The global health pandemic that is the coronavirus has put the spotlight on careers that will be in demand now and in the years to come. In Mapúa, its curriculum keeps pace with the future of careers and the workplace by ensuring that its academic programs are geared towards bolstering professions invaluable during and post-pandemic.

A Mapúa University student placed third out of the 187 competitors from 29 schools and universities in the ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers' Competition. Cyris Joaquin B. Rigor, a 4th year BS Architecture student from Mapúa was recognized for his entry that displayed a “reflective response,” or an interaction between a built environment and nature.

Mapúa University has partnered with BPI Foundation to offer scholarship to next of kin of medical frontliners who passed away in the line of duty in the fight against COVID-19.

US-based education and technology company Cengage has tagged Mapúa University as among the most digital-ready universities in Asia.

Mapúa University will be offering a series of online seminars on career development to prepare its students for their professional endeavors. The online career development seminars aim for Mapúans to get first-hand information from the guest speakers on how they can ease their transition from the academe to the industry.

After two and a half months of the pandemic, we, the Mapúa community, are very thankful that we have come through medically unscathed. We hope that it remains this way in the months to come.