Background of Batangas State University

Batangas State University (BatStateU) is the Philippines’ National Engineering University (The NEU) by virtue of Republic Act No. 11694 enacted on April 11, 2022. Established in 1903, this Level IV state university is strategically located at the second largest economic region in the Philippines – CALABARZON, specifically in the Province of Batangas, which puts it at a prime position not only as a premier provider of higher and advanced learning, but also as a viable economic development zone. As the National Engineering University committed to develop leaders in the global knowledge economy, part of our purposeful mandate, BatStateU continuously provides world-class academic training to young Filipinos in all specialized areas, focusing on strengthening engineering programs through the development and offering of industry-driven and emerging engineering programs. BatStateU also aims to lead in the generation of productive knowledge, innovation and technology to develop relevant and technical higher order skills needed. It serves as a public service university by providing various forms of community, public and volunteer service, as well as scholarly and technical assistance to the government, private sector, and civil society while maintaining its standards of excellence. With its pioneering and distinctive status as The National Engineering University in the country, BatStateU will advance the directions for engineering education in the Philippines by further strengthening and expanding its current 46 engineering degree programs both in graduate and undergraduate levels. Moreover, it aims to intensify efforts on producing corps of advanced trained engineers and other professionals who can create leading-edge solutions to the country’s challenges in energy, infrastructure, environment, information and communications, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and other domains of everyday life. Furthermore, BatStateU leads in creating an environment that engenders the Filipino engineering experts and professionals of tomorrow while enabling the Philippines to swiftly take its place as a global knowledge center and developed economy.

Regarded as the country’s largest engineering university in terms of enrollment and program offerings, BatStateU provides quality education to students from 17 regions across the country. The first state university with programs in BS Chemical Engineering, BS Civil Engineering, BS Computer Engineering, BS Electrical Engineering, BS Electronics Engineering, BS Industrial Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering, and BS Sanitary Engineering accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), https://www.abet.org and Philippine Technological Council’s Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET) Moreso, BatStateU’s BS Programs in Information Technology and Computer Science of Alangilan Campus are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org. With 15 development centers, BatStateU is recognized by the Regional Development Council of Region IV-A as the Regional Center for Technology Business Incubation and Development, as well as the Regional Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Environment Research.