Far Eastern University

Far Eastern University
Motto	Love of Fatherland and God
Established	1928
School type	Private, Nonsectarian
President	Lydia B. Echauz, DBA
Location	Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Campus	4 hectares – Sampaloc (City of Manila), 15 hectares - Diliman Campus (Quezon City), 2 hectares - West Fairview Campus (Quezon City)
Enrollment	Approx. 25,000 undergraduate 1,500 graduate students
Faculty	Approx. 2,400 (teaching, administrative, rank & file)
Mascot	The TAMARAW, Baby Tamaraw, Lady Tamaraw
Hymn	FEU Hymn -by the National Artist, Nick Joaquin
Homepage	www.feu.edu.ph

Far Eastern University (FEU) is a nonsectarian, private institution of higher learning in the Philippines. It was founded as a domestic educational institution in 1928 and incorporated in 1933. It became a listed corporation in the Philippine Stock Exchange on July 11, 1986. It was once celebrated as the “the Largest University in Asia”, with an almost 50,000-student population in the early 1950’s. FEU was one of the pioneers of Accountancy education in the Philippines. It has programs in architecture, fine arts, the arts and sciences, commerce, education, engineering and technology, graduate research, law, nursing, and medicine.

History

The Far Eastern University traces its roots to the Institute of Accountancy, founded in 1928 by a group of educators led by Dr. Nicanor Reyes Sr., then head of the Department of Economics at the University of the Philippines. With Dr. Reyes were Dr. Francisco Dalupan (who later founded the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1946, now known as the University of the East), Professor Antonio Aquino, Emmanuel Deymek and Clemente Uson, all teachers at the UP Department of Economics. (Dalupan and Uson would later become FEU presidents themselves years after Reyes' demise).

The Institute of Accountancy initially offered a three-year non-degree program designed to meet the minimum requirements for the certified public accountant (CPA) board examination. The Institute then branched out to other fields of study, business administration, economics, banking, and finance. One year after its founding, the school became the Institute of Accounts, Business, and Finance (IABF).

Earlier, in 1919, the Far Eastern College, which offered courses in the liberal arts, was founded in Quiapo. In 1933, the IABF and the Far Eastern College merged and became the Far Eastern University in 1934. Under FEU, the Far Eastern College became the Institute of Arts and Sciences, while the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance retained its name. The Institute of Law was established in 1934, and two years later, the Institute of Technology was born. From the initial 117 students, population grew to 11,000 just before the war. Then Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon hailed and called FEU "the best non-sectarian institution in the country."

A cigarette factory on the corner of Azcarraga (now Claro M. Recto Avenue) and M. Lorenzo (now Quezon Boulevard) streets in downtown Manila was the first building of the University. The factory stood on a four-hectare lot which FEU bought and developed into a campus known for its Art Deco design and clusters of trees and pocket gardens.

The Japanese Imperial Army Kempetai seized and occupied the FEU compound during the Pacific War. Japanese forces burned and destroyed the University's records, books, and facilities, sparing only the buildings, which they used as a concentration camp. Many executions of top Filipino leaders in resistance to Japanese occupation, like that of Josefa Llanes Escoda and her colleagues were conducted on campus. The Japanese are also said to have killed Dr. Nicanor Reyes and some members of his family.

FEU reopened during the second semester of 1945. After embarking on an expansion program of physical plant and facilities to accommodate its growing student population and to cope with the demands of the times, FEU focused on improved instruction and training qualified students by establishing the Institute of Graduate Studies. Various curricula were also reviewed leading to new academic programs.

Since its founding, FEU has produced businessmen, ambassadors, justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and other judicial bodies, technocrats in private and government sectors, finance wizards, physicians, nurses, educators, theater and media luminaries and so many others in different fields of expertise.

The University Seal

The FEU coat of arms consists of an eight-pointed golden star representing the first eight main academic disciplines offered by the University. The heraldic supporter is a Sarimanok motif, in full color, projecting the nationalistic spirit upon which the University was founded. It also serves as the link between the past and the present.

The FEU alphabet fonts are patterned after the pre-colonial Philippine script or “baybayin.” The same font used by the nationalist pre-war periodicals El Renacimiento and Renacimiento Filipino.

The University colors are green and gold. Gold represents the golden opportunity for the University to serve the youth and for her alumni to serve the country. Green is for hope, representing the founder’s "fair hope of the fatherland." The Tamaraw is the mascot of every FEU athletic team, hence, is the pet name of every FEU student (Tams). Known scientifically as “bubalus mindorensis”, it is a rare animal found only in the island of Mindoro. The Tamaraw is one of the most intelligent, pugnacious, and aggressive of Philippine animal species.

Campuses

Nicanor Reyes Campus

The FEU campus in downtown Manila is one of the largest clusters of Art Deco structures in the Philippines and contains rare art collections from other renowned Filipino artists like Carlos “Botong” Francisco , Fernando Amorsolo, Antonio Dumlao and Francesco Monti.

In September 2005, FEU won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.

