NWU University President Atty. Ferdinand S. Nicolas Joins Global Leaders at UNESCO World Futures Day 2025 Northwestern University proudly shares the successful participation of University President Atty. Ferdinand S. Nicolas at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for World Futures Day 2025. President Nicolas served as a panelist in the session titled “Anticipating Systemic Changes in…

Northwestern University is honored to share that University President Atty. Ferdinand S. Nicolas will represent the Philippines at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for World Futures Day 2025. With the theme “Anticipation in an Era of Volatility,” this global gathering brings together foresight leaders and UNESCO Chairs to address challenges shaped by technology, climate pressures,…

The EdTech Edge: Student Success Code Cracked Northwestern University is strategically embedding a suite of modern educational technology platforms into its learning ecosystem, effectively cracking the code to student success in an increasingly digital and interconnected world. By integrating platforms like Coursera, the Wadhwani Foundation, Minerva, and even strategically utilizing Canvas, the university is empowering…

NWU Ranks Among Top 300 Universities in the World for Innovation Northwestern University demonstrated its reputation as a global player in innovation, ranking Top 4 in Leadership, Top 21 in Student Support and Engagement, Top 40 in Industrial Application, and Top 289 Most Innovative University in the World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) 2024. The…

NWU Hosts the First UNESCO Chair in the Philippines In May 2023, a Memorandum of Agreement was executed by UNESCO Director General, Audrey Azoulay, and NWU President, Ferdinand Nicolas, making Northwestern University the first host of a UNESCO Chair in the Philippines. According to the UNESCO website, “a UNESCO Chair is a project and a…