) ▁degrees , ▁h ither to ▁offered ▁at ▁R ango on ▁University . ▁The ▁university ▁expanded ▁its ▁b ach elor ' s ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁offer ings ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁ 1 1 ▁discipl ines ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁The ▁Ph D ▁programs ▁were ▁added ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁was ▁renamed ▁Yang on ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( Y IT ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Yang on ▁Techn ological ▁University ▁( Y T U ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁campus ▁located ▁six ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Gy og one ▁in ▁H la ing th ary a ▁was ▁opened . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁Mand al ay ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁was ▁founded , ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁senior ▁engineering ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁Government ▁Techn ical ▁Instit utes ▁( GT Is ), ▁which ▁offered ▁two - year ▁engineering ▁diplom as . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁both ▁Yang on ▁Techn ological ▁University ▁( Y T U ) ▁and ▁Mand al ay ▁Techn ological ▁University ▁( MT U ) ▁started ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁most ▁out standing ▁students ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁under grad uate ▁programs ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁called ▁as ▁Center ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁(