President Benigno Simeon Aquino III graces the 10th Biennial Conference of the International Council of Universities of St. Thomas Aquinas (ICUSTA) in conjunction with the 400th foundation anniversary of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Wednesday January 26, 2011 at the UST Chapel in Espaņa, Manila. With the President are UST Rector Fr. Rolando dela Rosa, O.P., Archbishop Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski, Papal Legate (special representative of the Holy Father) and Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Master of the Order of Preachers Fr. Bruno Cadore, O.P., and Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams. ICUSTA was founded in 1993 by UST President Dr. Gerardo Rocha Vera in Santiago, Chile, is an International Association of Catholic Institutions of higher learning that faithfully adhere to the ideas and teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas. Its main purpose is to encourage cooperation and collaboration and international understanding among its members fostering students and faculty exchanges through bilateral agreements. (Photo by: Gil Nartea/Rey Baniquet/ Malacaņang Photo Bureau/PCOO) |
