Chemistry major in Food Science
  • BS in Civil Engineering
  • BS in Computer Engineering
  • BS in Industrial Engineering
  • BS in Interdisciplinary Business Studies

Notes:

  1. In partnership with Ubisoft

References

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  2. "Why Green and White?". De La Salle University. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. "Facilities", De La Salle University, retrieved July 8, 2020
  4. "DLSU Science and Technology Complex Holds Groundbreaking Rites for Flagship Projects". De La Salle University. August 5, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  5. "NMR Laboratory", De La Salle University, retrieved July 8, 2020
  6. "GT Foundation and DLSU Unveil George S.K. Ty Advanced Instrumentation Building". Metrobank Foundation.
  7. STC Government (July 29, 2015). "METROBANK GROUP CHAIRMAN DR. GEORGE S.K. TY DONATES P100M TO THE DLSU SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX". Facebook. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  8. "Hyundai donates learning facility to DLSU". Manila Times. September 29, 2014.
  9. Santiago, Frank; Santos, Eliza (January 19, 2019). "Richard L. Lee Engineering and Technology Block inaugurated". The Lasallian. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  10. "John Gokongwei, Jr. Innovation Center officially launched". De La Salle University. February 15, 2019.
  11. "Gokongwei Innovation Center opens at DLSU". Business World Online. January 15, 2019.
  12. "Building the future through education". Manila Bulletin. October 26, 2019.
  13. Guerrero, Bob (February 19, 2016). "DLSU installs artificial football pitch on Laguna campus". Manila: Rappler.
  14. Audrey Virgula (November 21, 2010). "DLSU Taft, to partner with Canlubang campus". The LaSallian. Manila. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  15. Reyes, Rizal Raoul. "New Campus Aims to transform DLSU into a leading research center". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24.
  16. Guison, Duey (July 30, 2018). "Ubisoft Philippines Opens Game Studio in Sta. Rosa, Laguna". Unbox PH. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  17. "LOOK: Ubisoft opens new studio in Laguna". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
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