The John Gokongwei School of Management aims to be the leading management school in the Philippines, recognized for developing professionally competent and Ignatian values-driven leaders who create sustainable societal impact.
We pursue this vision by:
Delivering innovative and experiential educational programs that integrate ethical judgment, technical competence, analytical rigor, and sustainability;
Advancing impactful scholarship that informs management practice, public policy and responsible enterprise; and,
Partnering with industry, government and communities to advance inclusive and sustainable development.
With our mission, the JGSOM offers eight major degree programs, namely
BS Management
BS Management Honors
BS Management Engineering
BS Communications Technology Management
BS Management of Applied Chemistry
BS Legal Management
BS Information Technology Entrepreneurship
BS Restaurant Entrepreneurship
The collective eight programs comprise the first Center for Higher Education (CHED) Center of Excellence (COE) status in business education in the Philippines.
Apart from the major degree programs, the JGSOM offers minor degree programs that allow students to specialize in their selected functional areas. The minor degree programs include (1) Decision Science, (2) Enterprise Development, (3) Financial Management, (4) Information Technology Management, (5) International Business, (6) Marketing, (7) Project Management, (8) Strategic Human Resource Management, and (9) Sustainability.
In JGSOM, students are educated beyond the confines of the physical classroom. Through the JGSOM Student Enterprise Center (JSEC), students operate food and retail stalls all year round giving them firsthand experience in running their own business.
Through the SOM Business Accelerator (SOMBA), students go through a structured enterprise development program designed to grow their early stage businesses. SOMBA provides students with the necessary resources such as office space, mentorship, access to industry experts, and networking opportunities to support students in translating their ideas into viable businesses. The process includes stages like ideation, business planning, prototype development, market testing, fundraising, and launch.
Ateneo de Manila University boasts of having the Philippines’ largest student mobility program with 80 plus foreign universities. JGSOM through the Junior Term Abroad program (JTA) sends the most number of students averaging about 150 per year. Students have spent a semester in universities in Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and the US among others.
