The educational philosophy of UPE refers to university philosophy which is the character of Andalasian. The character of Andalasian consists of patient, empathy, honest, fair, responsible and sincere. The development of student character in question is based on 4 elements namely spiritual, knowledge, acts and altruism. The character of Andalasian plays very important role in producing graduates who have global competitiveness both nationally and internationally.[1] The educational philosophy of UPE is introduced to students when they follow the orientation period before starting lectures. It is expected that students apply the character of Andalasian in every behavior and action to be piously high competitive.

[1] UNAND's educational philosophy can be downloaded in Bahasa version here.