CineMapúa, the longest-running and one of the most-anticipated student short film festivals in the country, has opened its 19th-year celebration with a bang showcasing its finalists composed of 25 local short films and four international student films. Organized by Mapúa University's School of Media Studies, the student short film festival received more than one hundred entries for the collegiate and high school categories – the most entries since its inception in 2002. Short films were pre-screened and trimmed down to 25, which will vie for the prestigious Cardinal Best Film Awards.

Mark Kennedy Bantugon, a young inventor from Mapúa University, has been declared the lone standard-bearer of the Philippines to the international leg of the James Dyson Award 2021.

College is a different world from senior high school with a bigger set of demands and rewards. For students who have just started their freshman year, now faced with more challenging academic requirements on top of the challenges of online learning, getting through their first year might seem daunting. Three of Mapúa University’s top faculty share some useful tips to help students navigate the online learning space this academic year.

A business administration graduate of Mapúa University, Pam Jacobe always dreamed of having her own coffee farm and shop.

Mapúa University graduate student Mark Kennedy Bantugon has invented a game changer for global aviation as well as the local agricultural sector. The Pili Seal, a two-component sealant made from the waste material of pili tree resin, or spent or de-oiled resin, stole the show at the Philippine leg of the James Dyson Awards 2021, where Bantugon was hailed the national winner.

Twenty-four students of Mapúa University’s Alternative Learning Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ALEAP) successfully completed the Junior High School level.