Mindanao State University–General Santos City
Public university in General Santos, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mindanao State University – General Santos City (MSU-GSC or MSU Gensan) is a state university based in General Santos, Philippines. The Mindanao State University–General Santos was created six years after the establishment of the Mindanao State University Main Campus Marawi City on September 1, 1961. It is one of the state universities of the Philippines with the aim of providing education for the different strategic locations across the island of Mindanao. It is a member of the Mindanao State University System.
Motto | Learn, Achieve, Excel |
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Type | Public, research Non-profit co-educational state higher education institution |
Established | September 1967 |
Budget | ₱738,500,000 (2023) |
Chancellor | Usman D. Aragasi (Acting) |
President | Atty. Basari D. Mapupuno |
Location | Fatima, General Santos, Philippines 6°03′59″N 125°07′34″E |
Campus | Fatima Campus, 156 ha Dadiangas Campus, 2.3 ha Siguel Campus, 3.1 ha |
Alma Mater song | Himno ng Pamantasang Mindanao |
Colors | Maroon and Gold |
Website | www |
The MSU is the only state university in the Philippines with the special mandate of integrating the cultural communities in Mindanao into the mainstream of the nation's socio-cultural and political life by providing them with opportunities for quality and relevant public education for their self-development and providing trained manpower skills and technical know-how for the economic development of the region.