Initiative

ABET Accreditation

As a move towards realizing its vision to be an international center of excellence in education, Mapúa Institute of Technology has been determinedly pursuing accreditation for its academic programs with the ABET. ABET is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology in the United States. CQIO spearheads efforts for the non-domestic accreditation of the Institute’s engineering and information technology programs with ABET.

PACUCOA Accreditation

CQIO oversees preparations for the PACUCOA accreditation of the Institute’s academic programs. Relative to this, it checks the readiness of an academic program for an accreditation visit by ensuring that all accreditation requirements are fully met. To date, there are 11 academic programs of the Institute that are accredited by PACUCOA.

CHED Center of Development (COD)

CQIO spearheads preparations and the compilation of exhibits for use in the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Center of Development/Center of Excellence evaluations. To date, the Institute has been recognized by CHED as Center of Development for seven engineering programs.