Motto in English Truth Established July 4, 1949 Phone +63 35 422 7063 Founded 4 July 1949 Colors Grey, Maroon | Type Private, non-sectarian Chancellor Dr. Eva C. Melon Mascot Greyhound Motto Veritas (Truth) | |
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Former names Foundation College (1949-1969) President Victor Vicente "Dean" G. Sinco, since July 2015 Address Dr. V. Locsin Street, Taclobo, Dumaguete City, 6200, Negros Oriental, Philippines Similar Silliman University, Negros Oriental State Uni, St Paul University Dumaguete, Holy Name University, Mater Dei College | ||
Foundation University, sometimes simply called Foundation or FU, is a private non-sectarian university in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. It was founded by Dr. Vicente Guzman Sinco, former president of the University of the Philippines and an alumnus of Silliman University. It offers over 60 specialized higher education areas of study accredited with the PAASCU, CHED, and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation.
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History
The university was established as Foundation College on July 4, 1949. It was granted the status of university by the Department of Education on January 28, 1969. The university offers many undergraduate courses such as in the fields of Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Nursing, Information Technology, Computer Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Law and many others. The university has schools for elementary and high school.
Established on the eve of the country's independence, it was then known as the Foundation College. The college was founded by Dr. Vicente Guzman Sinco, a known educator and legal luminary during his time. Sinco envisioned the college to contribute to the overall national program of development. During the time of the college's founding, Filipinos were still in the process of building the nation.
The college had a three-fold function — instruction, research, and community action. The success of this mission was recognized in 1963, when Foundation College received international recognition and was invited to become a member of the International Association of Universities. The college was the first institution in the Visayas and Mindanao to receive this honor, and the first institution in the world that was not a full university to become a member of this organization.
On January 28, 1969, the Philippine Department of Education granted the college a university charter.
Colleges and Schools
Academic units of the university are organized into nine colleges and several other schools and departments.