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It was founded in 2004 by virtue of RA 9299. It is the only state university in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. Its Main Campus is located in Dumaguete and has the most number of academic programs and student organizations. It also has 6 satellite campuses all over the province.
After the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, the island of Negros was divided into the provinces of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental by a royal decree executed by Governor General Valeriano Weyler on January 1, 1890. Dumaguete was also made the capital of the new Negros Oriental Province.
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Dumaguete City – the capital of Negros Oriental – is known as the City of Gentle People and University town. Located in region 7, Central Visayas, the charming city became one of the hot-spots for tourists from all over the world.
Dumaguete is a city in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Oriental. According to the 2020 census, 134,103 people lived there. The city is known for Silliman University, the first Protestant and American university in the country and in Asia. Categories: Cities in the Philippines. Provincial capitals of the Philippines.
4 Negros Oriental State University (NORSU). The main campus is in Dumaguete, and there are satellite campuses in other towns. The Silliman University Library is one of the best in the Visayas with more than 100,000 volumes, and provides a relatively quiet and air conditioned sanctuary from the perpetual hum and throb of the streets.
Eventually, the polytechnic college became a university in June 25, 2004 and is now called as the Negros Oriental State University. The Negros Oriental State University offers various degree and graduate level programs such as arts and sciences, agriculture and forestry, education, engineering and architecture, and political science.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Dumaguete (dōōmägā´tā), city (1990 pop. 80,262), capital of Negros Oriental prov., SE Negros, the Philippines. A busy interisland-shipping port at the entrance to Tañon Strait (which separates the islands of Negros and Cebu), it is also a trade and cultural center.
