Pamantasang Mapúa (Filipino) | |
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Former name | Mapúa Institute of Technology (1925–2017) |
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| Motto | "Learn, Discover, Create" |
| Type | higher education institution |
| Established | January 25, 1925; 100 years ago (1925-01-25) |
| Founder | Tomás Bautista Mapúa |
Parent institution | iPeople Inc. (under Yuchengco Group of Companies)[1] |
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| Chairperson | Helen Y. Dee |
| President | Dodjie S. Maestrecampo |
Academic staff | c. 500 (2020)[5] |
| Undergraduates | c. 10000 (2020)[5] |
| Location | , 14°35′27″N120°58′40″E / 14.5907°N 120.9779°E /14.5907; 120.9779 |
| Campus | Multiple sites;urban,Intramuros: 1.79 ha (17,900 m2) Makati: 0.5114 ha (5,114 m2) |
| Language | English (medium of instruction) |
| TV Station | TV Mapúa (2023–present) |
| Radio Station | Mapúa Radio Cardinal (2016–present) |
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| Nickname | Mapúa Cardinals |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA |
| Website | www |
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Mapúa University (Filipino:Pamantasang Mapúa), also known simply asMapúa orMU, is aprivateresearch-orientednon-sectarianuniversity located inMetro Manila,Philippines. The university was founded in 1925 by the first registered Filipino architect,Tomás Mapúa, a graduate ofCornell University inNew York, US. In 2000, the university was acquired by the Yuchengco Group of Companies.
The university's main campus is located in the historicIntramuros district ofManila, with asatellite campus located inMakati. The university is home to 10 degree-granting colleges and onesecondary school department. It has nine programs recognized by theCommission on Higher Education (CHED) as Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development. It also has 11 programs accredited byABET, becoming the first university inSoutheast Asia to receive accreditation from the organization.[6] The university also owns and operates theMapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna, the Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao, and theMalayan High School of Science.
Founded as theMapúa Institute of Technology on January 25, 1925, byTomás B. Mapúa,[7] a graduate ofCornell University and the first registeredFilipino architect and civil engineer Gonzalo T. Vales as anArchitecture andCivil engineering school, it is the first institution in the Philippines to offer aBachelor's degree inArchitecture.[8] When the school opened in 1925, there were 75 students and 15 faculty members. Classes were held in a rented commercial building in Carriedo Street nearFEATI University inQuiapo, Manila. In 1928, the MapúaHigh School was established in Doroteo Jose Street throughRizal Avenue inSanta Cruz, Manila. In 1930, Mapúa joined theNational Collegiate Athletic Association as theMapúa Cardinals.[8]
DuringWorld War II, Mapúa's Manila campus was used as a garrison by the Japanese forces during the occupation ofManila, and all classes and organizations were suspended. The Institute would continue to suffer throughout the war as the effort of the institute to continue the studies of the students were suspended and Senior students were forced to prematurely graduate. The institute's campus was also severely damaged. As a part of the rehabilitation program, the former"De Luxe Fashion School" in Doroteo Jose was leased in 1948 and housed the high school department until 1998.
In 1951, the Mapúa family acquired a piece of land from theLa Corporación Fransicana inIntramuros. The site eventually became the institute's main campus, opening in 1956 with construction completed in 1963. All college programs in the Doroteo José campus were relocated to the Intramuros campus in 1973.
Tomás B. Mapúa died on December 22, 1965, and his son, Óscar M. Mapúa Sr., a graduate incivil engineering from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology, took over the presidency until his death in 1998.[8]
During this period, the institute gained prominence as an engineering school as it took the top 10 and top 20 slots in most licensing exams (such as those from theProfessional Regulation Commission (PRC) since 1973 forArchitecture andEngineering). It also achieved the highest passing rates in the board exams among other competing schools inarchitecture and engineering.[8]
Under the presidency of Oscar Mapúa Jr., grandson ofTomás B. Mapúa, the Mapúa family sold the institute to the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) headed byAlfonso T. Yuchengco on March 16, 2000.[9]
In 2002, the oldRCBC Building at 333Gil Puyat Avenue inMakati was purchased and converted into the Makati campus of the university, where the School of Information Technology (SoIT) was originally from the Intramuros Campus. As part of promoting the School of IT, the Mapúa IT Center was established. Offering 2-yearAssociate degree that eventually would land (ladderized) a four-yearBachelor's degree IT degree in Mapúa. Meanwhile, Mapúa High School was closed in 2005.
