page_title: University of the East
section_title: Campus
hierarchical_section_title: University of the East / Campus
caption_attribution_description: English: PODCIT quadrangle and parking area at University of the East, Metro Manila, Philippines
context_page_description: The University of the East, also known as UE, is a private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the "largest university in Asia" when its enrollment in the past reached over 65,000 students.
  The Commission on Higher Education granted UE autonomous status, which has only been given to selected higher educational institutions with excellent quality education. Most of the programs offered by the university were accredited by CHED as Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development.
  UE offers degree programs in commerce and business administration, law, dentistry, engineering, arts and sciences, fine arts, education, computer technology, nursing, physical therapy, medicine, hospitality management and graduate studies. UE has two other campuses, one in Caloocan, and its medical school, the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center located in Aurora Blvd., Dona Imelda, Quezon City.
context_section_description: The UE Manila Campus also known as the UE Main Campus consists of twelve buildings, located on the heart of University Belt area, Sampaloc, Manila. The campus faces Claro M. Recto Avenue, nearby Mendiola Street and Legarda station. All of the campuses are fully integrated with the Smart ID System, designed for the interest and security of the whole UE community. One of the beautification project of the university is the construction of the Tan Yan Kee Garden.
  On October 6, 2009, the Commission on Higher Education has granted the Autonomous status to the University of the East-Manila Campus. This is CHED's highest recognition of UE's accomplishments, adherence to quality assurance and commitment to public responsibility and accountability.
  On September 12, 2012, the University inaugurated the Dr. Lucio C. Tan Building is an eight-story building and the new home of UE Caloocan's Elementary and High School Department (EHSD) kindergarten and elementary pupils and high school students. The edifice, named after UE's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, features modern classrooms and laboratories, a 500-seater multipurpose hall, a spacious library complete with multi-media facilities, and many more.
  In 2013 UE Manila Annex was up at the former Ever Gotesco Mall along Recto avenue near the UE Manila. A seven-story Dr. Lucio C. Tan Building housed the brightest UE Dentistry and was open November 2014.
  On April 2, 2016 a fire broke out in the second floor of the University of the East-College of Arts and Science Building, the Engineering Building together with the University Chapel caught fire. Leaving the newly renovated CAS building in ruins. The groundbreaking ceremony on May 22, 2017 for the new Lualhati Building would be erected at the footprint of these buildings.
caption: POD-CIT building Square, Manila
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