ASIAN STUDIES BY THE NUMBERS
ABOUT US
The UST Asian Studies Society (or ASSOC) is the official academic organization of the Asian Studies students of the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas. As a self-run academic organization, ASSOC officially represents Asian Studies students in academic, campus, and extra-curricular affairs that may affect the students during their 4-year stay at the University.
The Society also serves as the official organizer of student-focused events and guilds for the student body. Events such as UST Model United Nations and UST Model ASEAN Meeting are annual projects organized by Asian Studies students open to the public. The society also organizes 7 interest-based guilds that each Asian Studies student can join based on their interests and hobbies.
THE OFFICIAL SOCIETY LOGO AND SEAL
The logo and seal of the Asian Studies Society is represented by a black background bordered by a golden-yellow rounded rectangle with a silver Dominican cross which symbolizes the unity of the University of Santo Tomas as Royal and Pontifical University. The cross contains the face of the Greek Goddess Athena, the mascot of the Faculty, which symbolizes the Faculty of Arts and Letters' quest for wisdom.
The logo has a saber on the upper-left quadrant that symbolizes courage, a dragon on the upper-right quadrant that symbolizes power and excellence, a lotus on the lower-left quadrant which symbolizes purity and a spontaneous generation, and a bundle of rice on the lower-right quadrant that symbolizes the primary agricultural industry of the Asian Countries.
HISTORY
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