Technological University of the Philippines

How about a little global insight? How does the Philippines do what it does economically/ Not by brawn, but by brain...

From its humble beginning as a trade school, the Technological University of the Philippines has indeed gone far to attain its present stature. Today, almost 103 years later, the TUP has grown many times over in terms of students, faculty and staff population including the offering of curricula ranging from a diverse technological and industrial education programs starting from the technical to the doctoral level of education. With its myriad feats through the years, its “trade school” image has truly been transformed into a dynamic premier state university of technology.

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