- Henry Sy donates a new UP BGC campus building worth P400M
- The nine-storey building is set to offer postgraduate courses in the coming school year
- UP BGC is the first donation by the SM Investments Corp. to the UP system
The SM conglomerate led by Henry Sy Sr. has donated a sleek new University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City campus building located at the heart of the bustling central business district which is worth around P400 million to the school president Alfredo Pascual.
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The nine-storey building, which is ready to start offering postgraduate courses in the coming school year, is the UP system’s 17th campus in the country, an article written by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla on Philippine Daily Inquirer disclosed as it added that the structure is also the first donation by the country’s largest conglomerate SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) to the UP system.
In the ceremonial turnover, SM Prime Holdings president Hans Sy stressed that it is with great pride to be of service to the country’s premiere state university as it carries his father’s name whose prime advocacy is education.
The building was built on a land donated by the state-owned Bases Conversion Development Authority – on behalf of the UP system.
According to reports, the new satellite campus spans a total area of 12,000 square meters and will house 29 classrooms, three laboratories, a study area called learning commons, faculty lounges, an auditorium, a moot court or a venue for simulated court proceedings for law students, a multi-purpose hall, discussion rooms, office spaces and an executive lounge. The campus is likewise equipped with a multi-level basement parking area.
Located at BGC’s 32nd street and close to the C-5 highway, the campus is situated right next to the International School.
Based on the report, postgraduate classes will be held at the new campus. The UP College of Law will offer an evening Juris Doctor program. The Cesar E. Virata School of Business will offer MBA and DBA classes starting 2017.
The school will likewise offer other UP Diliman units that will cater postgraduate studies at UP BGC to include: College of Engineering, School of Statistics, School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, and College of Architecture.
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