Higher Education - Legazpi City, Bicol, Philippines
Bicol University is the premier state university in the Bicol region founded on June 21, 1969, through the passage of RA 5521. As an institution promoting Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service as its core values, BU has risen to SUC Level IV status.Reflecting its culture of excellence, BU is identified as the Department of Education's Teacher Training Center in the Region and the base agency for Bicol Consortium for Health Research and Development and Bicol Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development.BU has 19 academic units: East Campus: 1. Institute of Architecture 2. College of Engineering3. College of Industrial TechnologyMain Campus:1. College of Science2. College of Arts and Letters3. College of Nursing4. College of Law5. Graduate School6. Institute of Physical Sports and Recreation7. Integrated Laboratory School8. Open University9. College of Education10. College of Medicine11. Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance and Development Daraga Campus:1. College of Social Sciences and Philosophy2. College of Business Economics and ManagementGuinobatan, Albay:1. College of Agriculture and ForestryTabaco City, Albay1. Tabaco CampusPolangui, Albay1. Polangui CampusGubat, Sorsogon1. Gubat CampusWith 7 campuses scattered across the region, BU is home to top notchers in the fields of Accountancy, Engineering, Midwifery, Nursing, Social Work, and Education. As a comprehensive university, it caters to the needs of the society in the following fields: • Technology, Engineering, Architecture and Sciences • Arts and Letters, Culture, Recreation and Sports • Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries • Business and Entrepreneurship • Health and Medicine • Social Sciences • Education