- Aston University is strengthening its ties with the Philippines
- Signed a memorandum of understanding with one of the country’s top universities
- Mapúa University is one of just five Philippine institutions to make it into the THE World University Rankings 2025.
Aston University has strengthened its ties with the Philippines by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with one of the country’s top universities.
Mapúa University, which is in located in Manila, is one of the country’s leading engineering and technological institutions and is one of just five Philippine organisations in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025.
The agreement builds on Aston University’s close ties with the sustainability sector in the
south-east Asian country where it has been exploring the use of rice straw as an alternative fuel.
The document was officially endorsed on 21 January during the International Conference on Sustainable Environmental Technologies (ICSET) 2025, which this year was co-hosted by Mapúa. It establishes a formal relationship and marks a joint commitment to future research and education collaborations.
The agreement was signed by Dr Bonifacio T Doma, executive vice president for Cintana partnership and global alliances and Dr Delia B Senoro, assistant vice president for International linkages, relations, and development cooperation.
Aston University was represented by Professor Mirjam Röder who said: “This signing marks a significant step in Aston University’s commitment to working on a global level, building on the vast experience and numerous collaborative research projects and relationships already established in the Philippines.
“The MoU will allow the two institutions to explore a range of joint academic programmes, research projects and events
“Aston University’s 2030 strategy states our purpose is to make our world a better place through education, research and innovation and this agreement highlights our commitment to this by fostering advancements in sustainability.”
The signing comes as comes Mapúa marks its 100th anniversary and Aston University marks 130 years since the founding of the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, one of its founding institutions.
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About Mapúa University.
Mapúa University is the Philippine’s premier engineering and technological schools. It is among the top 6% of the world’s higher educational institutions, and one of only five Philippine universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) 2025. It is a Quacquarelli Symonds-rated 4 Star institution and among the top 100 universities in Southeast Asia. Mapúa University is one of the iPeople schools, a Yuchengco-Ayala education partnership, providing first-class education for a century through academically excellent programs in Engineering and Sciences, Architecture and Design, Information Technology, Communication and Media Studies, and Senior High School. Mapúa also provides access to international education in Business and Management, Health Sciences, and Medicine through its collaboration with Arizona State University.About Aston University
For over a century, Aston University’s enduring purpose has been to make our world a better place through education, research and innovation, by enabling our students to succeed in work and life, and by supporting our communities to thrive economically, socially and culturally.
Aston University’s history has been intertwined with the history of Birmingham, a remarkable city that once was the heartland of the Industrial Revolution and the manufacturing powerhouse of the world.
Born out of the First Industrial Revolution, Aston University has a proud and distinct heritage dating back to our formation as the School of Metallurgy in 1875, the first UK College of Technology in 1951, gaining university status by Royal Charter in 1966, and becoming The Guardian University of the Year in 2020.
Building on our outstanding past, we are now defining our place and role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (and beyond) within a rapidly changing world.
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