University of Southern Mindanao

University of Southern Mindanao
Pamantasan ng Dakong Timog ng Mindanao (Filipino)
Former names
Mindanao Institute of Technology
Motto50 years and beyond.
TypePublic, State university
EstablishedJune 20, 1952
EndowmentPHP225,325,000.00[1]
PresidentFrancisco Gil N. Garcia, RPAE, Ph.D.
Administrative staff
1,600 [2]
Undergraduates11, 408
Address
USM Avenue
,
Kabacan
,
Cotabato
,
Philippines

7°6′54.86″N 124°50′12.1″E / 7.1152389°N 124.836694°E / 7.1152389; 124.836694
CampusKabacan (Main), Kidapawan City Campus (USM-KCC), Buluan Campus, Integrated Laboratory School – Lumayong
HymnUSM Hymn
ColorsGreen and Gold
NicknameUSM
AffiliationsSCUAA and MASCUFF, PASUC, AACCUP,[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
University of Southern Mindanao is located in Mindanao mainland
University of Southern Mindanao
Location in Mindanao
University of Southern Mindanao is located in Philippines
University of Southern Mindanao
Location in the Philippines

The University of Southern Mindanao (USM; Filipino: Pamantasan ng Dakong Timog ng Mindanao[4]), formerly Mindanao Institute of Technology (MIT), is a university in the Southern Philippines. It provides instruction and professional training in the fields of science and technology, particularly agriculture and industry. The university was founded by Bai Hadja Fatima Matabay Plang, an educator and philanthropist. It formally open on October 1, 1954, and achieved university status on March 13, 1978. Its 1,024 hectare main campus is located in Kabacan, Cotabato. The University of Southern Mindanao is one of the four State University and Colleges (SUC) to achieve excellence in agricultural education and one of the nine to hold Level IV status. Across its 3 campuses USM holds a total of 5,129.97 hectares of land, mostly for agricultural teaching and research.

  1. ^ "GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT Fiscal Year 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  2. ^ "University of Southern Mindanao (USM) blocks Facebook, Twitter". Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. ^ "ACCUP Members list". Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  4. ^ Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas (PDF) (in Filipino). Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala (Department of Budget and Management). 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020.