University of the Visayas

Private university in Cebu City, Philippines

Not to be confused with Visayas State University or University of the Philippines Visayas.

University of the Visayas

Pamantasan sa Bisayas

Former names

| Visayan Institute (1919–1948)
Motto| Amor, Servitium, Humanitas (Latin)

Motto in English

| Love, Service to Humanity
Type| Private, Research university, Coeducational, Basic and Higher education institution
Established| 1919
Founder| Vicente A. Gullas

Academic affiliations

| PACUCOA
President| Dr. Condrado E. Iñigo, Jr.
Emeritus| Eduardo R. Gullas, Sr.
Students| 35,000 (Main campus)
20,000
(Satellite campuses)
Location|

Corner Colon and D. Jakosalem Streets, Cebu City

6000 Cebu

Philippines

10°17′54″N 123°54′04″E﻿ / ﻿10.29847°N 123.90122°E﻿ / 10.29847; 123.90122
Campus| Main campus:
Downtown Cebu City
Satellite campuses:
Pob. Pardo, Cebu City
Banilad, Mandaue City
Toledo City
Danao City
Dalaguete, Cebu
Minglanilla, Cebu
Compostela, Cebu
Alma Mater Song| Green and White March
Colors|  Green and  White

Sporting affiliations

| CESAFI
Mascot| Green Lancers
Website| www.uv.edu.ph

Location in the Visayas

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Location in the Philippines

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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.[1]

## History

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Vicente Gullas (1898–1970)[2] 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 and the public library near Fuente Osmeña. Finally, in 1946 the institute moved to its present site at Colon Street, and in 1948 received the university status.[3]

In the 1980s–90s, the university added new master's degrees, 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.[3]

## Campuses and location

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The university has seven campuses:

* Main Campus along Colon Street, Cebu City
* Pardo Campus along E. Sabellano St., Brgy. Poblacion Pardo, Cebu City
* Banilad Campus/UV Gullas College of Medicine along Gov. Cuenco Ave., Brgy. Banilad, 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[4]
* Toledo Campus along S. Osmeña St., Brgy. Poblacion, Toledo City, Cebu

* UV Main Campus

* UV Pardo

* UV Minglanilla

* UV Dalaguete

* UV Toledo

The College of Dentistry and Nursing is situated on a separate campus in Banilad, Mandaue City, alongside the Vicente Gullas Memorial Hospital and the Gullas College of Medicine. Previously, the Gullas College of Medicine (formerly known as Mandaue Academy) operated from a campus in downtown Cambaro, Mandaue City. As of 2025, the UV Gullas College of Medicine has been relocated to the Banilad campus; little to no known released information about the campus' closure. The former Cambaro site has since been demolished, to make way for a new Jollibee branch. [citation needed]

## Administration

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* President: Dr. Conrado E. Iñigo, Jr.
* Vice President for Academic Affairs: Dr. Anna Lou C. Cabuenas
* Vice President for Finance & QMS: Dr. Rosemarie Cruz- Español
* Vice President for Administration: Mr. Elmer S. Ocaba

## Notable alumni

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* Eduardo Gullas, politician
* Elmer Cabahug (retired PBA player)
* Arnulfo "Arnie" Tuadles✝ (retired PBA player)
* Joaquin Rojas, MICAA and PBA basketball player
* Greg Slaughter, PBA basketball player
* Edgardo Labella, mayor of Cebu City
* Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, councilor of Mandaue City, former Sixth District representative
* Golden Cañedo, UV-Minglanilla, The Clash S1 Grand Champion
* Vicente Duterte, politician and father of President Rodrigo Duterte

## Gallery

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* A 2019 stamp dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the University of the Visayas

* UV Main Campus in Cebu City, Philippines

## See also

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* Medical education in the Philippines

## References

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1. ^ "The University of the Visayas' "Gahom 100" | The Freeman". philstar.com. Philstar Corporation.
2. ^ Don Vicente Gullas' book re-launched. PhilStar. March 13, 2007
3. ^ a b 100 Years University of the Visayas. PhilPost. January 15, 2019
4. ^ Fajardo, Fernando (June 26, 2019). "The need for a college in Dalaguete". cebudailynews.inquirer.net. Cebu Daily News. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

## External links

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* Media related to University of the Visayas at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website
* University of the Visayas on Facebook
* uvgullasmedicalcollege.com

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