A joint initiative to expand the access Filipino students will have to high-quality international education in the fields of business and health sciences has been announced by Mapua University and the Arizona State University (ASU).
Ranked #1 in the United States for Innovation by US News & World Report and Top 10 for Best Undergraduate Teaching, ASU is also ranked #1 by Times Higher Education in the US and #2 worldwide for global impact in research, outreach, and stewardship.
The collaboration between Mapua University and ASU will be centered on three (03) core pillars: international exposure, real-world experiential learning, and digital expertise — geared toward providing students with a highly differentiated education.
Mapua students will now be able to access ASU’s world-class content and curricula and participate in Global Signature Courses with faculty and classmates from other countries conducted in a state-of-the-art Global Classrooms facility, which will give them a broader worldview and more international network.
Students will also be immersed in real-world experiential learning co-designed with industry partners, through problem-based learning and modern tech-enabled simulation environments. To round out their experience, they will have enhanced opportunities to learn the digital skill sets necessary for this era of rapid technological transformation, by leveraging ASU’s digital expertise. These experiences will enable Mapua graduates to hit the ground running in cutting-edge careers here and abroad.
“Mapua University is a higher education institution that has always been committed to providing education that is rooted in excellence and that can answer to the call of the times. Mapua has always sought to be where the digital natives are. We have always provided the hard and soft infrastructure for digital education. Cintana Education and ASU, given the accolades bestowed on them, are the ideal partners for Mapua University to achieve its goals. I believe that Mapua University can become more global, more digital, and better able to serve people and the planet with this partnership,” according to Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea, President of Mapua University.
Beginning August 2022, Mapua’s E.T. Yuchengco School of Business will offer ASU-enhanced courses at Mapua’s brand new, 8-story campus in Makati City, the country’s premier business district. Business students will benefit from Mapua’s strategic collaboration with ASU, which is home to the #1 Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Programs according to US News & World Report. This will further enhance students’ opportunities to learn from industry practitioners and pursue internships at some of the country’s leading companies.
At the same time, content and curricula from ASU will be incorporated into key health sciences pre-med programs, including BS in Biology and BS in Psychology degree tracks. These will be offered at Mapua’s Intramuros campus, as well as at its subsidiary schools: Malayan College Laguna in Cabuyao, Laguna, and Malayan College Mindanao in Davao City. Additional health sciences courses will be offered next school year.
“We are delighted to launch this new collaborative effort with one of the top universities in the Philippines and its subsidiary colleges. We are selective about finding the right partners. The Mapua schools share our vision of delivering high-quality, global education at scale to our students, in order to help individuals thrive and to make our world a better place. We look forward to working together and advancing ways in which these colleges can continue to innovate to meet the needs of students as we move ahead,” said Michael M. Crow, President of Arizona State University.
Mapua students will also be provided with access to unique international exchange programs and summer immersion opportunities at ASU and other universities around the world, through Mapua’s membership in the ASU-Cintana Alliance — a global network of innovative universities in the US, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, working together to build and scale high-quality academic programs that respond to their country’s economic and social needs. ASU-Cintana Alliance members benefit from access to ASU’s resources such as curricula, expertise in digital learning, and insights into how to build world-class research programs. The ASU-Cintana Alliance was established through a partnership between Cintana Education and Arizona State University.