MLQU moves from Quiapo to Quezon City

THE Manuel L. Quezon University officially moved from Quiapo, Manila to Quezon City on Friday after construction magnate Gerry Acuzar acquired the 69-year-old institution for a still undisclosed amount in 2014.

The university will have its new facility at the Victoria Sports Tower near GMA-Kamuning along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue.

MLQU also said they will introduce new programs, including real estate management and techno-preneurship, through partnerships with various groups and open an Institute of Built Environment for interior designing and landscape architecture programs.

“What we want is not just to provide education so that students can graduate. We provide education that students can use for their careers,” said Dr. Isagani German, president of MLQU and co-chairman of New San Jose Builders Inc. 

Former House speaker Feliciano Belmonte, who also served as mayor of the city, also graced the event, saying he is “appreciative of this foresight” of the MLQU.

“I noticed in our country that we focus on the same courses,” Belmonte said, noting that these developments also compliment the K-to-12 program.

Media company Bloomberg L.P., along with East West Educational Specialists Co. Inc.,  will also conduct certification programs and review classes on different courses for all students and alumni of MLQU.

“There are many testimonials that when you finish with Bloomberg, you will be able to easily find a job. This will really be of great help,” said Dennis Layug, president of EWES.

Bloomberg programs are already installed at Ateneo de Cagayan, University of Cebu and other schools in the country.

The university has also partnered with the American Concrete Institute and Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines to beef up its architecture and engineering programs.

“The main objective of the program in partnership with MLQU is to explore and impart the actual applied practice in the industry, how to do the actual design and how to use the proper tools in the design,” said ASEP vice president Danilo Domingo.

“We aim to provide students, academe, practitioners and professionals the advanced knowledge and technology in solving and upgrading the quality of the construction industry in the country,” added Ellen Chua, president of American Concrete Institute.

“Our collaboration with MLQU shall focus on training and certification of professionals for them to be equipped with international standards allowing them to be on the top,” Chua said.

MLQU’s move coincides with the Quezon City Day, which is also the 138th birth anniversary of former president Manuel L. Quezon to whom the university was named.