The University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) is a state university established on August 16, 2016 by virtue of Republic Act 10919 through the amalgamation of the Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and the Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology (MOSCAT) in Claveria, Misamis Oriental. Both campuses are located in Northern Mindanao, the Gateway to Mindanao, which offers a strategic locational advantage for the institution to train and develop students from all the other regions of Mindanao.

Bring the world of work (industry) into the actual higher education and training of students

Offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to maximize their business potentials through a gamut of services from product conceptualization to commercialization;

Contribute significantly to the National Development Goals of food security and energy sufficiency through technology solutions.