Southwestern University (Philippines)

Southwestern University PHINMA
Former names
  • Southwestern Colleges (1946–1959)
  • Southwestern University (1959–2015)
MottoScientia Integritas Fidelitas
Motto in English
Science Integrity Fidelity
TypePrivate, Nonsectarian, Co-educational basic and higher education institution
Established1946
FounderMatias Hipolito C. Aznar II and Anunciacion Barcenilla Aznar
ChairmanChito B. Salazar, Ph.D (concurrently President)
Students90,856 (S.Y. 2024)
Address
Urgello Street
, ,
Cebu
,
Philippines

10°18′07″N 123°53′31″E / 10.30207°N 123.89187°E / 10.30207; 123.89187
CampusUrban;
Main Campus
Urgello St. Cebu City
Satellite Campus
Aznar Road, Cebu City
Colors Maroon  and  White 
Sporting affiliations
CESAFI
MascotCobras
Websiteswu.phinma.edu.ph
Southwestern University (Philippines) is located in Visayas
Southwestern University (Philippines)
Location in the Visayas
Southwestern University (Philippines) is located in Philippines
Southwestern University (Philippines)
Location in the Philippines

The Southwestern University, officially the Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA), is a private university in Cebu City, Philippines.

Founded and opened in the summer of 1946 by two pharmacists, SWU originally started as Southwestern Colleges and achieved university status on December 11, 1959.[1] The university and its base hospital were acquired by PHINMA Education, a subsidiary of PHINMA Corporation in 2015.[2] The university was renamed to Southwestern University PHINMA and the hospital from Sacred Heart Hospital to Southwestern University Medical Center. The university changed the logo and closed its South Campus in Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City.

It has a large number of international students from different countries. It is widely recognized as the most diverse institution in Cebu due to the various nationality of students that came from 34 countries in five continents.

  1. ^ "Southwestern University Cebu Philippines". osau.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ "Aznar clan sells 57% SWU stake for P1.9B | Cebu Business, The Freeman Sections, The Freeman". philstar.com. 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2021-04-29.