Bicol University
| Pamantasan ng Bikol | |
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| Motto | Scholarship, Leadership, Character and Service |
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| Type | State and Research university |
| Established | June 21, 1969 |
| Endowment | PH₱ 569,596,000 ($ 12,828,902) (2014) |
| Budget | PH₱ 2.5 billion ($ 56,307,025) (2014) |
| President | Hon. Arnulfo M. Mascariñas, Ph.D |
| Students | 27,224 (2015) |
| Location | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines |
| Campus | Legazpi City (Main and East Campuses), Daraga, Guinobatan, Polangui, Tabaco City and Gubat |
| Hymn | Bicol University Hymn |
| Colors | Aqua Blue, Orange and Grey |
| Athletics | State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association |
| Nickname | Bueños and Iskolar ng Bayan |
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| Website | bicol-u.edu.ph |
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Bicol University (translated in Filipino: Pamantasan ng Bikol and commonly abbreviated as BU) is a regional state and research university in Bicol Region, the Philippines. BU is an ISO 9001:2008 certified public university in the region with Certificate No. TUV 100 05 1782. Administered from Legazpi City, an institution promoting scholarship, leadership, character, and service as its core values, Bicol University remains to be the premier state university in the Bicol Region, founded in 1969, it has risen to SUC Level IV status, a prestige it has enjoyed since 1998. It is home to topnotch in the fields of Accountancy, Engineering, Midwifery, Nursing, and Social Work. As a comprehensive university, it caters to the needs of the society in the following fields of Technology, Engineering, Architecture and Sciences; Arts and Letters, Culture, Recreation and Sports; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Business and Entrepreneurship; Health and Medicine; Social Sciences; and Education.
BU is a university which is partly subsidized by the Philippine government. Students of the university and its graduates are referred to as “Mga Iskolar ng Bayan” (“Scholars of the Nation”) but they are commonly called as BUeños. This makes admission extremely competitive. Students who wish to study in the university must pass the Bicol University College Entrance Test (BUCET).
Bicol University was founded on June 21, 1969 by virtue of Republic Act 5521 and was formally organized on September 22, 1970. It evolved out of six reputable educational institutions integrated to form the first state university in Region V:
These public schools and colleges, now part of Bicol University, had served the people of the region for more than half a century prior to their forming Bicol University.
From the early seventies and onwards, the College of Arts and Sciences (BUCAS), Nursing (BUCN), the Institute of Computer Science (BUCSI), Local Government (BUILG), Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (BUIPESR), and Peace and Security Studies (BUIPSS) came one after another, as degree granting colleges and institutes, along with the Regional Science Teaching Center (RSTC).
At the apex of the academic colleges and institutes is the Graduate School (BUGS) that offers advanced degrees at the master’s and doctorate levels in various disciplines and fields of studies.
To bring the academic programs of Bicol University nearer its clientele, its curricular programs were extended to Gubat, Sorsogon and Camp Crame, Quezon City.
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