University of the Philippines multiview postcard 1970s

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  'Greetings from the University of the Philippines' multiview - 1970s
• Publisher:  National Book Store
• Postally used:  no - typed senders address only
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words: 

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Postage & Packing:

UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p

Europe: £1.60

Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75

No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).

Payment Methods:

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NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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The University of the Philippines (or Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino and commonly abbreviated as U.P.; the university is sometimes referred to as Peyups) is the national university of the Philippines.^[3][4] Founded in 1908 through Act No. 1870 of the first Philippine Legislature, known as the "University Act" by authority of the United States, the University currently provides the largest number of degree programs in the country.^[3] Senate Resolution No. 276 of the Senate of the Philippines recognizes the University as "the nation’s premier university".^[5][6][7] Seven (7) of fourteen (14) Philippine Presidents have attended courses in the University either as undergraduates or as postgraduate students, while 12 Chief Justices of the Supreme Court, 36 out of the 57 National Artists and 30 out of the 31 National Scientists are affiliated with the University.^[3][5][8]

U.P. has the most National Centers of Excellence and Development among higher education institutions in the country^[9] and one of only three schools in Asia that have received institutional recognition in the Ramon Magsaysay Awards.^[10]

U.P. is partly subsidized by the Philippine government, ^[11] Students of the university and its graduates are referred to as "Iskolar ng Bayan" ("Scholars of the Nation"). ^[12][13][14] This makes admission into the University extremely competitive. In 2006, 70,000 applicants attended to test centers to take the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) for undergraduate admission. Around 11,000 of the applicants were admitted for the year 2006, an acceptance rate of about 18% for the whole of the UP system. ^[15]

The symbol of U.P. is the Oblation. This is a figure of a naked man, with arms outstretched and face pointed upwards. The Oblation is based on the second stanza of Jose Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios.^[16][17]

The year 2008 was proclaimed as the "UP Centennial Year" and the years 1998-2008 as the "University of the Philippines Decade."^[