The nominees for the position are:Fernando Sanchez Jr.
, UP placed in the 801-1,000 bracket, a decline from their 601-800 spot in 2021. The university was evaluated based on five metrics: teaching , research , citations , industry income , and international outlook . Jimenez stressed the importance of research and widening the reach and utilization of outputs through a pandemic and digital-age informed approach. This was echoed by Azanza, who intends to take a technology-oriented approach, putting priority on the modernization and eventual transformation of UP into a “metaversity.”
Similarly, Sanchez hopes to increase the university’s financial capabilities through the PPP model. He also emphasized the need to correct the notion of hierarchy among UP constituent units.