Pamantasang Politeknikal ng Lungsod Quezon | |
City's Center of Excellence in Education, Research and Service. | |
Type | Public: Local university |
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Established | March 1, 1994 |
President | Sec. Salvador M. Enriquez Jr. |
Location | Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Campus | Urban; 1 Main Campus and 2 Satellite Campuses |
University Hymn | Imno ng QCPU |
Colors | Blue, Red and Yellow |
Nickname | QCPU, QC Poly, KYUSI Politeknik |
Affiliations | ALCU |
Website | http://www.qcpu.ph |
The Quezon City Polytechnic University (QCPU) is a municipal government-funded university in Quezon City, Philippines. It was established on March 1, 1994.
QCPU's main campus is at along Quirino Highway, Barangay San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. It is a 4.42-hectare compound that also houses the Korea-Philippines Information Technology Center (KorPhil) whose advanced IT training facilities have also been made available to the university. The university also operates an Enterprise Development Center, from its main campus, designed to connect its Entrepreneurship program with the needs of small and medium-scale businesses in the city.
In AY 2006-2007, the institution opened its first satellite campus in San Francisco High School compound in Barangay Sto. Cristo. This satellite campus is connected to the Philippines' first interactive science center: Quezon City Science Interactive Center. This is another tool for QCPU so that it can attain its goal for the city and the country. This QCPU campus is commonly known as QCPU-SF or San Francisco.
Last AY 2009-2010, QCPU's newest satellite campus was opened in Batasan Civic Center. It is a four-storey building which occupies 3,560 sq.m. The Quezon City Polytechnic University in Batasan Hills is a part of the Quezon City Government's Batasan Civic Center which is in front of the Philippine House of Representatives. The Civic Center is a mixed-used public service area for Quezon City citizens such as Police Station, Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, Barangay Office, Public Health Office, Fire Station and Park for the public.