The Eastern Samar State University is a state university in the Philippines

Philippines

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 with main campus located in Borongan, Eastern Samar

Borongan, Eastern Samar

The City of Borongan is a component city and the provincial capital of the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of San Julian, in the south by the municipality of Maydolong, in the west by the Samar municipalities of Hinabangan, Calbiga, Pinabacdao...

. It has satellite campus in Maydolong, Eastern Samar

Maydolong, Eastern Samar

Maydolong is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 12,766 people....

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History

On May 18, 1983, Batas Pambansa Blg. 394 was passed by the Batasang Pambansa

Batasang Pambansa

The Batasang Pambansa , also known by its nickname, the Batasan, was the former parliament of the Philippines, established as an interim assembly in 1978 and finally as an official body in 1984. Under the 1973 constitution, it replaced the former Congress established under the 1935 Commonwealth...

 renaming Eastern Samar College of Agriculture as Eastern Samar State College.

By August 7, 2004, Republic Act No. 9312 was passed into law by Congress of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

The Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate , and the House of Representatives although commonly in the Philippines the term congress refers to the latter.The Senate is composed of 24 senators half...

, elevating the Eastern Samar State College into a university, renaming it as Eastern Samar State University. Maydolong Agricultural School was integrated into the university as a satellite campus in Maydolong, Eastern Samar.

General mandate

The University is primarily mandated to provide advanced education, higher technology and professional instruction and training in the fields of industry, computer and information technology, forestry, and environmental sciences, agricultural and veterinary medicine, fishery, medicine, and other related fields of study. It is also mandated to promote research and extension services progressive leadership in the areas of specialization.

Curricular offerings

The University is mandated to offer undergraduate and graduate courses in sciences, technology, literature, humanities, philosophy, agriculture, education, forestry, arts and science, and other degrees/courses within it areas of specialization and according to its capabilities as the Board of Regents

Board of Regents

In the United States, a board often governs public institutions of higher education, which include both state universities and community colleges. In each US state, such boards may govern either the state university system, individual colleges and universities, or both. In general they operate as...

 may deem necessary to carry out its objectives, particularly in meeting the needs of the Province of Eastern Samar

Eastern Samar

Eastern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan.-Location:...

 and the whole of Eastern Visayas Region.

Administration

• Officers
  • University President
  • Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Vice President for Administration

• Board of Regents
  • Chairperson of 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...
    
     as chairman of the Board
  • University President as vice chairperson
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Philippine Senate as member
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
    House of Representatives of the Philippines
    The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
    
     as member
  • Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority as member
  • Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology
    Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
    The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology , abbreviated as the DOST, is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the coordination of science and technology-related projects in the Philippines and to formulate policies and projects in the fields of science...
    
    as member
  • President of the federation of faculty association of the University as member
  • President of the federation of student councils of the University as member
  • President of the federation of alumni associations of the University as member
  • Two prominent citizens from the private sector who have distinguished themselves in their profession or fields of specialization as members

Satellite campuses

• Eastern Samar State University - Salcedo, Eastern Samar
• Eastern Samar State University - Can-Avid, Eastern Samar
• Eastern Samar State University (formerly Felipe Abrigo National Memorial College of Arts and Trades) - Guiuan, Eastern Samar
• Eastern Samar State University - Maydolong, Eastern Samar