Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9299)
The Central Visayas Polytechnic College (CVPC) is converted into the Negros Oriental State University (NORSU).
Genaro GoAi Memorial College, Siaton Community College, and Mabinay Institute of Technology are integrated into NORSU.
The main campus of NORSU is located in the City of Dumaguete.
NORSU shall provide advanced education, higher technological and professional instruction and training in various fields such as arts, sciences, education, commerce, agriculture, forestry, fishery, and related fields. It also promotes research, extension services, and leadership in its specialization areas.
The University may offer undergraduate and graduate studies in arts and sciences, philosophy, literature, communication, education, agriculture, forestry, fishery, engineering, architecture, maritime education, industrial and information technology, hotel and restaurant management, tourism, public health, criminology, volcanology/geology, public administration, business, accountancy, law, medicine, nontraditional courses, and other relevant degrees within its capability.
The Board of Regents and the President of the University hold the general administrative authority over NORSU.
The Board of Regents consists of the CHED Chairperson (Chair), the University President (Vice Chair), Chairperson of Senate Committee on Education, Chairperson of House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, Regional Directors of NEDA and DOST, presidents of the federations of faculty associations, student councils, alumni associations, and two prominent citizens appointed from a recommended list.
The Board may promulgate rules, appropriate funds, import duty-free books, receive donations, fix tuition and fees, construct university facilities, appoint officials, approve curricula, set admissions policies, award honorary degrees, establish branches, conduct management audits, enter joint ventures, and extend the President’s term up to age 70 under specific conditions, among other powers.
All income generated from tuition, fees, auxiliary services, and land grants are retained by the University and deposited in authorized government banks, where interests form part of the trust funds to be used specifically for instruction, research, extension, and other University projects. Fiduciary fees must be disbursed only for the purposes they were collected.
The University President is appointed by the Board of Regents upon recommendation of a search committee, serves a four-year term, and is eligible for reappointment for another term. The incumbent CVPC president, if qualified, serves as the first NORSU president.
NORSU enjoys academic freedom and institutional autonomy as provided under paragraph 2, Section 5, Article XIV of the Philippine Constitution, ensuring freedom in academics and governance.
The Board meets at least once every quarter. A quorum requires a majority of all members holding office, provided the CHED Chairperson or their representative, or the University President, is present.
The University must provide scholarship and affirmative action programs for poor but deserving students. No student shall be denied admission based on sex, religion, cultural or community affiliation, or ethnic origin.
The Treasurer of the Philippines serves as the ex officio Treasurer of the University.
All assets, liabilities, personnel, and parcels of land of CVPC and the integrated colleges are transferred to NORSU. Government land occupied by these institutions shall be titled in the name of NORSU; if the University ceases to exist or no longer needs the land, the land reverts to the concerned LGU.