Four Bachelor of Science Architecture students of Mapúa University won in the 4th International Built Environment Undergraduate Research Competition (BEURC) held last April 4 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. BEURC is organized by the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. It is a research competition for students in built environment programs from around the world which aims to give exposure and training to student researchers.

Mapúa University has been included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ranking in the first ever Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings. Mapúa placed 301+ for the SDG Partnership for the Goals.

Students of Mapúa University’s School of Media Studies were named first placers in the National Digital Arts Awards (NDAA) held last February 26, 2019 at the Philippine International Convention Center.

Mapúa University's Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) students Rhaye Stephen B. Sosa, Veejay T. Valdez, and Austine F. Fernando won first runner-up in the MSE Summit Olympiad 2019 held last March 16 at the University of the Philippines Diliman. The Olympiad was an inter-university quiz contest covering fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering and allied disciplines.

Mapúa University's fourth year Chemical Engineering students Alan Mark A. Bundoc and Mark Vincent E. Manansala emerged victorious in the Scientific Research Category of the 12th Annual Research Awards (ARAW) held at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) last March 8.

Short film entries from Mapúa University won major awards in UP Cinema’s Piling Obrang Vidyo (POV) XV held at the UP Cine Adarna, University of the Philippines Diliman last January 26.