Vision    

The  Cotabato  State  University  shall  be  a  world-class  education  hub  for sustainable, inclusive, and transformative peace and development in Southern Philippines.

 

Mission

The Cotabato State University aims to produce science and technology professionals; and peace and development advocates; promote and undertake research and extension; generate resources; and provide progressive leadership in the fields of specialization.

 

Goals and Objectives

Goal 1: Enhance and expand academic program in a community of learning that promotes academic excellence and innovation.

Objectives:

1. Continuously increase retention and graduation rates for all students while closing the gaps in student success;
2. Improve students’ access to quality higher and advanced education through implementation of affirmative action programs such as scholarship, and financial grants, and inclusive admission programs;
3. Facilitate student mobility in national and international setting;
4. Improve employability of graduates;
5. Improve competencies and skills of faculty through advanced studies, relevant trainings and external exposure;
6. Recruits, retains, and recognizes diverse, high-quality faculty and staff;
7. Upgrade the quality of instruction through program accreditation in compliance with national and international standards; and
8. Improve the performance in the licensure examination.

GOAL 2: Relevant and quality research outputs responsive to the local and global needs. 

Objectives:

1. Increase the number of completed S&T-based researches;
2. 2. Develop S&T-based products and/or innovations with academic and commercial value;

3. Strengthen external partnerships, collaborations, and funding opportunities for research and extension;

4. Publish research-based papers or articles output in reputable journals or international refereed publications such as Elsevier, Scopus and Thomson Reuters Journals;
5. Utilize and/or commercialize research output/s;
6. Generate citations for research-based papers; and
7. Increase number of intellectual products and scholarly works with patent and/or copyright.

Goal 3. Improve the quality of life through extension services and programs dedicated to economic development and the promotion of healthy communities, people, and environments.

Objectives:

1. Provide extension services that will enhance the transfer of mature technologies generated by the university to various stakeholders;
2. Enhance and improve awareness of and access to research, technical, entrepreneurial, and professional development services;
3. Generate new infrastructure of knowledge and technologies for food security and poverty alleviation;
4. Maintain technology demonstration farm for farmers for trainings and technology transfer;
5. Formulate functional mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of extension and training programs; and
6. Provide compensation package or incentives to faculty members in the conduct of extension services.

Goal 4: Encourage revenue-generating innovation 

Objectives:

1. Provide project managers and coordinators development opportunities and basic skills in accounting, theories and application of project management;
2. Develop partnership with government and private establishments to engage in feasible business ventures;
3. Increase institutional Income and profits through existing and new IGPs; and
4. Maximize utilization of university’s resources.

Goal 5: Establish a transparent, efficient, effective and participative management system towards good governance. 

Objectives:

1. Improve the implementation of policies and best practices in the overall management of the university;
2. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of managers, faculty and administrative staff;
3. Develop the culture of excellence among internal and external stakeholders;
4. Review/restructure the administrative and academic organizations of the university;
5. Observe fairness, equity, and justice in dealing with all various stakeholders;
6. Standardize processes and procedures according to global standards (ISO Certification); and
7. Strengthen the financial management system of the university.

GOAL 6: Modernization of equipment and facilities that support all functions of the University. 

Objectives:

1. Provide the state-of-the-art physical facilities and equipment;
2. Upgrade physical facilities and Equipment;
3. Establishment of functional and sustainable internet connectivity;
4. Enhance information and management technology resources;
5. Develop CSU website for better access of information of all stakeholders;
6. Upgrade library holdings that promotes intellectual advancement, productive learning, relevant researches, and quality education; and
7. Center for halal education and innovation.

 

       Core Values:

 

        Leadership

        Integrity

        Godliness

        Humility

        Teamwork

        Service