ISDB

Vision and Mission

Our Dream

We dream of managing a quality and competitive higher education institute based on the Salesian charism, the Ideals of Christian Principles and Universal values.

Our Mission

1. To cultivate and promote higher education of excellence through scientific research.


2. to form “honest citizens and good Christians” through development in terms of science, technology and professionalism.


3. to train students, at a higher level of high qualification, in their own disciplines according to Catholic doctrine, and to prepare them adequately to meet their duties; and also, to promote the continuous or ongoing formation of the Church’s ministers


4. To cooperate with local, national and other countries’ institutions in order to promote and improve the quality of teaching, learning, research, and community service


5. To promote the integral development of youth through assimilation and critical reading of culture and education in the faith, for the Christian transformation of society

Our Core values

  1. Fidelity and respect for the principles of the Catholic  Church, the laws and norms stipulated by Higher Education.
  2.  Autonomy and academic freedom.
  3. Integration between teaching, research and community service.
  4. Promotion of a solidary, interdisciplinary and humanistic formation, guided by a Christian ethical perspective.
  5.  Valuing the principles of collegiality and subsidiarity in the governance and administration of the Institute;
  6. Promotion of the three pillars of the Salesian educational system (The Preventive System): reason, religion (faith) and loving-kindness (Christian charity).
  7. Promotion of a serious and continuous dialog with other values posed by divergent cultures, perspectives and ideologies.