Building smart campuses in public universitiesAt the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Congress passed the Bayanihan 2 law that allocated P3 billion for the Smart Campus Project to be implemented in state universities and colleges through the Commission on Higher Education. And so, in October 2020, Bayanihan 2 allocated P3 billion to CHED to assist SUCs through the Smart Campus Project. Given the funding limitations (there are 114 SUCs with nearly 300 campuses nationwide), these projects could only lay the foundation for a “smart campus,” not build fully smart campuses. It appears that a small island university, Marinduque State University (MarSU), has risen to the challenge and moved forward with building a smart campus. The smart campus project established high-speed internet connectivity across the entire campus, along with digital classrooms and laboratories.

Source: Philippine Star April 10, 2026 16:37 UTC