MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 2 (PIA) -- Mindanao State University (MSU) continues to serve as an effective instrument in capacitating Muslim communities to catch up with more developed communities in the country.
This was emphasized by MSU President Macapado Muslim during the groundbreaking rites of the College of Information Technology building in MSU main campus recently.
Muslim said one noticeable trend in the university today is the increasing number of top performing Muslim students and graduates.
He cited as an example a Muslim graduate of Bachelor of Science in Biology, who led the 1,837 graduates of MSU Marawi last April 4, 2013.
“Aiman Cairoden is the first Muslim summa cum laude graduate in the 51-year history of MSU,” he proudly cited.
Muslim also noted the commendable performance of MSU graduates in board and bar examinations saying that a good number of these achievers were Muslims.
“In the last five years, from 2008 to 2012, the MSU system has produced a total of132 topnotchers and top 10 placers, 69 of whom are from MSU Marawi, 28 from MSU Iligan, 24 from MSU General Santos, four from MSU Tawi-Tawi, three from MSU Naawan, and two from MSU Maguindanao,” he said.
He further noted that this positive trend show that Muslim students are now catching up with their Christian brothers and sisters.
The MSU President also pointed-out that the university has been playing a very significant pre-emptive peace building function.
“MSU campuses are essentially education and peace building camps competing with the camps of the Abu Sayyaf, MNLF, MILF and CPP-NPA in attracting our young Muslim brothers and sisters,” he added.
According to him, the Mindanao conflict would have been more precarious today without the presence of MSU campuses in many of the conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.
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