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Eastern Visayas State University
Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Silangang Visayas (Filipino)
Former names	Leyte Provincial School (1907-1915); Leyte Trade School (1915-1953); National Provincial Trade School (1953-1961); Leyte Regional School of Arts and Trades (1961-1965); Leyte Institute of Technology (1965-2004);
Type	Regional state higher education institution
Established	1907; 118 years ago
Chairman	J. Prospero E. De Vera III
President	Dr. Dennis C. de Paz
Vice-president	Dr. Lydia M. Morante; (VP for Academic Affairs); Dr. Analyn C. Españo; (VP for Research, Development & Extension Services); Dr. Benedicto T. Militante, Jr.; (VP for Administration & Finance);
Location	Tacloban, Philippines; 11°14′19″N 124°59′51″E / 11.23867°N 124.99741°E
Campus	Main Campus; Tacloban City; ; Satellite Campuses; Burauen Campus; Carigara Campus; Dulag Campus; Ormoc Campus; Tanauan Campus;
Hymn	EVSU Hymn
Colors	Maroon and White
Nickname	EVSU Eagles
Affiliations	Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges
Website	www.evsu.edu.ph
	Location in the Visayas Location in the Philippines

Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU; Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Silangang Visayas; Waray: Unibersidad han Sinirangan Bisayas) is a regional state higher education institution in Tacloban, Philippines. It is the oldest higher educational institution in the Eastern Visayas region. It is mandated to provide advanced education, higher technological, professional instruction and training in trade, fishery, agriculture, forestry, science, education, commerce, architecture, engineering, and related courses. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization.^[1] Its main campus is in Tacloban.^[2]

History

The Eastern Visayas State University had its humble beginnings in 1907, as a part of the Leyte Provincial School. It became a separate entity in 1915, and was named the Leyte Trade School, funded by the provincial government. In 1953, after 38 years, it was renamed the National Provincial Trade School by virtue of Republic Act No. 406 and funded jointly by the National and Provincial Government to cover a wider curriculum. In 1961, the Congress of the Philippines passed Republic Act No. 1561, converting the school into the Leyte Regional School of Arts and Trades, authorizing it to become a training institution for vocational and industrial education in Eastern Visayas.^[3]

On June 19, 1965, Republic Act 4572 was enacted by Congress of the Philippines which converted the school further into a chartered college, renaming it the Leyte Institute of Technology.^[4] It took effect beginning school year 1965-66.

Starting in 1999, the institute has grown to establish a satellite campus in Ormoc City. Pursuant to Board Resolutions No. 59, series of 1999, two CHED supervised institutions (CSIs) in Leyte, namely the Leyte College of Arts and Trades and the Burauen Polytechnic College were integrated to the Leyte Institute of Technology. The LIT Dulag Campus started in SY 2000–2001. The Carigara School of Fisheries was added, the second phase of CSIs institution to SUCs.

On August 7, 2004, Republic Act No. 9311 was passed converting the Leyte Institute of Technology, into Eastern Visayas State University.^[5]

Academics

Colleges, Schools, Campuses and Centers

College/School/Center	Abbreviation	Year founded	Campus

College of Architecture and Allied Disciplines	CAAD	1980	Tacloban

College of Arts and Sciences	CAS	1982	Tacloban

College of Business and Entrepreneurship	CoBE	2002	Tacloban

College of Education	CoEd	2002	Tacloban

College of Engineering	CoE	1966	Tacloban

College of Technology	CoT	2002	Tacloban

Graduate School	GS	1973	Tacloban

College of Agri-Tourism and Forestry	CATF	1999	Burauen

College of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources, and Marine Sciences	CFARMS	-	Carigara

College of Trades, Craftsmanship, and Entrepreneurship	CTCE	-	Tanauan

College of Engineering and Information and Communications Technology	CEICT	1999	Ormoc

Dulag Community Satellite Campus	DCSC	2000	Dulag

Secondary Laboratory School**	SLS	-	Tacloban

Regional Metrology and Robotics Laboratory Center*	RMRLC	2012	Tacloban

Eastern Visayas Food Innovation Center*	EVFIC	2015	Tacloban

Information Technology Training and Development Center*	ITTDC	-	Tacloban

^—Serves as laboratory/research center and does offer any degree programs. ^*—Laboratory high school for the EVSU College of Education.

References

^ Philippine Republic Act 09311 Section 2
^ Philippine Republic Act 09311 Section 1
^ "Republic Act No. 1561". Supreme Court E-Library. Supreme Court of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Republic Act No. 4572". Legislative Digital Resources. Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Republic Act No. 9311". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 7, 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2024.