Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 1893)
The preamble emphasizes the need to establish an institution in Mindanao to implement government policy for intensifying education among Filipino youth, especially Muslims and national minorities, and to promote professional, technical, and cultural education.
The University shall primarily provide professional and technical training while also offering advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, sciences, and arts, with particular emphasis on Filipino Native Culture, Art, Sciences, Philosophy, and Literature.
The Board of Regents consists of ten members: five appointed by the President of the Philippines with the Commission on Appointments' consent, each serving staggered terms from one to five years; and five elected by the University Alumni Association. If insufficient graduates exist, the President appoints all ten members.
The President of the University serves as the ex officio chairman of the Board of Regents.
All members must be residents of the Philippines. No person employed by the University of Mindanao or any other educational institution in any teaching or administrative capacity is eligible to be a member of the Board.
Preference in selecting Board members is given to residents of Mindanao, particularly those from the Province of Lanao.
The Superintendent of Schools for the Province of Lanao is an ex officio member of the Board of Regents.
Vacancies are filled by presidential appointment with Commission approval or election by the Alumni Association depending on the original appointment method, with appointees or elected members serving the unexpired term only.
Members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings or official business authorized by the Board.
An initial sum of five hundred thousand pesos is authorized for establishing colleges, with scholarships transferred to the University for non-Christian tribes. Starting fiscal year 1958-1959, an additional two million pesos subsidy is authorized to support the University's purposes.