Mindanao State University
Mindanao State University – General Santos (MSU GenSan) is a premier higher-education institution committed to offering affordable and excellent education to its clients from across SOCCSKSARGEN and other neighboring regions. MSU GenSan has baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degree programs in Agriculture, Fisheries, Engineering, Education, Business Administration and Accountancy, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences and Humanities, Medicine, Graduate Studies, and Law. A number of which are accredited under the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACUP). It also offers Basic Education programs through its Junior High School and Senior High School Departments. Apart from its mandate of instruction, the University prides its extensive engagement in research and extension that benefit the academic community and its serviced sectors. Furthermore, MSU GenSan spearheads various initiatives in peace and development as part of its vision of becoming a National Peace University.
Vision
To be a globally competitive university in Southern Philippines
Mission
To provide competent human resources for the development of Southern Mindanao and to help improve the living conditions of Muslims and Indigenous People
History
Mindanao State University-General Santos City started as a community high school in 1967, six years after the creation of MSU- Marawi Main Campus. The high school was hosted inside Dadiangas West Elementary School, a school located in the middle of General Santos City. To accommodate the growing number of students, the administration facilitated the approval of a 3.3 hectare-land donation of General Santos City Local Government located at the heart of General Santos City for the MSU-High School. By virtue of the Board of Regents Resolution No. 822, it became a full-fledged collegiate campus of the MSU System on October 10, 1973, offering two-year degree courses.
The 156-hectare land located at Barangay Fatima (previously part of Barangay Tambler) was acquired through Presidential Proclamation 2029 of 1983. This led to the growth of MSU offering various degree programs. Since then, MSU General Santos has been characterized by its continuing commitment and dedication to the communities it serves through its three functions: instruction, research and extension. The Fatima campus houses administrative offices, academic colleges: Agriculture, Education, Fisheries, Social Sciences and Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Engineering, Business Administration and Accountancy, and other semi and non-academic units.
Aside from baccalaureate courses, post-baccalaureate degrees in Education, Public Administration, Business Management, Biology, Engineering, Sustainable Development Studies, and Law are being offered in response to the demand and needs of the teachers, government workers and other professionals in the locality. These are all offered in the MSU-CETD Campus as evening or weekend classes. Another campus located in Barangay Siguel, General Santos City serves as the field laboratory for the College of Fisheries. Furthermore, MSU-General Santos also catered to the Basic Education needs of its serviced communities through its laboratory junior high school, Mindanao State University-College of Education Training Department (MSU-CETD) and its Senior High School Department.
The university has also become a member of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACUP) on December 31, 2014 and has since accredited a number of its baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degree programs.