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Philosophy
As a state university, the PUP
believes that education is an instrument for the development of the
citizenry and for the enhancement of nation building. It believes
that the meaningful growth and transformation of the country are
best achieved in an atmosphere of brotherhood, peace, freedom,
justice, and nationalistic- oriented education imbued with spirit of
humanist internationalism.
Mission
On the strength of this guiding philosophy, the university
commits itself to:
- Democratize access to educational opportunities;
- Promote scientific consciousness and develop relevant expertise and
competence stressing their importance in building a truly
independent and sovereign Philippines;
- Emphasize the
unrestrained and unremitting search for and defence of
truth as well as the advancement of moral and spiritual
values;
- Promote awareness of our beneficial and relevant
cultural heritage;
- Develop in the students and faculty
self-discipline, nationalism and social consciousness, and
the need to defend human rights;
- Provide students and faculty
with a liberal arts based education essential to a broader
understand and appreciation of life and the total development of the
individual;
- Make the students and faculty conscious of
technological, social as well as politico-economic nationalist
industrialization and over all economic development of the country;
and
- Use use and propagate the national language and other
Philippine languages, and develop proficiency in English and
other foreign languages required by the students' fields of
specialization.
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