Section 2 of Republic Act No. 4126 provides that the University shall primarily give technical and professional training, advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the science, and the arts, besides providing for the promotion of scientific and technological researches and democratic access to education to poor but deserving students not only in Northern Samar but also in other parts of the country.

The development of man and his environment.  The Learner in its entirety will become honest, hardworking, competent, efficient and effective accelerator of progress imbued with an enlightened sense of nationalism and strong commitment to service.

Vision

By the year 2010, the UEP shall be a world-class University serving a progressive region with an agro-industrial economy propelled by an empowered people enjoying peace and harmony in an ecologically-balanced environment.