Far Eastern University
Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan (Filipino) | |
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| Motto | "Be Brave" |
| Core Values | Fortitude, Excellence, and Uprightness |
| Type | Private coeducational research university |
| Established | June 1, 1928 (97 years and 288 days) |
| Founder | Nicanor B. Reyes, Sr. |
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| Endowment | ₱4.1 billion (US$ 72 million) (2022) |
| Chairman | Aurelio Reyes Montinola, III |
| President | Juan Miguel Reyes Montinola |
| Vice-president | Maria Teresa P. Tinio |
Academic staff | 2,621 |
| Undergraduates | 39,361 including subsidiaries |
| Address | No. 851 N. Reyes, Sr. Street, Sampaloc, 1015 , , , Philippines 14°36′14″N 120°59′08″E / 14.6038°N 120.9855°E |
| Campus | Main campus FEU Manila & FEU Tech 5 hectares (50,000 m2) Satellite campus FEU Makati 1.5 hectares (15,000 m2) |
| Colors | Green Gold |
| Nickname | Tamaraws |
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| Mascot | TamTam and Sari |
| Website | feu.edu.ph |
Location in Manila Location in Metro Manila Location in Luzon Location in the Philippines | |
Far Eastern University (Filipino: Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a private research non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 during the term of its first president, Dr. Nicanor B. Reyes, Sr.
The first accountancy school for Filipinos, the university has expanded its course offerings to the arts and sciences, architecture, fine arts, education, engineering, computer studies, graduate studies, tourism and hotel management, law, nursing, and medicine. FEU has seven campuses located in Metro Manila, Cavite and Rizal. It offers programs from elementary, secondary, tertiary, to graduate school.
FEU Manila comprises several institutes that offer specific programs. The accountancy program, along with its other undergraduate programs, have received the highest Level IV accreditation from the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has also granted it as a Center of Development in Business Administration and a Center of Excellence for Teacher Education.