Saint Louis University continues to demonstrate its commitment to environmental sustainability, community engagement, and innovative learning through its ongoing Hydroponics Initiative, a program that combines service learning with hands-on agricultural technology for the betterment of local communities.
Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, PhD, President of Saint Louis University (SLU), has joined the distinguished group of global education leaders as a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accord, underscoring the university’s commitment to advancing the United Nations SDGs through education, research, and institutional leadership.
Saint Louis University’s food upcycling booth at Baguio City’s 9th Ecological Solid Waste Management Sustainability Fair highlighted their commitment to eco-friendly food systems, contributing to the city’s broader push for sustainable resource management.
Saint Louis University (SLU), through the University Research and Innovation Center (UnRIC), hosts the “‘Stakeholders’ Consultation Meeting and Workshop” as part of the Flemish Interuniversities Council University Development Co-operation or Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad Universitaire Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (VLIR UOS)-funded project, “From Trash to Treasure: Paving Pathways for Food Upcycling to Curb Post-Harvest Losses in the Vegetable Supply Chain of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines.” This project is being implemented in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Faculty of Bioscience Engineering of Ghent University in Belgium.
Saint Louis University (SLU), in partnership with Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), City Government of Baguio, and the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources- Environmental Management Bureau- Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-EMB-CAR), once again demonstrated its progressive environmental movement during the launch of the Electronic Waste Management Campaign marked by the rollout of the electronic waste (e-waste) bin on 27 February 2025 at Diego Silang Bldg, SLU Main Campus.
Saint Louis University (SLU) has achieved significant advancement in the 2024 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings released on 12 December 2024, ranking 464th out of 1,477 higher education institutions (HEIs) across 95 countries worldwide. As it can be recalled, last year, SLU ranked 658th.
Three Industrial Engineering (IE) students from Saint Louis University (SLU) won Third Prize for the Prosperity Category of the prestigious Swiss Innovation Prize Competition 2024 through their paper entitled, “Project IE: Innovative Food Process Manufacturing with learning technology and Dynamic Pricing System” held by the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Cultural Fund on 21 November 2024.
Saint Louis University hosted the “Entrep Fever Competition 2024” on 26 November 2024 at the Diego Silang Lobby. The event was organized by the SLU-University Research and Innovation Center (UnRIC) through the School of Accounting, Management, Computing, and Information Studies (SAMCIS) and the Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES).
Chemical Engineering Week 2024, hosted by the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers – Junior Saint Louis University Chapter (PICHE-JSLUC), was held from 6 to 12 October 2025 at the Chemical Engineering Laboratory Grounds, Saint Louis Univesity (SLU).
Saint Louis University Extension Institute for Small Scale Industries Foundation Inc. (SLU-EISSIF) Beekeeping Research and Service Center welcomed the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at SLU Maryheights Campus, Bakakeng, Baguio City on 27 September 2024 as part of NEDA’s National Innovation Council Center Visit.