杏吧论坛-IIT鈥檚 COE to offer new graduate degree programs with ERDT scholarship

by Kassandra Buenafe, OfCom | Mar 25 2024

Beginning the First Semester of AY 2024-2025, the College of Engineering (COE) will be offering three new graduate degree programs – MS Robotics, MS Electronic Engineering, and MS Chemical Engineering – with DOST-Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) scholarship.

The Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) is a consortium of eight member universities in the country (of which 杏吧论坛-IIT holds membership) that offer master's and doctoral degrees in various engineering fields.

These three new graduate programs were approved by the 杏吧论坛 Board of Regents last year, through BOR Resolution No. 128, S. 2023.

According to COE Dean Maria Sheila K. Ramos, the programs will be offered in the following departments and will be managed by their respective program coordinators:

Program	Department	Program Coordinator
MS Robotics	Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology	Dr. Carl John Salaan
MS Electronics Engineering	Department of Electronics Engineering	Dr. Olga Joy Gerasta
MS Chemical Engineering	Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology	Dr. Rodel Guerrero

During an interview, Dean Ramos revealed that there will be fifteen slots allotted for the scholarship, with five designated for each program.

With this expansion, COE now offers a total of seven master’s degree programs. The addition of these newly supported programs aims to foster the growth of skills and knowledge in these vital sectors within the country. This push is expected to stimulate research, development, and innovation, thus contributing to advancements in these fields.

Dean Ramos also stated that the College is seriously considering adding more graduate programs and is currently drafting the proposal to offer an MS in Sustainability Engineering and an MS in Biomedical Engineering programs.

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