THE UNIVERSITY’s website, which recently saw a makeover, bagged the bronze award for Best International Website in the 16th Quacquarelli Symonds-Asia-Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference and Exhibition (QS-APPLE) Creative Awards on Nov. 28.
The website, managed by the Communications Bureau, has a new design and improved security features.
“[Revamping the website played] a big factor for our University to win[.] The changes to our website provided a new dress to suit the taste and level of international standards,” Nestor Ong, head of the UST Office of QS/THE Rankings, told the Varsitarian.
It was the third bronze award for UST in the category. The UST website won it in 2015 and 2018.
Twenty-three nominees were judged for the best website category by the University College Sedaya International in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Criteria included design, interactivity, functionality and content.
Fr. Christopher Aytona, O.P., director of the Communications Bureau, headed the team responsible for redesigning the website. The group members were Philippe Hernandez, Mar Ramos, Ruby Atienza, Hans Maglapu and Rommel Rivera.
University news, policies, enrollment procedures and other pertinent information can be found on the revamped website. The team is developing a page for UST’s advocacies and community development activities.
Ateneo de Davao University in Davao won gold while Chung-Ang University in South Korea bagged the silver award.
Ong and Vien Flores of QS/THE rankings office, together with Karen Santiago of the Office for International Relations and Programs, represented the University in the conference.
