Mapúa launches AI hub to integrate tech into learning

Mapúa University has launched a Co-Intelligence for Education Hub to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its traditional learning methods, aiming to prepare students for an AI-driven future.

The initiative treats AI as a tool to enhance human critical judgment, creativity, and ethical reasoning in teaching, learning, and research.

Mapúa President and CEO Dodjie S. Maestrecampo highlighted that the move is a response to the global trend where 92 percent of Mapúa students are already using generative AI tools.

The program will embed AI literacy and critical thinking skills across all academic programs and equip faculty and staff with AI tools for their work.

Students will learn AI fundamentals, its importance, responsible usage, and how to leverage it for their future careers.

This integration ensures that students, even in non-engineering programs, will gain AI competencies.

Additionally, Mapúa has launched the country's first Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence Engineering program to produce specialists who can drive innovation in AI-driven industries.

This shift in learning comes as around 36 percent of jobs in the Philippines are projected to be eased or displaced by artificial intelligence, making it urgent to prepare learners for this transformation.