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5. Support to Operations (STO) and General Administration and Support Services (GASS)

STO
1. Administration’s strong support to faculty and staff development and
welfare that led to good profile of faculty members;
2. Regular review of curricular offerings
3. Establishment of the International Relations Office to manage
international affairs
4. Infrastructure facilities in place for students use
Strengths
GASS
1. Resource-sharing with partner-agencies
2. Consistent compliance to Good Governance Conditions
3. SUC Level III
4. PRIME-HRM Level II
5. Land disputes resolution

STO
1. No ISO certification

GASS
Weaknesses
1. Low absorptive capacity due to poor planning-budgeting link
2. No integrated information systems
3. Low income from IGPs

Opportunities 1.Government’s policies on sustained economic growth, social and hu-
man development
1. Indigenous environment
Threats 2. Internationalization and globalization trends in higher education
3. Trends on ICT literacy and creativity, environmental quality and sustain-
able use of resources

This internal and external situation of the University in terms of its strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats shows the clear picture of its current state which are significant in laying
out the direction of the University.

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