Mindanaotoday.com | MSU-IIT Kauswagan Campus to rise soon
By: Lou Ellen Antonio
KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte – A Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) Kauswagan Campus will rise here soon at a 100-hectare land situated in Barangay Libertad and Tingintingin.
Ths, after the local government unit (LGU) of Kauswagan and MSU-IIT signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) noting the donation of the LGU of 100 hectares of land for the establishment of a university campus in the town.
Mayor Rommel Arnado expressed gratitude to MSU-IIT as this was their dream since 2010.
“We had been dreaming of this happening a long time ago, when I assumed office way back in 2010. Our priority now is not just education but a quality and affordable one for the less fortunate but deserving students,” he said.
Meanwhile, MSU-IIT Chancellor Alizedney “Zed” Ditucalan, said that their partnership with the LGU gives an opportunity for the university to grow bigger as their current campus in Iligan City only sits on a nine-hectare land.
“I would like to express our sincerest gratitude for this opportunity that will be given to MSU-IIT to expand the opportunity to become the agent of social transformation,” he said.
Ditucalan said they will lobby this project to the Congress to acquire a budget for the construction of the campus. They will be designing a 10-year development plan for the said project. (LELA | PIA-10 | Lanao del Norte)
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