Students give up pursuing university studies in other cities due to security concerns

September 5, 2022

HURFOM: Students from Mon State who already passed their matriculation exam with high marks fear attending universities outside Mon State due to unsettled politics and security concerns.

Top universities including the University of Medicine, Economics, Computer Studies and the Education Degree College institute are located in Yangon, Mandalay and Magway. Because these institutions are located in cities that are very far from Mon State, parents worry about sending their children away to attend these universities or colleges.

“Our child has a high enough score to join the University of Economics. It’s scary to go to Yangon because it’s not peaceful there. I dare not send my child to Yangon. It’s useless even if he/she got a high score (in the matriculation exam). He/she must join the universities in Mawlamyine. The current situation creates too much fear for me to send my child away,” said one parent from Mudon Township.

A lack of alternatives means these students often attend local universities such as the one in Mawlamyine.

“My son has got a high score and is able to join the University of Computer Studies in Thaton. But shootings are happening nearly every day there so I dare not send my child. Some students who have studied in Thaton dare not stay there and run back to their villages. I’ve decided to send my son to the Mawlamyine University,” said a parent from Mawlamyine.

Mon State is host to the University of Technology based in Mawlamyine, and Mawlamyine University offers academic programs in 17 major subject areas.

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