TADIAN, Mountain Province (PIA) – towards the goal of ensuring quality education at the Mountain Province State University (MPSU), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III recently led the inauguration of IT laboratory and digital classroom at the school’s Tadian campus.
The MPSU Smart Campus project is funded under the CHED’s Institutional Development and Innovation Grants program.
” Sa lahat ng estudyante, mga kawani at faculty ng MPSU, meron na tayong state-of-the-art digital technology dito sa MPSU. Sigurado ang dekalidad at libreng edukasyon sa inyong Pamantasan” de Vera said.
Faculty and students are grateful for the project especially those taking engineering courses, citing how it can help them in their studies, and their future.
“Makakatulong po ng sobra sa electrical, civil or geodetic engineering courses since kailangan po namin ng computers which is yon po ang gagamitin namin para sa pa grun ng Autocad which is used in general for electrical planning building and pagplot mo ng mga lands na pwedeng tayuan po ng buildings,” said Rick Joe Ennangen, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering student.
Alice Balusdan, a civil engineering student, added; “Pag wala yung Autocad, we do the manual drawing which is mahirap sya. May mali-mali yung measurements which is pag sa design, there’s a big impact in the design and stability of the building. So nung nagkaroon ng Autocad, mas madali na sya, mas accurate for measurements and don din matetest kung gaano kastable ang design mo.”
The MPSU Tadian Campus hosts the engineering courses of the university. The MPSU main campus is in the capital of Bontoc.
De Vera visited Mountain Province on January 17-18, 2025 for the conferment and investiture ceremony of Dr. Edgar G. Cue as the first university president of the MPSU.
The CHED en Banc conferred on August 27, 2024 university status to the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, now the MPSU.
De Vera also led the “Padyak sa Montañosa,” a cycling event that began in Nacagang, Sabangan and ended at MPSU’s Tadian campus. The event was attended by university officials, personnel, students, representatives from guest universities and agencies, and other stakeholders.
He also engaged students in the “Gag-gag-ay with Popoy”(meet and greet) students had the opportunity to him various questions, as he also shared his journey as a student. He advised them not to falter when they fail for usually something better comes up after every failure.
De Vera also witnessed the rich arts and culture of the province through cultural performances. (JDP/CGS-PIA CAR, Mountain Province with MPSU)
