Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) is a Jesuit university in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, serving as the premier educational institution in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the country's foremost university in a bilingual (Filipino-English) and trilingual (adding Chavacano) setting. Founded in 1912, AdZU is one of the oldest Ateneo schools in the Philippines.

AdZU offers programs through its colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Engineering and Technology, College of Health Sciences (nursing, medical technology), School of Management and Accountancy, and School of Medicine. The university's School of Medicine, established in 1993, is particularly notable as one of only a few medical schools in Mindanao.

The main campus (La Purisima Campus) is in the heart of Zamboanga City. The Campus in Barangay Tetuan houses the grade school and high school. The university's location in Zamboanga Cityu2014Philippines' third-largest city by land areau2014positions it as the educational hub for the Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) and the Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi island group.

AdZU plays a critical role in providing quality education in western Mindanao, contributing to peace-building and multicultural understanding in this diverse region. The university's medical school addresses the shortage of doctors in Mindanao. Properties near AdZU benefit from student rental demand and the attraction of quality education in Zamboanga City.

Mindanao State University, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippine Universities, Jesuit Education