Foundation University, sometimes simply called Foundation or FU, is a private non-sectarian university in Dumaguete City, Province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. It was founded by Dr. Vicente Guzman-Sinco, former president of the University of the Philippines and an alumnus of Silliman University. It offers over 60 specialized higher education areas of study accredited with the PAASCU, CHED, and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation. The university was established as Foundation College on July 4, 1949. It was granted the status of university by the Department of Education on January 28, 1969. The university offers many undergraduate courses such as in the fields of Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Nursing, Information Technology, Computer Science and many others. The university has schools for elementary and high school. Established on the eve of the country's independence, it was then known as the Foundation College. The college was founded by Dr. Vicent Guzman Sinco, a known educator and legal luminary during his time.