Founded in 1925 by Don Tomas Mapúa, an architecture graduate of Cornell University in the United States and the first registered architect of the Philippines, Mapúa University is the Philippines’ premier engineering and technological school.
Mapúa is a topnotch, globally recognized University. In 2022, it has realized its vision of becoming one of the best universities in the world, placing 1501+ in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023.
Mapúa has been recognized as a top 100 university in Southeast Asia, placing in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings for the fifth straight year in 2022. In 2020, it has been named as a 4-Star institution under the QS Intelligence Unit (QSIU) QS Stars Rating System, coming from 3 Stars in 2017. The University garnered high ratings under eight performance categories: 5 QS Stars rating under Employability, Facilities, and Social Responsibility categories; 4 QS Stars rating under Teaching and Inclusiveness categories; 4 QS Stars rating under the Program Strength category for its Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program; and 3 QS Stars rating under Internationalization and Academic Development categories.
The University unceasingly fosters its tradition of excellence in engineering, sciences, architecture and design, information technology, media studies, liberal arts and education, business, and health sciences.
Mapúa’s undergraduate programs are recognized by various local and international accreditation bodies. It is the first school in Southeast Asia to obtain accreditation from the United States-based ABET (www.abet.org). To date, the University offers 11 engineering programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, namely, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. It also offers 3 computing programs accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, namely, Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology.
It also has the most number of engineering programs recognized as Centers of Excellence by the Philippines’ Commission on Higher Education (CHED): Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Mapúa is also a named Center of Excellence for Information Technology Education with Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology as program offerings in the field.
Championing sustainable engineering and innovations, Mapúa advocates for environment protection and preservation. Mapúa was granted an ISO certification on environmental management systems (ISO 14001:2015), testifying to its dedication in reducing its carbon footprint, and has upgraded its ISO certification on quality management systems (ISO 9001:2008 to 9001:2015), demonstrating its processes and management systems’ adherence to international standards. For five straight years, Mapúa has been included in the THE Impact Rankings, a global performance table that evaluates universities based on their alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, since its inception in 2019.
Mapúa programs are powered by cutting-edge 21st century innovations for teaching and learning. Through the Cardinal EDGE (Education in a Digital and Global Environment), Mapúa provides a virtual classroom that can deliver real-time video conferencing across 100 classes involving 2,300 students in a single period. It launched Digital Day, initiative to continuously deliver classes in the event of sudden face-to-face class suspensions due to unforeseen situations such as calamities and threats and Digital Rush, its online undergraduate classes scheduled from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., for its students to avoid the traffic rush hours.
The University also established Mapúa ÚOx or Ubiquitous Online Experience to offer asynchronous fully online graduate and undergraduate programs that allow students to learn at their own pace and space. It houses a total of 9 fully online master’s degree programs in engineering and IT: Master of Engineering (MEP) programs in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Industrial Engineering; Master of Science (MS) programs in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering programs; and Master in Information Technology (MIT). Mapúa is the first to offer CHED-approved fully online bachelor’s degree programs in engineering and information technology in the country, namely, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Technology.
The University ensures its graduates are of high caliber, ready to take lead roles in the global arena. To date, it has produced a total of 400 board topnotchers across 11 of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)-administered licensure examinations since 2000. Its students are also prepared for the world of practice through their exposure to international programs, such as, international on-the-job trainings, international plant visits, summer school, English camp, study abroad program, and dual-degree programs. Mapúa also exposes them to research, development, and innovation (RDI) initiatives as their training ground to become future enablers of state-of-the-art solutions to problems of industries and communities.
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