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This 8 – year Strategic Plan of the Ifugao State University contains all the amalgamated
plans for all the University’s thrusts in Instruction, Research, Extension and Resource
Generation. Guided by IFSU’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives, this Strategic Plan shall be
the basis for all strategies that set the tone of IFSU’s development direction in the next eight (8)
years. It also takes into account the creation of additional offices and service departments which
are deemed very important in intensifying our quest for excellence as we continue working
together to fulfill our University’s mandate. This Strategic Plan can be said to be rightfully
claimed by its planners who came from various offices and service departments and laboriously
worked so that this end might be achieved. Given the funding and legislative requirements, it can
be translated into a package of Programs, Projects and Activities (PPAs) intended to facilitate
development for all IFSU’s stakeholders.

The planning process appeared to be as tedious as it was expected to be. The Planning
Team led by the Department of Planning and Information Management was first organized and
eventually mobilized. Its roles were defined as to how the members get themselves into the
various tasks required of the activity itself. One characteristic that distinguishes this planning
activity away from the others is that this was essentially participatory. The term signifies the
involvement and active engagement of individuals representing various sectors in the academe,
research and development and resource generation and the rest of the stakeholders who
certainly have their own stakes to be upheld in this all-important convergence of brilliant and
progressive ideas. Indeed, the consultations proved to be a utilitarian approach since it made
everyone speak out his/her own observations about how the University is being governed.

The University’s Vision, “A globally recognized university upholding excellence amidst
rich cultural heritage by 2026” fittingly describes its significant role in the total development not
only of the Province of Ifugao or the Cordillera Region but of the entire country as well. Built on a
dynamic leadership coupled with a sense of pride and integrity in governance, the University
will continue doing all its tasks as it assumes its roles as the only university in the province. The
risks and challenges are expected, but IFSU shall emerge victorious amidst all these.

With the rising new trends in strategic planning, optimism is on the hands of IFSU’s
leaders, administrators, faculty, non-teaching personnel, students and other stakeholders who
are constantly responsive to challenges.

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