Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
| Pamantasang Notre Dame ng Dadiangas | |
 
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Former names
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Notre Dame of Dadiangas College (1953–2006) |
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| Motto |
School: Educatio rationis excellentia et Humanum Integritate Marist: Ad Jesum Per Mariam |
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Motto in English
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School: Education Towards Excellence and Human Integrity Marist: All to Jesus through Mary |
| Type | Private University |
| Established | 1953 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Marist, Notre Dame Educational Association |
| President | Bro. Paterno S. Corpus, F.M.S. |
| Location | General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines |
| Campus | Marist Avenue (Main Campus) NDDU-IBED Lagao Campus NDDU-IBED Espina Campus Total land area: 29 hectares |
| Hymn | N.D.D.U. Hymn: A Life of Thanksgiving, Notre Dame Hymn / Notre Dame March |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Nickname | Notre Dameans, NDDU Kingfishers |
| Website | www.nddu.edu.ph |
The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), known as Notre Dame, is a university in General Santos City, Philippines. It is a Catholic institution run by the Marist Brothers or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis). It offers undergraduate and graduate courses as well as elementary and basic education. Further, it offers a broad spectrum of academic programs through its colleges. It consists of three campuses in General Santos — the main campus along Marist Avenue, the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University-Integrated Basic Education Department or NDDU-IBED Lagao Campus and the Espina Campus. Today, NDDU is the only private university in the city of General Santos.
Under the CHED Memorandum Order No. 48, the school was granted university status on June 26, 2006.
As a Marist institution, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University is affiliated with Marist Schools in the Philippines and linked internationally with University of Alcalá, Spain, , , Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná and .
The university is a member of Notre Dame Educational Association, Inc. (NDEA), a network of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines, under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, owned and administered by:
Marist Brothers (FMS)
Augustinian Recollect Sisters (AR)
Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena (OP)
Oblates of Notre Dame (OND)
Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM)
Sisters of Paul of Chartres (SPC)
Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (PM)
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