The University
The Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) formerly Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College was established on December 5, 1990, by virtue of a bill authored in Congress by then Cong. Estanislao V. Valdez and sponsored in the Senate by then Sen. Edgardo J. Angara.
The bill became Republic Act 6973, otherwise known as the Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College (SKPSC) Charter, which merged five (5) previously DECS – supervised High Schools in five (5) municipalities of the province, namely; the Sultan Kudarat National High School in Isulan, the Lutayan National Agricultural School in Lutayan, the Tacurong Municipal High School in what is now Tacurong City, the Kalamansig Municipal High school in Kalamansig and the Palimbang Municipal High School in Palimbang. Its central site and main office is in SKSU – ACCESS, EJC Montilla, Tacurong City.
NEWS AND UPDATES
SKSU Ranks No.1 in SOCCSKSARGEN in SCOPUS-INDEXED Research Documents for 2026
Another proud milestone for Sultan Kudarat State University! With 52 Scopus-indexed research documents recorded as of October 17, 2026, SKSU leads the higher education institutions in Region XII in research output for the year. This achievement reflects our University’s vision …
Documenting Traditions, Empowering Communities: SKSU Faculty Join UP-Led Cultural Mapping Training
Culture. Communities. Commitment. Faculty researchers from Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) College of Teacher Education, ACCESS Campus, completed an intensive training-workshop titled “Cultural Mapping: Documenting Heritage, Empowering Communities” from October 5 to 7, 2026. Led by the University of the …
SKSU, UCSI University Explore Strategic Partnership to Advance International Education and Research
SKSU initiated discussions and formally signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with UCSI University, a prominent private higher education institution in Malaysia, on October 9, 2026, at the Chancellery Meeting Room, UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The initiative marks …
SKSU Joins MSU-General Santos’ Balik Tambler Alumni Homecoming 2026
Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU), led by President Atty. Cyrus E. Torrena, DPA, MNSA, joined the Balik Tambler Alumni Homecoming 2026 of Mindanao State University-General Santos (MSU-GenSan) on October 10, as part of the latter’s 53rd Foundation Anniversary. The gathering …
SKSU Faculty Association Concludes Tour at JRMSU, Spotlighting M2M Research, Cultural Preservation, and Peace-Building
DAPITAN CITY, Zamboanga del Norte — Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU) showed how research can become creative work with market value when it closed the benchmarking tour of the Sultan Kudarat State University Faculty Association, Inc. (SKSU-FAI) on October …
SKSU Successfully Wraps Up AACUP Level I Preliminary Accreditation Survey Visit
Following five days of intensive evaluation, Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) successfully concluded its Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACUP) Level I Preliminary Online Accreditation Survey Visit with a virtual Exit Conference and Closing Program …
