It is mandated to provide higher professional and special instruction for special purposes and to promote research and extension services, advanced studies, and progressive leadership in education and other related fields.

[2] The history of Leyte Normal University dates back to the pre-war years.

[citation needed] On June 14, 1976, it was converted into the Leyte State College by virtue of Presidential Decree No.

In 1993, the late congressman Cirilo Roy Montejo filed House Bill No.

Then in August 2008, CHED again awarded LNU as Center of Excellence for Teacher Education from 2008 to 2011.