Mindanao State University
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Mindanao State University (MSU, Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Mindanao) is a state public university system in the Philippines, primarily serving the regions of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan (MINSUPALA). Established through Republic Act No. 1387, as amended by R.A. 1893, it is the first state university in the island of Mindanao and the second state-sponsored institution in the country, following the University of the Philippines System. Mindanao State University was formally established on September 1, 1961 in Marawi City, the capital of Lanao del Sur, which was claimed to be the heart of Morolandia due to the city being the site of the reference point of all roads in Mindanao. The university was formally established with the first meeting of its Board of Regents in Marawi on August 19, 1961, that resulted into the election of the first president of the University in the person of Antonio Isidro, the then Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of the Philippines System. The Mindanao State University System has 8 constituent universities and 3 constituent colleges: MSU-Marawi, which serves as the system's main campus and is also referred to as MSU-Main, MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology, MSU-General Santos, MSU-Tawi Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography, MSU-Maguindanao, MSU at Naawan, MSU-Sulu, MSU-Zamboanga Sibugay, MSU-Lanao National College of A
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