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ISU has recently assumed leadership roles in research not only in Region 02, but in the

country and in Asia as well. It is now the base agency of two regional research centers: the Higher

Education Regional Research Center under CHED and the Cagayan Valley Agricultural Resources

Research and Development under PCARRD-DOST. Having been chosen as the base agency is a

recognition of ISU’s superiority and dominance among HEIs in the region in terms of capability in

research management and scientific undertakings. Presently, ISU is the seat of at least 12 Research

and Development (R & D) centers and laboratories, proof of its strong R & D capability.

With its educational leadership and pioneering roles in research, along with the strategic

location of its satellite campuses in the region, the University has been successfully achieving its

vision, mission, goals and objectives. Today, ISU is a credible partner of development and as a

leading university in the country with the commitment of its faculty, support staff, students and

other stakeholders.

Section 2. The University Seal

The University Seal is the unifying theme evoking wisdom and positive virtues and

qualities that can be attached or displayed with pride in every object of communication – letters,

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