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Caraga State University endeavors to produce globally-competitive and socially responsible human capital towards the sustainable and inclusive development of the Caraga Region and beyond. Caraga State University shall primarily provide advanced education, higher technological, professional instruction and training in the fields of agriculture and environmental studies, fishery, engineering, forestry, industrial technology, education, law, medicine, and other health-related programs, information technology, arts and sciences, and other related courses. It shall undertake research and extension services and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization. CSU endeavors to contribute to the achievement of the regional and national development goals and shall strive to achieve a maximum level of performance in terms of "relevance and responsiveness, excellence and quality, equity and access, efficiency and effectiveness, discipline, teamwork, impact and learning to learn" in the four significant areas of concern: Instruction, Research, Extension, and Production. CSU, as the flagship government institution of higher learning in the Caraga, Region XIII, adheres to the credo of "Leadership Through Purposing: Say it, model it, organize for it, support it, enforce it and commend practices that exemplify core values and express outrage when practices violate these core values." It is committed to propelling all efforts towards achieving its Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives in response to regional and national development goals. CSU adheres to the philosophy that the dignity, integrity, and personal worth of the individual are highly cherished and respected. Each person, regardless of race, color, creed, or economic status, is a resource of a nation that education is necessary to individual and national development and is the backbone of human resource development and that the role of an educational institution is to offer each individual the opportunities to realize his potentials, to imbibe the concept of "learning to learn," to make his most useful contribution to the country's social and economic development and to systematize and apply his knowledge into the affairs of men and nations. Caraga State University serves the Caraga Region by delivering accredited programs and relevant diploma, associate, undergraduate, and graduate courses. Its growth as an academic community is exemplified in the increase in the number of enrollees, the rise of new infrastructure, the revision and strengthening of programs offered, the consistency of linkage established, and the teaching force's development of the faculty development program. Being the first State University in the whole of Caraga Region, Caraga State University strives and sees that the education acquired by the students meets the standards of excellence and quality possible. The University has a powerful Faculty force where twenty-three percent (23%) holds appropriate Doctorate Degrees and the rest with Master's Degrees. The University admits students regardless of nationality, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, or political affiliation. The Institute, however, reserves the right to refuse admission of an applicant whose qualification does not meet the course requirement he or she desires to pursue. High School graduates or transferees seeking admission to the University for degree and non-degree courses must pass the NORMISIST (now Caraga State University) Scholarship and Admission Examination (NSAE) administered by the Admissions, Counseling and Testing Center. Caraga State University is an academic institution tasked by the government to provide quality service in professional and technological training, particularly in the northeastern Mindanao area, the Caraga Region. As a state institution, its mandate is to support socio-economic development in its service area through the essential functions of instructions, research, extension, and production. Research provides the foundation for the other three functions. Hence, a sound Research and Development (R & D) program should be formulated and implemented to answer the people's technological needs and problems in its service area. Guided by its Vision, Mission, Goal, and Objectives, CSU crafted its Five-Year Research and Development Agenda. The Agenda shall serve as the detailed road map towards achieving the common goal of reducing poverty through proper education and economic development efforts while sustaining the natural resources for future generations. In adherence to the Caraga Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2004-2010 toward seeing the region equitably wealthy, the CSU R&D Agenda likewise reflects the primary sources of livelihood for Caraga populace agriculture, forestry, fishery, and mining, and the need for a higher level of educational capacities. The primary livelihood sources of Caraga populations and the status of functional literacy in the region serve as the guide for the Institute's efforts to generate information, technologies, and knowledge supporting the region's quest to be free from poverty and ignorance. As the base agency of CCARRD, Caraga State University is actively involved in the consortium's various programs and activities. It actively participates in the S&T Anchor Program for Caraga Region - the ITP-Based R&D Support Program led by DENR-13. It also supports the K-Agrinet Program of the consortium by establishing its own Techno-Pinoy Center or the Farmers' Information and Technology Services (FITS) Center, based at the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR). In partnership with CARD, Caraga State University established new linkages and generated additional resources for its R&D activities. These include, among others, the Biodiversity Archiving and Assessment Project funded by CEPF and the Socioeconomic Profiling in Eastern Mindanao Corridor funded by CI-Philippines. View full university