St. Paul University Dumaguete

Saint Paul University, abbreviated as SPUD or SPU Dumaguete, is a private Catholic university located in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines.Origins and historyThe university traces its origins to the coming of the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres in the Philippines. The congregation to which the sisters belonged was founded in Chartres, France in 1968. On October 29, 1904, the said sisters who just came from a trip in Vietnam, established the first Saint Paul's school in the Philippines in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. The seven sisters were Mother Marthe de Saint Paul, Superior, Sr. Marie Louise du Sacre Coeur, Sr. Ange Marie, Sr. Anne de la Croix, Sr. Charles de Genes, Sr. Catherine, and Sr. Josephine. The institution they established initially offered elementary education. High school started to be offered in 1920, until the institution offered college degrees years later. For many years, the institution operated as Saint Paul College of Dumaguete. In 2004, the year of its centennial celebration, the college was granted university status becoming one of the four universities in Dumaguete.Academic programsPostgraduateDoctor of Education Doctor in Business Administration Doctor in Public Administration Master of Arts in Education Master of Arts in Nursing Master in Business Administration Master in Public Administration Diploma in Public Management Master in Information Technology Master of Science in Information Technology Master of Arts in Religious Education Master in Business Administration major in Tourism & HRMM.S. Environmental Management