MTPBA welcomes twelve new students of the 2016-2017 Academic Year. This is the least number of intakes in the history of MTPBA. The new students come from Ministry of Public Work and Housing (9 students) and AUN/SEED-Net (3 students). The AUN/SEED-Net students come from Cambodia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. The new students are the 16th intake of MTPBA.

MTPBA organized a welcome gathering to mark the first day of the new students enrollment on Monday, August 8, 2016.