the batangas state university (translated in filipino as "pambansang pamantasan ng batangas" and abbreviated as batstateu, batsu, or bsu) is a state university in the province of batangas, philippines. established in 1903 as a training school, batangas state university is the oldest higher education institution in the province. it was granted a state college status in 1968, renamed pablo borbon memorial institute of technology, and was finally elevated into a state university in 2001. at present, the university has ten campuses in batangas, but a total of eleven campuses altogether in calabarzon region 4a.