Bicol University#Radio station

{{Infobox university

| name = Bicol University

| native_name = {{native name|fil|Pamantasan ng Bikol}}

| image = Bicol University.png

| image_size = 100px

| type = State Research Non-profit Coeducational Higher education institution

| established = June 21, 1969
{{nowrap|({{age in years and days|June 21, 1969|sep=and}})}}

| academic_affiliations = {{bulleted list

|ASAIHL

|AUAP{{cite web|url=http://www.e-auap.org/membership.php?mode=list01|title=AUAP|website=E-auap.org|access-date=2016-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816235145/http://www.e-auap.org/membership.php?mode=list01|archive-date=2016-08-16|url-status=dead}}

|PASUC

|AACCUP}}

| endowment = PH₱ 569,596,000 ($ 12,828,902) (2014){{cite web|url=http://bicol-u.edu.ph/downloads/budget/BU-GAA-2014.pdf|title=OFFICIAL GAZETTE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, FY 2014|volume=109|website=Bicol-u.edu.ph|issue=1|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104722/http://bicol-u.edu.ph/downloads/budget/BU-GAA-2014.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| budget = PHP 2.5 billion ($ 56,307,025) (2014)

| chairperson = Dr. Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela

| president = Dr. Baby Boy Benjamin D. Nebres III

| vice_president = {{bulleted list|Mr. Cyrus A. Barrameda
(VP for Administration & Finance)| Dr. Ma. Julieta B. Borres
(VP for Academic Affairs)| Prof. Sonnie A. Ramos
(VP for Planning & Development)| Dr. Lany L. Maceda
(VP for Research, Development and Extension)}}

| city = Legazpi City

| province = Albay

| country = Philippines

| coordinates = {{coord|13.144045|123.723848|format=dms|dim:30_region:PH_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Philippines Albay#Luzon mainland#Philippines

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Albay##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines

| students = 26,346 (2023){{Cite web |url=http://www.bicol-u.edu.ph/index.php?p=prescorner-1550 |title=With great joy and anticipation... | BU |access-date=2015-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184850/http://www.bicol-u.edu.ph/index.php?p=prescorner-1550 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }}

| campus = Main
Legazpi City
Satellite
Daraga, Polangui, Gubat, Ligao,

Guinobatan & Tabaco City

| colors = {{colour box|Aqua|border=darkgray|Aqua Blue}} -- {{colour box|Orange|border=darkgray|Orange}} -- {{colour box|Grey|border=darkgray|Grey}}

| sporting_affiliations = SCUAA

| free_label = Alma Mater song

| free = Bicol University Hymn

| free_label2 = Newspaper

| free2 = The Bicol Universitarian

| other_names = BU, Bueños and Iskolar ng Bayan

| motto = Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service

| website = {{URL|www.bicol-u.edu.ph}}

| logo = Bicol University Logo.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| footnotes =

}}

Bicol University ({{langx|fil|Pamantasan ng Bikol}}{{cite web |title=Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas |trans-title=Directory of Agencies and Officials of the Government of the Philippines|url=https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/AboutDBM/2018/2018_filipino_version.pdf |publisher=Department of Budget and Management |access-date=19 February 2025 |page=141 |language=fil}}), also referred to by its acronym (BU or Bicol U), is a regional state, research and coeducational higher education institution in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines, with external campuses scattered throughout the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon. BU is an ISO 9001:2008 certified public university.{{Cite web |url=http://bicol-u.edu.ph/index.php?option=news&taskid=1293 |title=Home | Bicol University |access-date=2015-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125953/http://bicol-u.edu.ph/index.php?option=&taskid=1293 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}

The university is partly subsidized by the Philippine government. Students of the university and its graduates are referred to as "Mga Iskolar ng Bayan" ("Scholars of the Nation") but they are commonly called as Bueños. Students who wish to study in the university must pass the Bicol University College Entrance Test (BUCET).{{Cite web |url=http://www.bicol-u.edu.ph/ |title=Bicol University |access-date=2012-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323080303/http://www.bicol-u.edu.ph/ |archive-date=2006-03-23 |url-status=dead }} During the COVID-19 pandemic, the university implemented the Bicol University College Entrance Scoring System (BUCESS) for its admission of undergraduate students for academic years 2021-2022 and 2022–2023.{{Cite web |title=BUCET 2022-2023 |url=https://buao.bicol-u.edu.ph/bucet_online/BUCESS-HOME/index.php |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=buao.bicol-u.edu.ph}}

