The Cebu Technological University campuses have identified an agenda and priority fields for Research and Development. Specifically, the CTU Barili campus identified the following agenda (but not limited to):
- Biotechnology and agriculture (horticulture, agronomy, animal science, crop protection, soil science, & agribusiness)
- Veterinary medicine
- Agricultural & biosystems (AB) engineering (GIS, remote sensing, spatial modeling, AB land & water resources, AB processing, AB machinery, AB energy, AB waste)
- Education (general education, professional education, English language, humanities, math & sciences, early childhood, home economics, & philosophy)
- Tourism
- Social science
- Technology (food, industrial, information & database systems, IoT, web systems, automation)
- Hospitality management
- Development communication
Source: CTU Research and Development Manual of Operations and Policies (June 2024 version)