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OUR CURRENT SITUATION

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

Strengths 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
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

Weaknesses STO
1. No ISO certification
GASS
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 human
development

Threats 1. Indigenous environment
2. Internationalization and globalization trends in higher education
3. Trends on ICT literacy and creativity, environmental quality and sustainable 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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