Cotabato State University, through its Office of External and International Linkages and Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, and the Moro Peace Project officially formed partnerships to encourage and promote mutual understanding and cooperation based on respect and trust in order to advance curriculum and instruction, extension, and research.

Partnerships of the University with the Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember, Indonesia, was formally signed last August 2, 2021, to establish collaborative educational activities through academic exchange. While the ceremonial signing for the Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) happened on November 9, 2021, which aims to establish a framework of understanding to carry out peace projects. Also, The Moro Peace Project (TMPP) signed the Memorandum of Agreement on November 10, 2021, with the main goal to create a space for young people to learn about the culture of peace and the importance of peacebuilding. 

CSU President Prof. Dr. Sema G. Dilna and Rector Dr. Hanafi, M. Pd of Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember, Chairman Man Hee Lee of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, Seoul, South Korea, and Chairperson and Managing Director, Hadji Harris M. Ismael of the Moro Peace Project, were the primary signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement as witnessed by Prof. Dr. Saidamin P. Bagolong, Director of the Office of External and International Linkages, Amerhusein S. Amad, Director of Management Information System, Executive Director Oh Taek Soo of HWPL, and Aster Zahira P. Antenor of TMPP.

The signing of the MOU/MOA signifies the strong determination of the University in responding to internationalization as part of its mandate to be a world-class education hub for sustainable, inclusive, and transformative peace and development education in the Southern Philippines. //Saidamin P. Bagolong, DPA