WESTERN MINDANAO Western Mindanao State University is a leading

institution dedicated to providing quality education,

STATE UNIVERSITY fostering innovation, and nurturing future leaders.
Established with a commitment to excellence, WMSU
has been a beacon of knowledge and progress in the
region.
“Empowering Minds, Western Mindanao State University is situated in
Zamboanga City, a major urban center in the southern

Transforming Futures”
part of the Philippines. The university's location
provides a rich cultural backdrop and is known for its
diverse student population.

Established in 1918 as a provincial high school, WMSU

has evolved into a comprehensive university over the
years. It was granted university status in 1969, and since
then, it has been a prominent institution in the region.

Un Unibersiad, Un Familia, Un Amor

"While rooted in tradition, Western Mindanao State

University stands as a beacon of academic excellence,
fostering innovation, community engagement, and social
responsibility. With a commitment to empowering minds
and shaping futures, WMSU provides a dynamic
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environment where students are nurtured to become
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leaders, critical thinkers, and contributors to the greater
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 University Function
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
In the fulfilment of its educational mandate, the Western
WMSU offers a Mindanao State University is tasked to perform a four-pronged
wide range of function in evolving a genuine educational framework relevant
undergraduate to social needs and standards.
and
postgraduate Instruction. The university offers curricular programs that
programs across suit to the needs of the diverse sectors of society with focus
various on the development potentials of industries.
disciplines,
including the Research. The role of research is to expand the frontiers of
arts, sciences, knowledge. It remains to be education’s major contribution to
engineering, society’s reservoir of knowledge and innovation.
business, and
The university research function is anchored on CHED’s long
social sciences.
term development plan which provides that “Research in
The university is
priority areas shall be pursued not only for improving
known for its
educational programs but also for advancing inventions and
commitment to
technologies.”
academic
excellence and
Extension. The primary goal of extension is to reach out to
the holistic
peoples and communities who normally cannot avail of the
development of its students.
services of the formal educational system. It largely involves
Quality policy the formulation and administration of diversified technical,
The Western Mindanao State University is committed to educational and community development services that are
provide internationally recognized quality education and to mostly concentrated in depressed areas.
be the lead provider of quality human resource and research
and development in the country and the ASEAN region in Production. The performance of the university’s
compliance to international, national and local statutory and production function complements the concern of developing
regulatory requirements. and utilizing the maximum potentials of both its human and
capital resources.
The University commits itself to ensure that its internal
and external clientele receive the highest quality service It basically rests on the enhancement of the output potentials
that exceeds their requirements. In so doing, the of units to provide a sustainable source of income to finance
management shall continually monitor, review and its many educational and social concerns. This is to aid in
improve the university’s systems and processes by unburdening government of the bloating costs of subsidy in
maintaining a comprehensive and effective quality the operations of state-run colleges and universities.
management system with reference to the standard and
requirements of ISO 9001:2015.