History of the Ateneo de Manila
The Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: "Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila") is a private research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, the Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the Philippines.
The founding of the Ateneo de Manila University has its roots in the history of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a teaching order. The first Spanish Jesuits in the Philippines, Alonzo Sánchez and Antonio Sedeño, arrived in 1581 as missionaries. They were custodians of the "ratio studiorum", the Jesuit system of education developed around 1559. Within a decade of their arrival, Sedeño and the Jesuits had founded the Colegio de Manila ("Colegio Seminario de San Ignacio") in the historic core of Manila, Intramuros, in 1590. The Colegio formally opened in 1595, the first school in the Philippines.
Campuses of Arellano University
AU established a campus in Mandaluyong on 1950, upon the request of high school students studying in AU Manila but are residents of Mandaluyong. The campus was officially known as Arellano University – Plaridel Campus (AUPC). It is located at Gen. Kalentong Street in Barangay Pag-asa. The campus was named after the pen-name of Marcelo H. del Pilar, a leading propagandist of the Philippine Revolution. AUPC has a Preschool, Elementary School, Junior and Senior High School and is composed of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Criminology, School of Education, School of Hospital and Tourism Management, and the School of Computer Science.