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The Southwestern University, officially the Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA), is a
private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...
in
Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Ac ...
,
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
. Founded and opened in the summer of 1946 by two
pharmacists A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...
, SWU originally started as Southwestern Colleges and achieved university status on December 11, 1959. The university and its base hospital were acquired by PHINMA Education, a subsidiary of PHINMA Corporation in 2015. The university was renamed to Southwestern University PHINMA and the hospital from Sacred Heart Hospital to Southwestern University Medical Center. The university changed the logo and closed its South Campus in Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City. It has a large number of
international students International students, or foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying. In 2019, there were over 6 million internati ...
from different countries. It is widely recognized as the most diverse institution in Cebu due to the various
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of students that came from 34 countries in five continents.


Presidents

*Matias H. Aznar II (1946–1958), founder *Anunciacion B. Aznar (1958–1968), co-founder *Gabino Tabuñar (1968–1973) *Matias B. Aznar III (1973–1975, 1978–1980) *Julian B. Yballe (1975–1978) *Manolo S. Fornolles (1981–1990) *Alicia P. Cabatingan (1990–2001) *Frances Victoria F. Lumain (2001–2006) *Lassi Matti A. Holopainen (2006–2007) *Peter S. Aznar (March 2007–June 2007), acting president *Eldigario D. Gonzales (2007–2010) *Elsa A. Suralta, CESO VI (2010–2013) *Noe G. Quiñanola (2013–2014) *Chito B. Salazar (2014–present)


Campuses

Southwestern University is in the south of the City of Cebu, Philippines. The university has two campuses. The main campus is located on Urgello St. and the Aznar Coliseum Complex is on Aznar Road, just some 200 meters away from the main campus. The university once had a South Campus (Basak Campus) on E. Sabellano St., Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City. The South Campus has since closed and has been in operation by another school. The closed South Campus formerly housed the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and the Elementary and High School Training Departments. All programs were transferred to the Main and Aznar Coliseum Complex campuses.


Main Campus

The main campus is the home of the colleges of School of Design + Communication, Arts and Sciences, School of Business, Computer Studies, Criminology, Dentistry, Engineering, Graduate School, Law, Maritime, Medical Technology, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Teachers' College. The Southwestern Medical Center (formerly Sacred Heart Hospital), Pathology and Biology Museums, Library, Interfaith Chapel, Botanical Garden, and the Administrative Offices are found in the main campus.


Aznar Coliseum Complex

Located about 200 meters from the main campus, the complex is made up of Aznar Memorial Coliseum, a ballpark, and the Anunciacion B. Aznar building which houses the Pre-Elementary, Elementary Department and High School Departments, the Maritime Regiment, the 540th NROTC Unit, Department of Physical Education and the College of Nursing.


Academic programs

Current programs since PHINMA acquisition (Graduate School inclusive): *College of Dentistry *College of Veterinary Medicine *College of Rehabilitative Sciences *College of Pre-Medicine *College of IT & Engineering *Business School *School of Health & Allied Health Sciences *School of Medicine *School of Law & Government *School of Design + Communication *SWU "Next" Programs *Basic Education (preschool, primary, junior high) *Senior High School


Former programs

;Professional programs *College of Dentistry *College of Law *College of Medicine *College of Optometry *Graduate School **Doctorate degree programs **Master's degree programs ;Allied Medical *College of Medical Technology *College of Radiologic Technology *College of Nursing *College of Pharmacy *College of Physical Therapy *College of Veterinary Medicine ;Non-allied Medical *College of Arts & Sciences *College of Computer Studies *College of Criminology *College of Education *College of Engineering * SWU Maritime Regiment *School of Business ;Basic Education * Pre-school, Elementary, Junior High, Senior High ;Continuing Education * English Language Program * Certified Public Education (CPE)


Notable alumni


Politics

* Allan L. Rellon


Sports

* Cyrus Baguio * Arlo Chavez * Ric-Ric Marata *
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See also

* Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine


Sources

*http://www.swu.edu.ph/about.php?idname=history *http://www.university-directory.eu/Philippines/Southwestern-University.html *Southwestern University Handbook


References


External links


Southwestern University official websiteSouthwestern University at the Philippine Education Network
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