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Type | Regional state higher education institution |
Established | 1907 |
Chairman | J. Prospero E. De Vera III |
President | Dr. Dennis C. de Paz |
Vice-president | Dr. Lydia M. Morante (VP for Academic Affairs) Dr. Analyn C. Españo (VP for Research, Development & Extension Services) Dr. Benedicto T. Militante, Jr. (VP for Administration & Finance) |
Location | , Philippines 11°14′19″N124°59′51″E / 11.23867°N 124.99741°E |
Campus | Main Campus
Satellite Campuses
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Hymn | EVSU Hymn |
Colors | Maroon and White |
Nickname | EVSU Eagles |
Affiliations | Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges |
Website | www |
The Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU; Filipino : Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Silangang Visayas; Waray : Unibersidad han Sinirangan Bisayas) is a regional state higher education institution in Tacloban City, Philippines. It is the oldest higher educational institution in the Eastern Visayas region. It is mandated to provide advanced education, higher technological, professional instruction and training in trade, fishery, agriculture, forestry, science, education, commerce, architecture, engineering, and related courses. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization. [1] Its main campus is in Tacloban. [2]
The Eastern Visayas State University had its humble beginnings in 1907, as a part of the Leyte Provincial School. It became a separate entity in 1915, and was named the Leyte Trade School, funded by the provincial government. In 1953, after 38 years, it was renamed the National Provincial Trade School by virtue of Republic Act No. 406 and funded jointly by the National and Provincial Government to cover a wider curriculum. In 1961, the Congress of the Philippines passed Republic Act No. 1561, converting the school into the Leyte Regional School of Arts and Trades, authorizing it to become a training institution for vocational and industrial education in Eastern Visayas. [3]
On June 19, 1965, Republic Act 4572 was enacted by Congress of the Philippines which converted the school further into a chartered college, renaming it the Leyte Institute of Technology. [4] It took effect beginning school year 1965-66.
Starting in 1999, the institute has grown to establish a satellite campus in Ormoc City. Pursuant to Board Resolutions No. 59, series of 1999, two CHED supervised institutions (CSIs) in Leyte, namely the Leyte College of Arts and Trades and the Burauen Polytechnic College were integrated to the Leyte Institute of Technology. The LIT Dulag Campus started in SY 2000–2001. The Carigara School of Fisheries was added, the second phase of CSIs institution to SUCs.
On August 7, 2004, Republic Act No. 9311 was passed converting the Leyte Institute of Technology, into Eastern Visayas State University. [5]
College/School/Center | Abbreviation | Year founded | Campus |
College of Architecture and Allied Disciplines | CAAD | 1980 | Tacloban |
College of Arts and Sciences | CAS | 1982 | Tacloban |
College of Business and Entrepreneurship | CoBE | 2002 | Tacloban |
College of Education | CoEd | 2002 | Tacloban |
College of Engineering | CoE | 1966 | Tacloban |
College of Technology | CoT | 2002 | Tacloban |
College of Information and Communications Technology | CICT | 2017 | Tacloban |
College of Open Distance Learning | CODL | 2017 | Tacloban |
Graduate School | GS | 1973 | Tacloban |
College of Agri-Tourism and Forestry | CATF | 1999 | Burauen |
College of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources, and Marine Sciences | CFARMS | - | Carigara |
College of Trades, Craftsmanship, and Entrepreneurship | CTCE | - | Tanauan |
College of Engineering and Information and Communications Technology | CEICT | 1999 | Ormoc |
Dulag Community Satellite Campus | DCSC | 2000 | Dulag |
Secondary Laboratory School** | SLS | - | Tacloban |
Regional Metrology and Robotics Laboratory Center* | RMRLC | 2012 | Tacloban |
Eastern Visayas Food Innovation Center* | EVFIC | 2015 | Tacloban |
Information Technology Training and Development Center* | ITTDC | - | Tacloban |
*—Serves as laboratory/research center and does offer any degree programs. **—Laboratory high school for the EVSU College of Education. |
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