The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) School of Technology (SOTECH) ranked fourth on the list of top performing schools in the 2024 Food Technologists Licensure Examination (FTLE), which was conducted last August 22 and 23, 2024.
The school recorded an 80% passing rate as 28 food technologists out of 35 takers successfully clinched their respective licenses after the 2-day examination, which was held at different testing centers in the country. This rating placed the University on the said rank along with other UP constituent universities, including UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, and UP Mindanao, placing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively. The national passing rate for the licensure examination is 51.26%.
Additionally, Mr. Adrianne Fritz D. Parra, faculty member of SOTECH, was also successful in acquiring his license during the said examination.
This is the second year of the licensure examination for Food Technologists after its establishment last year with UPV-SOTECH recording a 78.57% passing rate.
SOTECH is continuously exerting effort to achieve its goals of producing competent and reliable scientific and technological individuals to contribute and advocate for sustainable development.
