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(CSIs) to state universities and colleges. Pursuant to the order, the first CSI that was integrated into
the University was the Cauayan Polytechnic College (CPC) in Cauayan, Isabela. Subsequently, in
year 2002, three other CSIs in the province were also integrated into the system. These were the
Delfin Albano Memorial Institute of Agriculture and Technology (DAMIAT) in San Mariano, Isabela
and the Angadanan Agro-Industrial College (AAIC) in Angadanan, Isabela. At present, ISU has nine
campuses with extension of selected academic programs in the Municipality of Palanan in 2005
and Santiago City in 2008.

More than 30 years after its establishment, the University has become a credible institution of
learning and assumed leadership roles in R&D not only in Region 02 but also in the country. As early
as 1978, it was identified as the regional center by the DOST-PCARRD with the establishment of
the Cagayan Valley Agricultural and Resources Research and Development (CVARRD) consortium
with the ISU Echague Campus as the Consortium base. With the advent of environmentalism in the
1980s, the College of Forestry in the Cabagan Campus of the University collaborated with Leiden
University in the Netherlands in establishing the Cagayan Valley Programme on Environment and
Development (CVPED) in 1989. The programme provided impetus to the University to branch out
into other fields such as environmental science.

In recognition of its leadership in research, was designated by the Commission of Higher Education
as its Zonal Research Center (ZRC) for Region 02 from July 2008 to December 2011. Changing
focus on research management, ISU was again designated by CHED as Higher Education Regional
Research Center (HERRC) since January 2012. It was also identified as the National University Center
of Agriculture (NUCA) in 2012. The University has established and institutionalized through Board
of Regenst approval the following development centers; Cagayan Valley Small Ruminant Center,
Cacao Regional Development Center, Climate Change Center, Affiliated Renewable Energy Center,
Regional Dairy Center and Equipment Manufacturing Center, and the Cagayan Valley Program on
Environment and Development (institutionalized in 2010).

With its educational leadership and pioneering roles in research & development, along with the
strategic location of its satellite campuses, the University has been achieving its vision, mission,
goals and objectives. Today, ISU stands as a credible partner of development in the country and
with the dedicated commitment of its faculty, support staff, students and the people behind its
success, the University is focused to grow to even greater heights in the future, with the support of
sustained relevant and progressive R&D.

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