Along with the establishment of theMalayan High School of Science andMalayan Colleges Laguna, the new ownership intended to encompass all its educational institutions under the name Malayan University.[10] Pending the institute's elevation to university status, the institute was planned to take the name Malayan Colleges in the meantime. According to the president, the renaming was a step towards institute's goal of becoming a university.[10] The proposal was controversial, with students, faculty, and alumni protesting against the name change on February 14, 2005.[11] The spokesperson of the National Alliance of Mapua Alumni (NAMA) also alleged that the Yuchengcos wanted to change the institute's name to escape tax liabilities and sought a congressional probe against the renaming.[10][12] The institute denied the allegations, and clarified that the name "Mapúa Institute of Technology" will be applied to the College of Engineering, Architecture and IT.[13] The legal name of the institute was changed to Malayan Colleges, although the entire institute continued to operate under the Mapúa brand.[14]
On May 18, 2017, theCommission on Higher Education granted the institute university status; the institute was renamed as Mapúa University.[15]
On January 8, 2018, YGC andAyala Corporation, through a joint press statement, announced the merger of Ayala Education and iPeople (IPO), Mapúa's parent company, with IPO being the surviving entity. The merger was completed on May 2, 2019, with the Yuchengco Group of Companies owning 51.3% of iPeople andAyala Corporation with 33.5% share of the said company.[1]
On August 1, 2021, the old Makati campus atGil Puyat Avenue was closed. It relocated its site at a former Bormaheco property alongPablo Ocampo Street, which was acquired and converted by theYuchengco Group in 2018.[16]
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The main Mapúa campus is located within the walls ofIntramuros,Manila. The Intramuros campus hosts most of the university's colleges. The campus has undergone several renovations and is equipped for further studies in the fields ofengineering.
The Manila Campus consists of 7 buildings:
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The Mapúa campus located inMakati occupies a 5,114-square-meter (55,050 sq ft) site at 1191Pablo Ocampo Sr. Extension in Barangay Santa Cruz.[16][17] The lot was previously owned by Bormaheco before being purchased by the university in 2018. The new 8-storey Makati campus hosts the senior high school, School of Information Technology (SoIT) and E.T. Yuchengco School of Business and Management.[18][19]
It previously occupied the Mapúa Information Technology Center (MITC) at the corner ofGil Puyat Avenue andReposo Street from 2002 to 2021.[20]
Mapúa has ten degree-granting colleges called schools, as well as four departments grouped under Basic Studies.[21] The university also has a senior high school department.
The Malayan Education System Inc., operating under the name Mapúa University, owns and operates theMapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna inCabuyao (who in turn operates the Mapúa Malayan Digital College or MMDC), the Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao inDavao City, and theMalayan High School of Science inPaco, Manila as its subsidiaries.[22][23] The university's parent company, iPeople Inc. (IPO) merged with AC Education, the education arm ofAyala Corporation in 2019, acquiring its subsidiaries:University of Nueva Caceres,National Teachers College, andAPEC Schools.[1] All schools have a combined student population of over 60,000.
Mapúa offers 40undergraduate programs, 33postgraduate programs, and 9doctorate degree programs across its two campuses.[5] In 2006, the university shifted itseducational system[a] to anoutcome-based system. According to Mapúa president Reynaldo Vea, this was done to addressstructural unemployment in the Philippines.[24] In 2020, the university launched the Mapúa Ubiquitous Online Experience (Mapúa ÚOx), offering fully onlineasynchronous graduate and undergraduate programs.[25]
The university operated on aquarter system called the "Quarterm", shifting from a semestral system in 2002. This academic system was intended to allow students to graduate faster (e.g., the original 5-year engineering programs could be taken in four years) and to focus on less, interrelated course subjects in an 11-week term.
Starting school year 2024-2025,[b] Mapúa shifted from its former four-terms-per-year system (Quarterm) to three-terms-per-year system (Trimester).[26][27]
The university administers the Mapúa Scholastic Aptitude Exam (MSAE) annually. In 2020, 2021, and 2022, MSAE was replaced by the Mapúa Program Placement Assessment (MPASS) because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. The MPASS measures the student's abilities to identify the suitable college programs or senior high school strand for the applicant.[28]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| THE World[29] | 1501+ (2023) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[30] | 501-550 (2022) |
| National – Overall | |
| QS National[30] | 7 (2022) |
Globally, Mapua ranks 1501+ in theTimes Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in 2023.[29] It has also been ranked in theQS Asian University Rankings (501-550) in 2022, and THE Impact Rankings 2022 (601-800).[31]
TheCommission on Higher Education (CHED) has recognized Mapúa'sMechanical engineering (ME),Computer engineering (CoE),Civil engineering (CE),Environmental and Sanitary engineering (EnSE),Chemical engineering (ChE),Electrical engineering (EE),Information technology (IT) andElectronics engineering (ECE) programs asCenters of Excellence (COE), whileIndustrial engineering (IE) andComputer science (CS) programs are for Centers for Development (COD). The university has also been accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA), with one Level IV program, six Level III programs, four Level II programs, and six Level I programs.[32][33]
As of April 2022[update], the university has 14 undergraduate programs accredited by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), with 11 programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET and three undergraduate programs accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.[6][34]
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, Yuchengco-led iPeople Inc. (IPO) announced that its subsidiary Malayan Colleges Inc. – which operates the education enterprise under the Mapua brand – had set up a new subsidiary to support and operate the group's expansion in the education sector in the Mindanao region.
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