Cebu Institute of Technology

The word gear, used as a verb, means to make something ready or suitable for a particular purpose (httpss://dictionary. cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gear). As a noun, it means a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (httpss://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/gear). The first three sub-statements refer to the three-fold functions of universities - Instruction, Research, and Extension. The fourth sub-statement describes CIT's commitment to offer programs that are responsive to the needs of the times. CIT was founded in 1946, after World War II, with the intention of helping the country rise from the ruins of war. Thus, the institution opened degree programs that would produce able engineers and other professionals who could serve to rebuild the nation.