Ateneo and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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The University strives to make positive contributions to society, and to achieve this, it engages with various stakeholders across different sectors. Within the University, all students are given proper representation through student councils, while employees are represented by the employee's union, faculty, and staff organizations.

The Ateneo Center for Education Development, Gawad Kalinga, and the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability are a part of the university's Social Development Cluster, which works directly with regional stakeholders on social development initiatives. This strategy makes sure the university stays actively involved with the larger community and aids in the advancement of constructive social change.

Guided Community Engagement: OSCI's Role in Social Formation and Co-Curricular Programs at Ateneo

The Office for Social Concern and Involvement (OSCI) at Ateneo de Manila University is responsible for the social formation of undergraduate students. OSCI promotes meaningful connections between students and members of underrepresented communities as well as those tackling social problems like poverty. In order to improve students' social awareness and involvement, OSCI offers opportunities for them to participate in these experiences as part of the Integrated Ateneo Formation (InAF) Program. These activities are an important component of the undergraduate co-curricular program for the students, and they follow rules to guarantee responsible and meaningful interactions.

In the 2024–2025 academic year, the majority of the three main OSCI programs—NSTP11–Punla, NSTP12–Bigkis, and Binhi—will be conducted off campus. As per safety procedures, most operations are overseen by deputized Ateneo personnel or OSCI Formators. In the event that a student is unable to attend off-campus events, there are alternatives that are available either on campus or online. These exchanges ensure that student involvement in communities is consistent with the university's General Guidelines on the Conduct of Off-Campus Activities. In this methodical approach, the safety and quality of the students' experiences are prioritized.

OSCI Policies

News and Features

Kritika Kultura launches 25th anniversary edition of ‘Toward A Nationalist Feminism’

On 13 August 2024, Kritika Kultura and Gantala Press, in cooperation with Ateneo de Manila’s Literary and Cultural Studies Program and its official student arm...

2025 Young Leaders’ Program in Law

The Embassy of Japan, in partnership with the Ateneo Law School (ALS), has opened the application process for the 2025 Young Leaders’ Program in Law...

Leading as stewards to inspire collective action for a lasting impact: Ateneo student leaders attend AYLC

“Steward leadership starts with wanting the best for the world, not only being the best in the world. It is a basic call for all...

Traditional Red Mass

The Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, the Ateneo de Manila Law Alumni Association, Inc., and the Ateneo Law Class of 2000 cordially invite...

What to read this National History Month

The past is not as uncharted as we are led to believe. Some have determinedly taken up the task of investigating the stories that have...

The Permanent Court of Arbitration: Its Expanded Facilities in the Service of Justice and Peace

Together with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine Judicial Academy of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Permanent Court of Arbitration...


Events

Launch / Opening

[Book Launch] The Marcos Era: A Reader

Wed, 12 Oct 2022

Online

"The Marcos Era: A Reader Forum and Book Launch" is...

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

2022 SOSS Graduate Research Colloquium

Wed, 05 Oct 2022

Online

The School of Social Sciences warmly invites the Ateneo community...

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Traces ASIA Webinar Series IV

Tue, 04 Oct 2022

Online

Traces ASIA Webinar Series IV presented by Anthropological and Sociological...

Workshop / Seminar / Short Course

Cross-Examination in International Arbitration: Theory and Practice for Practitioners Based in the Philippines

Tue, 04 Oct 2022

Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell, Makati City

Seminar | 4 and 6 October 2022 | 2:00 p.m...