University of the Philippines Mindanao

About this agency

The University of the Philippines Mindanao is a Constituent University (CU) of the U.P. System especially created by Congress in 1995 through RA 7889 in response to the clamor of the Mindanaoans to have equitable access to U.P. education. UP Mindanao is mandated by the Board of Regents to strengthen the University into the National University of the Philippines through the upgrading of science, technology, agriculture education in the Mindanao region; the training and education of the regions management and leadership in agribusiness, regional and local government, and education; and the development of programs on Mindanao and East ASEAN culture, geo politics, economy and the environment. [Section 5, BOR Resolution Establishing U.P. in Mindanao, 1085th BOR Meeting, 23 March 1995]. As a State University in Mindanao, UP Mindanao has the responsibility to support development initiatives in the areas of research development and extension (RDE), and human resource development (HRD). It has a mission to lead in providing affordable quality education, scholarly research, and responsive and relevant extension services to diverse, marginalized and deserving sectors in Mindanao and neighboring regions through its programs in the sciences and the arts inculcating a passion for excellence, creative thinking, and nationalism in the context of cultural diversity in a global community.

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