LPU logo (https://www.lpu.edu.ph/) / CHED logo (Facebook page) “I know it is very challenging because you have to make hard decisions when you decide to internationalize,” CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera said. Photo from CHED QS is one of the world’s leading providers of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector. Through rigorous and independent data collection and analysis of performance metrics – as set out in the QS Stars methodology – the LPU received an overall rating of 4-Stars. De Vera, who came from the University of the Philippines (UP), shared that his experience in the university fueled his desire to seriously push for internationalization when he joined CHED in 2016.