A philosophy consistent with the distinct tradition and character of the university's immediate environment was outlined. Accordingly, the University was founded to pay due respect to human values, and to be run "on those beliefs, values and traditions that the society holds most sacred". The founders believed that a University should be "a symbol of the spirit of its community, the guardian of its morals and the formulator of its hopes". It should monitor the inevitable changes that come with time and in assimilating the and disseminating universal truths, it should "safe guard these essential values and nuances that give the society its identity". In the light of this, the objectives set out for the university were to:

(a) defend the individuals' awareness of the value of their cultural heritage

(b) foster and reinforce the moral, ethical and spiritual values sacred to the culture;

(c) provide the knowledge, skills and technology required for the benefit of the wider community;

(d) contribute by research to the universal body of