The Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) Visayas is a state higher education institution in Talisay City,

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. It was established in 1977 as one of the three prototype technician institutes/projects of the National Government. TUP Visayas was then known as the Visayas Technician Institute (VTI). In 1978, the Philippine College of Arts and Trades (PCAT) in Manila was converted into the

Technological University of the Philippines The Technological University of the Philippines ( fil, Pamantasang Teknolohiya ng Pilipinas or ''Teknolohikal na Unibersidad ng Pilipinas''), commonly known as TUP, is a coeducational state university in the Philippines. It was established in 1 ...

(TUP) and was designated as the apex of

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. Accordingly, the VTI was placed under the management of the TUP. In 1985, the VTI was renamed the Technological University of the Philippines Visayas. Currently, the TUP Visayas is one of the top providers of engineering graduates in the country, producing topnotchers in the Professional Licensure Examination given by the

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(PRC). TUP Visayas is located in Talisay City with extension campuses in

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and Cadiz City.

Curricular programs

Graduate Program *Master of Technology (MT) Baccalaureate Programs *Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE) *Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) *Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) *Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (BSChem) *Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) Major in Automotive Engineering Technology (AET) Major in Chemical Engineering Technology (ChET) Major in Computer Engineering Technology (CoET) Major in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) Major in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMT) Major in Electronics Engineering Technology (ECET) Major in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Major in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Technology (RACET)

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20120314205422/http://www.tup.edu.ph/page.php?id=campuses

External links

* http://www.tup.edu.ph * https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192644/http://www.tupvisayas.edu.ph/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Technological University of the Philippines - Visayas

Visayas The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands (Bisayan languages, Visayan: ''Kabisay-an'', ; tl, Kabisayaan ), are one of the three Island groups of the Philippines, principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao ...

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