Baliuag University
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Baliuag University is a university
in the Philippines
. It was founded in 1925 and is the first school granted full autonomy in Region 3 by the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED).
It offers graduate
programs in education
, business
, library science
and nursing
. Its undergraduate programs in business administration and accountancy
, liberal arts
and education are Level 3 accredited. Other offerings which are equally highly accredited by the PACU COA are engineering
, nursing, library science, computer studies and hospitality
management. It offers two-year Voc-Tech, Associate in Health Science as well as kinder
, grade school and high school
programs, LET review classes, call center training and college evening programs.
It is one of four IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) training school in the Philippines, with University of the Philippines, University of Sto. Tomas, and St. Paul College Ilo-ilo.
complex located at the Annex 2 of the university. The ground floor serves as the IT classrooms, and the second floor is the gymnasium which can seat 2,000 or more people. It serves as the Faculty of the Physical Education
department. It was used in many activities such as sports, studies and events.
library wherein the Map
section is, the Circulation
library, the Filipiniana
library, and the Student Study Center: divided into the University Archives and the Baliuag Artifacts
. It has the OPAC
, the most advanced catalog in the libraries today.
The Internet library is a computer laboratory on the second floor. It acts as the online library of the university as well as a research facility. Another addition to the library network is the multimedia
kiosk where students watch highly praised documentaries and educational films, filmstrips and media references that only Baliuag University offers.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It was founded in 1925 and is the first school granted full autonomy in Region 3 by the Commission on Higher Education
Commission on Higher Education (Philippines)
The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, , abbreviated as CHED. The CHED is attached to the Office of the President for administrative purposes...
(CHED).
It offers graduate
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
programs in education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, library science
Library science
Library science is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the...
and nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
. Its undergraduate programs in business administration and accountancy
Accountancy
Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers. The communication is generally in the form of financial statements that show in money terms the economic resources under the control of management; the art lies in...
, liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
and education are Level 3 accredited. Other offerings which are equally highly accredited by the PACU COA are engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, nursing, library science, computer studies and hospitality
Hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers...
management. It offers two-year Voc-Tech, Associate in Health Science as well as kinder
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, grade school and high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
programs, LET review classes, call center training and college evening programs.
It is one of four IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) training school in the Philippines, with University of the Philippines, University of Sto. Tomas, and St. Paul College Ilo-ilo.
Baliuag University Cultural and Sports Center
The Baliuag University Cultural and Sports Center is a gymnasiumGym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
complex located at the Annex 2 of the university. The ground floor serves as the IT classrooms, and the second floor is the gymnasium which can seat 2,000 or more people. It serves as the Faculty of the Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
department. It was used in many activities such as sports, studies and events.
The Green Building
The new Green Building is being been constructed to cater the School of Computer Studies. It has state-of-the-art IT laboratories, and solar panels to act as the energy source of the building. It also reduces pollution by using natural sources of energy. Elevators are used as means of transportation for convenience.Library
Baliuag University is one of the few universities that has a complete division of a library network. It has the general or the ReferenceReference
Reference is derived from Middle English referren, from Middle French rèférer, from Latin referre, "to carry back", formed from the prefix re- and ferre, "to bear"...
library wherein the Map
Map
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
section is, the Circulation
Library circulation
Library circulation or library lending comprises the activities around the lending of library books and other material to users of a lending library. A circulation or lending department is one of the key departments of a library....
library, the Filipiniana
Filipiniana
Filipiniana, based on the definition by Isagani Medina from “Collection Building: Filipiniana,” in his In Developing Special Library Collections, Filipiniana: Proceedings , refers to Philippine-related books and non-book materials...
library, and the Student Study Center: divided into the University Archives and the Baliuag Artifacts
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
. It has the OPAC
OPAC
An Online Public Access Catalog is an online database of materials held by a library or group of libraries...
, the most advanced catalog in the libraries today.
The Internet library is a computer laboratory on the second floor. It acts as the online library of the university as well as a research facility. Another addition to the library network is the multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
kiosk where students watch highly praised documentaries and educational films, filmstrips and media references that only Baliuag University offers.
Annexes
Because of the ever-growing popularity of the university, it spawned two annexes.- Annex 2 is beside the main campus and is linked by an overpassOverpassAn overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
. it houses the I.TI.TI.T is a Hong Kong fashion conglomerate founded in 1988. It owns a number of Hong Kong brands which it retails as well as distributing European and Japanese brands such as French Connection and A Bathing Ape...
laboratories the ElementaryElementaryElementary may refer to:*Elementary or Primary education, the first years of formal, structured education that occur during childhood*Elementary school, a school providing elementary or primary education*Elementary , 2007...
department and the High SchoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
department as well as the B.U Cultural and Sports Center and Green Building - Annex 3 is west of the main campus and northwest of Annex 2. It houses more courses, classrooms and parking space. The architecture of the building marks the "brick design" trademark of B.U., influencing several renovated renditions of the B.U main gate, and the Green Building. The annex witnessed the growing popularity of the university in means of student population, the quality of education, the most advanced facilities, and the high passing rate in every course.