De La Salle University - Manila

Mission

Catholic university: a doubly universal vocation if we think of the origin of these two words.

And yet, all Catholic universities are different products of one country, one region, one culture of the world, and rooted in one quite specific spot. And, although we can at times press the comparison between this or that one of these institutions, each one has its history, its great strengths, its difficulties, its aims and a quite distinctive way of finding a niche in the field of teaching, research and service. And more, a quite distinctive way of living out its academic, cultural and spiritual commitment.

This diversity is more than fortunate. It is fundamental, and it is indispensable. At IFCU, we mean to defend it, in the very spirit of what we are, a federation. So that each of our members feels at home there, with others. A shared house, made from all the materials in the world, that is what IFCU is.

From all the materials in the world: along with us, in joint research and exchange projects, there are con-Catholics, too - there are even non-believers. In the chorus of voices which are raised for the universal ideals of knowledge and justice, science and conscience, the international Federation of Catholic Universities has its part, with its own particular sound. It is this choir of voices which we would like to help you to discover, or to rediscover.