ACADEME Mapua launches online education

Mapúa University will be launching its online education platform, Mapúa Digital Academics (MDA). The first fully online program, the Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering (MEP-IE), was offered last October.

School of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management dean Rex Aurelius C. Robielos said that the online program is part of the internationalization and digitalization initiatives of the university. MEP-IE is the first fully online graduate program in engineering in the country.

“The online program caters to current professionals who do not have the time to attend regular class sessions,” Dean Robielos said. “Online programs give students, especially professionals, the convenience and flexibility since they can opt to study at Our recent experiences in offering specific courses not only in blended instruction but also in the massive, simultaneous real-time delivery of instruction have given us the confidence to offer an entire program study in a fully online mode.

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MDA seeks to overcome geographic and time-zone limitations, expanding the university’s reach globally. Because of the chosen platform, MEP-IE is open to any qualified and interested student anywhere in the world.

The MEP-IE is designed for graduates of engineering, technology, or business. It aims to train individuals to become managerial and technical leaders.

Mapúa University president and chief executive officer Reynaldo B. Vea said the program was chosen because it would not require physical laboratories and it has a wide range of applications.