West Visayas State University

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The West Visayas State University (WVSU) is located in the province of Iloilo on the Philippines . It is considered an important educational institution in the administrative region of the Western Visayas . In the second semester of 2011, 17,121 students enrolled at the university.

Locations

The university is divided into seven locations in the municipalities :

Faculties

The West Visayas State University houses eight different faculties , these are divided into higher education and technical school areas, as well as in vocational training in colleges . These are College of Business & Management, Institute of ICT, College of PESCAR, College of Nursing, College of Mass Communication, College of Education, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Medicine.

history

The university's history began in 1902 when the Tributary Normal School opened. In the following years, the school was expanded more and more in the training programs. In 1924 the current main building, Quezon Hall, was inaugurated. In 1954 the first four-year nurse training began. In 1965, Republic Law 4189 upgraded the school and established West Visayas State College. In 1986 the college was transferred to university status. The basis for this was the Republic Act 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Statistical AY 2011-2012 SUCs Statistical Bulletin ( Memento of the original of 23 September 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ched.gov.ph

Coordinates: 10 ° 42 ′ 58 ″  N , 122 ° 33 ′ 41 ″  E