27 October 2017, the Mapon Foundation launches its technological initiative with the inauguration of Mapon University — the University of Advanced Technologies — in Kindu, Maniema.
This national and international project begins today with the DRC’s first university of advanced technologies, attended by its first 340 preparatory-year students, the Board of Directors chaired by Matata Ponyo Mapon, national authorities and academic, financial and scientific partners, some travelling from Europe, the United States and Asia.
Four faculties in basic sciences, engineering, computing and economic engineering will eventually accommodate at least 3,500 students in a modern, energy-efficient building of over 12,000 square metres. Spread over three levels around an inner courtyard, it will include 11 lecture rooms, an amphitheatre, 13 laboratories including two computer rooms, and a library. The setting will support new industries, research and the DRC’s industrial and technological development, with international cooperation involving leading engineering schools and universities.
Mapon University fosters synergies with other institutions working in advanced technology and will train tomorrow’s engineers to meet the challenges of globalisation. “ This campus reflects the strong investment of the Mapon Foundation in people through teaching of excellence, because “Giving also means providing quality”, the Foundation’s motto, reiterated by Matata Ponyo Mapon in his inaugural address.
