MSU-IIT improves to 7 COEs, 11 CODs

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has once again recognized Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) as Centers of Excellence (COEs) and Centers of Development (CODs) in 3 more Centers of Excellence and 7 Centers of Development for the period of 2016 to 2018.

MSU-IIT now has 7 COEs and 11 CODs (newly-recognized centers are in italics):

Centers of Excellence (7):

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Teacher Education
• Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics

Centers of Development (11):

• Civil Engineering
• Filipino
• Information Technology
• History
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Marine Biology
• Chemical Engineering
• Ceramics Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering

The Centers of Excellence and Development program is mandated under Section 8 of RA 7722, also known as the Higher Education Act of 1994. The recent acknowledgement was based on a set of standards which considers program quality, research, and extension activities.