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The Mapua Institute of Technology was founded on January 25,
1925 by Don Tomas Mapua, an Architecture graduate of Cornell University in USA
and the first registered Filipino architect. He envisioned an educational
institution that shall emphasize the importance of science and technology and
create an impact on the economy and the quality of life of the Filipino. The
Institute was founded as a private non- sectarian institute of higher learning
pioneering in technical education. Initially a night school, it started with
eighty (80) students enrolled in Civil Engineering and Architecture. Classes
were held in a rented commercial building in Carriedo St. in Quiapo. Three (3)
years later, the Institute offered high school to give students a better
foundation for a higher technical education. By 1934, three (3) degree programs
had been added to the list of degree program offerings - Mining Engineering,
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and by 1940, two (2) more were added -
mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Mapua Institute of Technology
was not spared from the ravages of war but it resumed operations after the
liberation of Manila rising again in a new site bounded by Doroteo Jose and
Miserecordia St. (now Don Tomas Mapua Street). In the late 50&39;s, the
Institute branched out to Intramuros housing the School of Architecture and the
upper engineering degree programs. The School of Basic Studies (General
Engineering) and the high school department remained at the Doroteo Jose
compound. The tradition of academic excellence established by Don Tomas was
carried on even after his demise on December 22, 1965. His only son, Don Oscar
B. Mapua, took over the presidency armed with the commitment to the furtherance
of the vision of the founder of the Institute. With the expansion of its
facilities, the Intramuros complex was ready to take the entire collegiate
department in 1973. Concurrent with the physical expansion program was the
introduction of more degree programs: Industrial Engineering in 1972, Industrial
Design in 1976 and Computer Engineering in 1983. Today, the Institute offers 15
bachelor programs. It also offers 4 graduate programs - Master of Science in
Architecture, Master of Science in Chemistry, Master of Science in Engineering
Geology/Geotechnical Engineering and Master of Engineering. It has a population
of about 15,000 students. The success of the efforts of the Institute to
establish a culture of excellence in education is firmly evidenced in the high
performance of its graduates in the licensure examinations, consistently placing
in the top ten and maintaining a high percentage of passing rate. This accounts
for the high demand for Mapua graduates by private and government institutions
where a big number of important positions are occupied by alumni of the
Institute. To ensure quality education, the Institute employs outstanding
faculty members who are highly qualified in terms of academic degrees and
teaching experience. The qualifications of these teachers are enhanced through
scholarship grants for higher learning as well as attendance in conventions and
seminars to keep abreast of the latest in teaching approaches. Excellence in
teaching is always encouraged, acknowledged and rewarded. When President Oscar
B. Mapua passed away on March 17, 1998, his son Architect Oscar B. Mapua, Jr.
took over his duties until December 1999 when the ownership of the Institute was
passed on to a business conglomerate headed by Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco.
Ambassador Yuchengco, a long time benefactor of economically disadvantaged
students, believes that Mapua Institute of Technology should help address the
demands of the new millennium for quality professionals in order to achieve
economic progress and move the country forward. It is his vision to develop
Mapua into an international center of engineering, architecture and IT education
in order to take a lead role in producing graduates who shall offer world class
professional services in the knowledge-based global economy of today. In
response to this vision, the present president of the Institute, Dr. Reynaldo B.
Vea, has placed the strengthening of the curricular program on top of his
agenda. It shall respond to the challenges of globalization in order to produce
graduates who shall be at par with their foreign counterparts. It shall
integrate and put primary emphasis on information technology in all degree
programs, IT being vital to global competitiveness in the workplace. The new
Mapua Institute of Technology has started to establish linkages with other
technological schools and cyber-tech institutions so that Mapuans will have
global access to knowledge and techniques. It has also improved its
infrastructures to enhance the teaching and learning environment. It is also
building up its research capabilities. With the inspiration of Ambassador
Yuchengco and with President Vea at the helm, Mapa can look forward to more
fruitful years ahead.
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