Buildings

• FEU Auditorium, Administrative Offices, Research Centers, Computer Operations, University Health Clinic

Alfredo M. Reyes Hall

• Academic Rooms, Audio/Visual Rooms, Gym

Arts Building

• University Conference Center, Administrative Offices, Academic Rooms, Gym

Education Hall

• Administrative Offices, Academic Rooms, Audio/Visual Rooms

Law and Nursing Building

• Palaypay Conference Hall, Bar Review Rooms, Computer Lab, Nursing Lab, Academic Rooms

Nicanor Reyes Hall

• University Central Library, Electronic Library, Administrative Offices, Academic Rooms, Post Office

R.Papa Gym

• Car Park & Gym

Science Building

• Physics, Biology & Chemistry Labs, Audio/Visual Rooms, Academic Rooms

Technology Hall

• Computer Labs, Academic Rooms,

Degree Programs

Institute of Arts and Sciences (IAS)

• Bachelor of Arts, major in Economics, Literature, English Language, Mass Communication, Filipino, Political Science, Public Administration
• Bachelor of Science, major in Biology
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, major in Computer Science

Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance (IABF)

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Management, Financial Accounting, Economics, Legal Management, Finance, Tourism, Management, Marketing
• Associate in Computer Secretarial (two-year associate program)

Institute of Nursing (IN)

• Associate in Health Science Education (AHSE)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts (IARFA)

• Bachelor of Science in Architecture
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, major in Advertising Arts, Painting

Institute of Law (IL)

• Bachelor of Laws
• Juris Doctor - MBA (jointly offered with De La Salle University)

Institute of Education (IE)

• Bachelor of Elementary Education, area of concentration: Physical Education, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and Health, Filipino, English, History
• Bachelor of Secondary Education, major in Social Studies, General Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Biology, Chemistry, English, Sports and Recreation Management, History, Filipino
• Certificate in Teacher Education, Teacher Education on Special Education

Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS)

• Doctor of Education, major in Educational Administration
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Arts in Nursing
• Master of Arts in Government Administration
• Master of Arts in Education, major in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration
• Master of Arts in Teaching, major in Mathematics, Biological Science, Physical Education
• Master of Arts, major in Psychology, Filipino at Panitikan, Letters, Library Science, Mass Communication

Research Centers

• University Research Center (URC) - a university-based research and extension unit that aims to foster a culture of research in the university. The URC facilitates the production of research through funding, research capability-building, research information dissemination, linkages and publication.
• Center for Studies on the Urban Environment (SURE) - created in response to continuing degradation of the urban environment most especially in the inner cities. As its initial major project, the Center organized in November 2000 the "International Conference on Megacities in the 21st Century," It gathered speakers from Asian and Western Countries who shared their knowledge and experience in Urban renewal and development.
• Center for Teaching Excellence (CENTEX) - it aims to improve instructional delivery and enhancing the educational experience for all students.
• Center for Testing and Evaluation (CTE) - a unit of the University under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, it provides primary support for testing and evaluating students in choosing their programs of study, thus ensuring their suitability and meritorious performance in the program throughout their stay in the academe.

Publications

• The ADVOCATE - Official Student Paper
• Tambuli - Administration Paper
• Transition - yearly published by the President's Committee on Culture
• FEU-CSO Report

University Organizations

• FEU Symphony Chorus
• Oratorical and Debate Council
• Tamaraw Volunteers
• Theater Guild
• Youth for Christ

FEU-Central Student Organization

Institute Student Council

Accounts, Business and Finance

• Student Council
• Economics Assembly
• Junior Marketing Association
• Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants
• Negotiorum Lex
• Management Society
• Organization of Junior Finance Executives
• Society of Computer Secretarial
• Tourism Management Society

Architecture and Fine Arts

• Student Council
• Architectural Students' Association of the Philippines, Inc.
• Circle
• Environmental Society
• League of Advertising Students
• United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary

Arts and Sciences

• Student Council

Education

• Student Council
• Young Educator's Society

Nursing

• Student Council

FEU-East Asia College

FEU acquired all of the outstanding shares of East Asia Computer Center, making EACCI a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University. The College of Engineering and the East Asia College of Computer Studies now constitute the FEU East Asia College. It is a CHEd Center of Development for Excellence in IT Education.

Buildings

• Engineering & Computer Labs, Library, Academic Rooms, Audio/Visual Rooms, Gym

East Asia Building

• Administrative Offices, Computer Labs, Library, Academic Rooms, Audio/Visual Rooms

Technology Hall 2

• Computer Labs, Academic Rooms, Car Park

Degree Programs

College of Engineering (former Institute of Technology)

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College of Computer Studies

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
• Bachelor of Science in Information Management
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
• Associate in Computer Technology

FEU–Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation (FEU-FERN)

FEU-FERN College, an affiliate of FEU, is a non-stock, non-profit educational institution at Sampaguita Avenue, Mapayapa Village, Diliman, Quezon City. It was established in 1994. The campus was originally constructed for the Institute of Technology in the 1970’s. The college offers affordable elementary and secondary education and degree courses on a trimestral calendar. This makes possible the completion of a four-year baccalaureate program in three years and one trimester or sooner. To distinguish the educational foundation from its counterpart (the medical foundation), the acronyms NREF were then spelled backwards, forming "FERN."

Degree Programs

Basic Education

• Preschool
• Elementary
• High school

Tertiary

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Computer Information Systems, Financial Management, General Management, Legal Management, Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
• Bachelor of Science in Information Management
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

FEU-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF)

The Far Eastern University - Institute of Medicine was born from a vision of Dr. Nicanor Reyes. Through the years, it has contributed some of the finest names in the healthcare field: four Secretaries of Health, seven PMA (Philippine Medical Association) Presidents, one President of the World Medical Association, and six Presidents of the Philippine College of Surgeons. In 1986, the Board of Medical Education, DECS, and the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges gave the Institute the highest level of accreditation, and awarded it as a Center of Excellence in Medical Education.

FEU-NRMF–Institute of Medicine

Degree Programs

• Doctor of Medicine
• Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

FEU-NRMF Medical Center – Clinical Services and Departments

• Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic
• Child Health / PICU / NICU
• Clinical Laboratory and Pathology
• CyberMed
• Diagnostic Imaging Center and Radiology
• Emergency Medicine, Out-Patient, and Pay-Treatment Room
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Surgery and Ambulatory Service

Notable FEU alumni

Politics and Governance

Business

Sports

Mass Media and Entertainment

Educational Administration and Teaching

Medicine and Science