XU VISION AND MISSION

• Vision:

  • To be a leading ASEAN university forming leaders of character by 2033
• Mission Statement of Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan):

  • A Filipino, Catholic and Jesuit educational community
  • Dedicated to the integral development of the person for the needs of Mindanao, the Philippines and Asia-Pacific
• As a University, Xavier engages in:

  The authentic search for the truth

  through teaching, formation, research and social outreach;

  it is dedicated to the renewal, discovery, safeguarding

  and communication of knowledge and human values;

  and it trains men and women to think rigorously,

  so as to act rightly and serve humanity justly.
• As a Filipino University, Xavier is devoted to:

  To the appreciation, preservation and enrichment

  of the Filipino culture and heritage;

  to the sustainable development of the nation;

  and to the pursuit of the common good.
• As a Catholic University, Xavier is committed to:

  To the proclamation of the joy of the Gospel;

  its commitment is rooted in a deep personal friendship

  with Jesus Christ manifested by loyalty to the Church

  characterized by a preferential option for the poor;

  it shares in the privileged task of fostering

  the interdisciplinary and integrated encounter

  between faith, reason, and the sciences.
• As a Jesuit University, Xavier participates in:

  The Jesuit mission of reconciliation with God,

  with others and with creation; it seeks to serve the faith,

  promote justice, dialogue with culture and religions,

  and protect the environment; it upholds the Ignatian values

  of magis, cura personalis and finding-God-in-all-things.
• Xavier University forms men and women of competence, conscience, and commitment in service of the Church, the global community, and the Filipino people