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Mapúa University (formerly Mapúa Institute of Technology)

Mapúa University (formerly Mapúa Institute of Technology) is a recognised university in Philippines. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityManila (Intramuros main + Makati)
RegionAsia
TypePrivate
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Architecture & Design; Computer Science & IT; Business & Management; Communication & Media Studies; Natural Sciences; Education; Social Sciences
AccreditationCommission on Higher Education (CHED) — Philippine national HE regulator established under Republic Act 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1994), an independent body attached to the Office of the President. CHED replaced the former Bureau of Higher Education under DECS. CHED administers granting of recognition, autonomy, and deregulated status to HEIs and designates Centers of Excellence (COE) and Centers of Development (COD) by discipline. Voluntary accreditation is provided by: PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities — Catholic-origin), PACUCOA (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation), and AACCUP (Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines — for state universities).
Official websitehttps://www.mapua.edu.ph
Accreditation registryhttps://ched.gov.ph/
Founded 1925 (chartered as Mapúa Institute of Technology on 25 January 1925 by Don Tomás Mapúa — the FIRST FILIPINO REGISTERED ARCHITECT who studied at Cornell University; renamed Mapúa University 2017). Premier Philippine engineering and technology university, located at the Intramuros main campus in Manila with additional Makati campus and Mapúa Malayan colleges network. Founded 25 January 1925 by Don Tomás Mapúa — the FIRST FILIPINO REGISTERED ARCHITECT, who studied at Cornell University (USA) and founded the institution as Mapúa Institute of Technology to train Filipino engineers and architects. Renamed Mapúa University in 2017. Part of the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) since 1999 when it was acquired from the Mapúa family. Schools: Engineering (Civil, Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Electronics, Environmental, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical), Architecture and Industrial Design, Business Management, Information Technology, Multimedia Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences and Education. Among the leading Philippine producers of engineering and architecture professionals. ABET-accredited engineering programmes (international US accreditation). UAAP rival to Adamson in the lower brackets.
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