Ateneo de Manila University
(http://www.ateneo.edu)
The Ateneo de Manila University aims to impart in its students a high degree of competence in research or professional practice in one of the academic disciplines. A special concern is the formation of educators who will contribute to excellence in the Philippine educational system and, thus, to the improvement of Philippine society.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology
(http://www.dsa-ateneo.net)
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology trains its students to use sociological and anthropological perspectives in the analysis and interpretation of contemporary issues such as the tension between globalization and national integration, the inequalities in access to power and resources among different groups, and the consequences of these structural forces on cultures and individual lives.
The Graduate Degree Program for Southeast Asian Development Practitioners (http://www.dsa-ipc.net)
The Graduate Degree Program for Southeast Asian Development Practitioners (1986-2008) is a joint undertaking of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (DSA) and the Institute of Philippine Culture (IPC) of the School of Social Sciences, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University.
The Architectural Heritage of Manila/Metro Manila Project (http://www.haligui.net)
The Project, a research initiative of the IPC and the Society for the Preservation of Philippine Culture, Inc. (SPPCI), aims to contribute to efforts in preserving and promoting Philippine heritage architecture by creating a compendium of literature, research initiatives, national and local legislation, and conservation models from other countries; generating an inventory of heritage architecture in Manila and other parts of Metro Manila; developing a series of policy recommendations and draft legislation; publishing guides to historic Manila and other parts of Metro Manila; and mounting of exhibits in public spaces. Haligui.net hosts the compendium and inventory databases of the Project.