University of the Visayas

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

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]

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
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 Show map of Visayas Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

History

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

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

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  UV Main Campus
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  UV Pardo
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  UV Minglanilla
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  UV Dalaguete
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  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

• 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

• 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
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  UV Main Campus in Cebu City, Philippines

See also

• Medical education in the Philippines