History

The Bicol University{{Cite web |title=Official Website of Bicol University |url=https://bicol-u.edu.ph/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=About Us – Official Website of Bicol University |url=https://bicol-u.edu.ph/about-us/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Bicol University |url=https://www.facebook.com/BicolUniversity |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}} was founded on June 21, 1969, by virtue of Republic Act 5521{{Cite web|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno5521.html#.XTg3DOszY1I|title=PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY|website=www.chanrobles.com|access-date=2019-07-24}} and was formally organized on September 22, 1970. It evolved out of six educational institutions integrated to form the first state university in the Bicol Region (Region V):

Bicol Teachers College (BTC) with its Laboratory School in Daraga, Albay, now the BU College of Education (BUCE) with its Integrated Laboratory School (ILS)
Daraga East Central School (DECS) also in Daraga, Albay, initially renamed as Bicol University Pilot Elementary School (BUPES), now integrated with the BUCE-ILS as its Elementary Department
Albay High School in Legazpi City, now the BUCE-ILS High School Department
Bicol Regional School for Arts and Trades (BRSAT) in Legazpi City, converted from the Albay Trade School by virtue of Republic Act 1129{{Cite web|url=http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/12_republicacts.php?id=1131|title=Republic Act No. 1129 : REPUBLIC ACTS - PHILIPPINE LAWS STATUTES and CODES - CHANROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY|website=laws.chanrobles.com|access-date=2019-07-24}} on June 16, 1954, now the College of Industrial Technology and the College of Engineering.
Roxas Memorial Agricultural School (RMAS) in Guinobatan, Albay, which became the College of Agriculture, now renamed as the College of Agriculture and Forestry.
School of Fisheries in Tabaco, Albay, turned into the College of Fisheries, now the Bicol University Tabaco Campus.

These public schools and colleges, now part of Bicol University, had served the people of the region for more than half a century prior to their forming Bicol University.

As of 2023, the 9th Bicol University President issued the Bicol University Vision and Quality Policy:

Vision - A university for humanity characterized by productive scholarship, transformative leadership, collaborative service, and distinctive character for sustainable societies.

Quality Policy - Bicol University commits to continually strive for excellence in instruction, research, and extension by meeting the highest level of clientele satisfaction and adhering to quality standards and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Organization and administration

The governance of the university is vested in the Board of Regents, abbreviated as BOR. The board, with its 12 members, is the highest decision-making body of the university.

The chairperson or its designated commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) serves as the board's chairperson while the president of the Bicol University is the vice-chairperson. The chairpersons of the Committees of Higher Education of the Senate and the House of Representatives are also members of the Board of Regents which are concurrent with their functions as committee chairpersons.

The students of the Bicol University are represented by a student regent, who is also the chair of the University Student Council. The faculty regent is nominated by the faculty members of the whole university. Alumni are represented by the president of the BU Alumni Association.

As of May 2025, the members of the Board of Regents are:

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!Member, Board of Regents

Chairperson-designate

|Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, EdD

|Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education

Vice-chairperson

|Baby Boy Benjamin D. Nebres III, LPT, EdD

|SUC President IV, Bicol University

Member

|Hon. Alan Peter S. Cayetano

|Chairperson, Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education

Represented by:

|Ms. Bernadette C. Ramos

Member

|Hon. Mark O. Go

|Chairperson, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education

District Representative, Baguio City, Lone District

Represented by:

|Hon. Joey Sarte Salceda

|District Representative, 2nd District of Albay

Member

|Alex B. Nepomuceno

|Alumni Regent and President, BU General Alumni Association, Inc.

Member

|Prof. Indira B. Tabo

|Faculty Regent and President, BU Union of Faculty Association Inc.

Member

|Dir. Rommel R. Serrano

|Regional Director, DOST Region V

Member

|Dir. Edna Cynthia S. Berces

|Regional Director, NEDA Region V

Member

|Dir. Rodel P. Tornilla

|Regional Executive Director, Department of Agriculture Region V

Member

|Kyle Reuben O. Bron

|Student Regent and Chairperson, Bicol University Student Council

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|Presidents of
Bicol University