Jose Rizals Education

His Studies in Manila and in Europe

Educational
background
Jose Rizal was known to have studies in
2 places. Europe and Manila.

Early Education in
Manila

Rizals was first taught under Justiniano

Aquino Cruz in Bian, Laguna.
When he enrolled in Ateneo Municipa,
he changed his name to Rizal. to
escape the opprobrium of the name
Mercado, as it was undesirable. He
received his Bachelor of Arts in 1877
and graduated as one of the nine
students declared sobresaliente or
outstanding.
He also graduated at the age of 16.

Later Education in
Manila
He continued his studies in Ateneo to obtain a land
surveyor and assessors degree as post-graduate
courses.
Rizal passed his surveyors exam in 1877 yet he
was not licensed to practice since he was only 17.
He was later granted license in 1881.At the same
time he was taking up Philosophy and Letters in
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and
Letters.
He later took up medicine in the University of Sto.
Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery when he
found out that his mother was going blind. He
specialized in ophthalmology. Unfortunately, he did
not finish this degree due to the discrimination he
suffered from Dominican friars.

Education in
Europe

Yes, he studied in many places in Europe.

Places to include: France, Paris
Germany, Berlin
Spain, Madrid

Early Education in Spain and

Paris

In May 1882, Rizal went to Spain, Madrid to

study in Universidad Central de Madrid
where he earned a degree in Licentiate in
Medicine.
He then continued his education in the
University of Paris and the University of
Heidelberg for his second doctorate.

Rizals Education and what he

did in Germany
Berlin- He became a part of the Berlin Ethnological
Society and the Berlin Anthropological Society
under a well-known man named Rudolf Virchow.
He wrote a poem for Heidelberg entitled "A las
flores del Heidelberg," which was a prayer
dedicated to his native land and his hopes of
unifying East and West values and culture.
Heidelberg- Rizal completed the eye specialization
program and became and ophthalmologist.

Continued: Rizals Education in

Germany
He wrote a letter to his parents while in
Germany, I spend half of the day in the
study of German and the other half, in the
diseases of the eye. Twice a week, I go to the
bierbrauerie, or beerhall, to speak German
with my student friends. He lived in a
Karlstrae boarding house then moved to
Ludwigsplatz. There, he met Reverend Karl
Ullmer and stayed with them in
Wilhelmsfeld, where he wrote the last few
chapters of "Noli Me Tangere. After Joses
European studies he was an ophthalmologist,
sculptor, painter, educator, farmer, historian,
playwright and journalist. He also became a
Freemason during his stay in Spain.

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Presented
by:
Camille
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Stan Poon
Seo
Won
Created
by:
Justin
Chiew