Far Eastern University

Far Eastern University
Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan (Filipino)
Former names
  • Far Eastern College (1919–1922)
  • Institute of Accountancy (1928–1929)
  • Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance (1929–1933)
Motto"Be Brave"
Core ValuesFortitude, Excellence, and Uprightness
TypePrivate coeducational research university
EstablishedJune 1, 1928 (96 years and 176 days)
FounderNicanor B. Reyes Sr.
Academic affiliations
Endowment4.1 billion (US$ 72 million) (2022)
ChairmanAurelio Reyes Montinola III
PresidentJuan Miguel R. Montinola
Vice-presidentMaria Teresa P. Tinio
Academic staff
2,621
Undergraduates39,361 including subsidiaries[1]
Address
Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc, 1015
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Philippines

14°36′14″N 120°59′08″E / 14.6038°N 120.9855°E / 14.6038; 120.9855
CampusMain campus
FEU Manila & FEU Tech
5 hectares (50,000 m2) Satellite campus
FEU Makati
1.5 hectares (15,000 m2)
Colors Green  Gold 
NicknameTamaraws
Sporting affiliations
MascotTamTam and Sari
Websitefeu.edu.ph
Far Eastern University is located in Manila
Far Eastern University
Location in Manila
Far Eastern University is located in Metro Manila
Far Eastern University
Location in Metro Manila
Far Eastern University is located in Luzon
Far Eastern University
Location in Luzon
Far Eastern University is located in Philippines
Far Eastern University
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 the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 during the term of its first president, Nicanor Reyes Sr.[2]

The iconic Nicanor Reyes Hall facing Quezon Blvd.

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.[3][4] FEU has seven campuses located in Metro Manila, Cavite and Rizal.[5][6] 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.[7]

FEU's campus is noted for a number of historical Art Deco buildings preserved from the first half of the 20th century.[8] FEU ranks 11th among Philippine universities, 117th in Southeast Asia, and in the 701-750 bracket of the QS Asia Rankings.[9]

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  3. ^ "'FEUture' accountants describe the victory". Inquirer Lifestyle. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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  7. ^ "2 FEU programs declared as Centers of Excellence, Development". Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via PressReader.
  8. ^ Generalao, Minerva; Villa, Kathleen de (June 2019). "Structural marvels of learning". Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Abad, Michelle (November 8, 2023). "4 Philippine universities make QS Asia rankings for the first time". RAPPLER. Retrieved November 26, 2023.