Rizal Technological University

What Rizal Technological University does

Rizal Technological University is a state university located in Mandaluyong, Philippines, founded in 1969 and reportedly the first educational institution in the country to adopt cooperative education. It operates as a government state entity within the Philippine higher education system, serving primarily Filipino students across multiple degree programs. Its core technology and products are centered on academic instruction, but it has gained recent visibility through student-led space research, most notably the Double Gyroscope Device, a microgravity experiment developed by third-year students to test gyroscope-based stabilization principles for measuring and maintaining spacecraft orientation. The device was one of 11 finalists selected from across Asia in the 2025 Asian Try Zero-G competition and was successfully executed aboard the International Space Station's Kibo module by NASA astronaut Christopher Williams on March 24, 2026.

RTU's business model is that of a public educational institution: tuition and fees are regulated by the Philippine government and not commercially disclosed, and the university relies on government funding, academic networks, and interagency partnerships rather than commercial go-to-market channels. Its primary customer segment is university students, with a horizontal approach to serving learners across academic disciplines, though its documented research output focuses on STEM and space-related student projects. Strategic partnerships with NASA and the Philippine Space Agency underpin the institution's growing participation in international scientific collaboration, providing students with hands-on exposure to space-grade technology development. The university's geographic footprint is concentrated in the Philippines, with its global presence limited to regional scientific competitions and ISS-based research collaborations.

Name

Rizal Technological University

Legal name

Rizal Technological University

Website

https://rtu.edu.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rizal Technological University is a Philippine state university founded in 1969 that prepares students across multiple degree programs, with recent visibility for student-developed space experiments such as the Double Gyroscope Device tested aboard the International Space Station.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Strong Industry Partnerships (EDAHAEAG), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI), Applied Research & Innovation Universities (EDAHAEAE)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• University education
• Cooperative education
• Academic research programs
• Space research initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Mandaluyong

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

Rizal Technological University is a state university in Mandaluyong, Philippines that delivers undergraduate and graduate education, with a distinctive cooperative education model that integrates workplace learning into academic study. The university also conducts applied research, exemplified by student-built space-grade experiments such as the Double Gyroscope Device, which was tested aboard the International Space Station.

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Products and services

• Double Gyroscope Device A student-developed spacecraft orientation measurement device that uses stabilizing spinning gyroscopes to test orientation principles under microgravity; built for ISS Kibo module experimentation as part of the 2025 Asian Try Zero-G competition.
• Cooperative Education Programs Academic degree programs that integrate structured workplace learning with classroom instruction, offered to Filipino students; Rizal Technological University is the first educational institution in the Philippines to adopt this cooperative education model.
• International Space Research Participation Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Experiment successfully conducted aboard the International Space Station by NASA astronaut

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• NASAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NASA astronaut Christopher Williams conducted the Double Gyroscope experiment aboard the International Space Station on March 24, 2026. The experiment was tested in the Kibo module under microgravity conditions as part of the 2025 Asian Try Zero-G competition.
• Philippine Space AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Philippine Space Agency facilitates Filipino participation in the Asian Try Zero-G competition, enabling students from Rizal Technological University to participate in international space research programs.

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