The University of the Visayas (UV) is a private institution located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the first school in the province of Cebu to attain university status.

History

Vicente Gullas (1898–1970) founded the University of the Visayas in 1919 aiming to educate young people from average-income families. It was initially called the Visayan Institute, and occupied two rooms rented at the City Intermediate School. The number of students had increased from 37 in 1919 to 87 in 1920, and kept growing, but Gullas could not find a permanent building for the institute and kept moving over various locations in Cebu, borrowing auxiliary facilities from other schools nearby, such as physical education grounds of the

Cebu Normal School Cebu Normal University ( ceb, Unibersidad Normal sa Sugbo), also referred to by its acronym CNU, is a state research university in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines established in 1902. CNU is designated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED ...

and the public library near Fuente Osmeña. Finally, in 1946 the institute moved to its present site at

Colon Street Colon Street ( Cebuano: ''Dalan Colon''; ; ) is a historical street in downtown Cebu City that is often called the oldest and the shortest national road in the Philippines. It is named after Cristóbal Colón ( Christopher Columbus). It traces i ...

, and in 1948 received the university status. In the 1980s–90s, the university added new

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

s, in education, engineering, maritime studies, criminology and nursing. In 1994, four of the university programs were recognised by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation. Earlier in 1994 the Gullas Medical Center and the College of Medicine were opened in Banilad.

Campuses and location

The university has nine campuses: *Main Campus along ''Colon Street, Cebu City'' *Pardo Campus along ''E. Sabellano St., Brgy. Poblacion Pardo, Cebu City'' * along ''Gov. Cuenco Ave., Brgy. Banilad, Mandaue City'' *Mandaue Campus along ''Demetrio M. Cortes St., Brgys. Alang-alang and Cambaro, Mandaue City'' *Minglanilla Campus along ''N. Bacalso Ave.(Cebu South Road), Brgy. Pob Ward I, Minglanilla, Cebu'' *Compostela Campus along ''P. Cabatingan St., Brgy. Poblacion, Compostela, Cebu'' *Dalaguete Campus along ''Pedro Calungsod St., Brgy. Poblacion, Dalaguete, Cebu'' *Danao Campus along ''P.G. Almendras St., Brgy. Poblacion, Danao City, Cebu'' *Toledo Campus along ''S. Osmeña St., Brgy. Poblacion, Toledo City, Cebu'' The College of Dentistry and Nursing is located in a separate campus in Banilad, Mandaue City at the site of Vicente Gullas Memorial Hospital and the Gullas College of Medicine. The Gullas College of Medicine Mandaue Campus (formerly Mandaue Academy) is located in downtown Cambaro, Mandaue City.

Gallery

File:University of the Visayas 2019 stamp of the Philippines.jpg, A 2019 stamp dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the University of the Visayas File:UniversityOfTheVisayas.JPG, UV main campus

Notable alumni

Eduardo Gullas Eduardo "Eddie" Rivera Gullas Sr. (born October 13, 1930) is a Filipino politician from Cebu, Philippines. The son of Vicente Gullas and Pining Rivera, he has been elected to five terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippin ...

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Elmer Cabahug Elmer "Boy" Cabahug (born June 1, 1964 in Cebu City, Philippines) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and the former head coach of the University of the Visayas Green Lancers varsity team ...

(retired PBA player) * Arnulfo "Arnie" Tuadles✝ (retired PBA player) * Joaquin Rojas, MICAA and PBA basketball player *

Greg Slaughter Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League. He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft. Sports commentator ...

, PBA basketball player *

Edgardo Labella Edgardo Colina Labella (; May 22, 1951 – November 19, 2021) was a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Cebu City from 2019 until his death in 2021. Prior to becoming mayor, he was the city's vice mayor from 2013 to 2019 ...

, mayor of Cebu City * Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, councilor of Mandaue City, former Sixth District representative *

Golden Cañedo Roma Mae Cañedo Apa-ap (; born April 5, 2002), professionally known as Golden Cañedo, is a Filipino singer, actress, and performer. She is the first grand winner of ''The Clash''. Right after winning the said reality-singing competition, Gol ...

, UV-

Minglanilla Minglanilla, officially the Municipality of Minglanilla ( ceb, Lungsod sa Minglanilla; tgl, Bayan ng Minglanilla), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 151,002 ...

, The Clash S1 Grand Champion

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