With its impressive ascent to 342nd spot among universities globally in the prestigious World University Ranking for Innovation (WURI) 2025, Quirino State University has successfully positioned itself as a University of Innovation, Sustainability, and Global Excellence.

As announced today, July 10, during a hybrid conference via WURI website, the University demonstrated strong performance across several key categories, securing:

𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝟕. 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧;
𝟑𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀.𝟖. 𝐒𝐃𝐆-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬; 𝐚𝐧𝐝
𝟑𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁.𝟒. 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬.

The University’s achievement is attributed to its proactive integration of advanced technologies and sustainable practices. It effectively applies artificial intelligence (AI) technologies (A7) and actively addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (A8) across its education, research, and service initiatives for society and industry. Furthermore, it implements programs and projects that promote an industry- and student-centered approach, shifting away from traditional university/professor-centric models and encourages the pursuit of social values alongside academic excellence.

The WURI is a global institution that assesses higher education institutions’ real contributions to industry and society. It highlights innovative education, research, and engagement through 16 comprehensive categories, offering a measure of institutions’ creative contributions to societal advancement.

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The University extends its deepest gratitude and heartfelt felicitation to all the working committees across departments and campuses. A special commendation goes to Dr. Elizabeth T. Carig, Vice President for Academic, Research, and Extension, for her exceptional leadership in heading these committees. Her vision and guidance were instrumental in securing this remarkable recognition for the University.

|𝐐𝐈𝐎 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐨 𝐅. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐲, 𝐉𝐫.