Recognising the importance of happily living in the multicultural society, the Muslim Student Society of Mae Fah Luang University organised the activity “Exploring the Islamic World” on 24 February 2019 at M-square building.
The purpose of this activity was to provide an opportunity for participants to create a better understanding and deeper knowledge of Islam. This activity aimed to strengthen friendly relations between Muslims and followers of other religions to maintain harmony and peace in a multicultural society. Another purpose of this event, as stated by Asst. Prof. Sugul Kritalukvong, Assistant to the President of Mae Fah Luang University, at the opening ceremony, was to offer MFU students a stage to showcase their creativity and help them build their identity in a constructive manner.
This activity featured a series of interesting activities. In addition to an exhibition, the highlight of this event was a lecture and a seminar on Islam Religion and Civilization, conducted by Mr. Banjong Binkason; Prof. Dr. Jaran Maluleem from the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University; and Dr. Anas Amatayakul from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mahidol University.
Mr. Banjong Binkason said in his lecture that each religion has its own beliefs and practices. However, all religions share similar principles, namely, faith, charity and good conduct. Therefore, learning and understanding each other’s religion would contribute to building a harmonious and peaceful world.
For twenty years, MFU has not only developed students’ academic competence, but has, through a wide array of activities, also enabled its students to develop a virtuous identity, as reflected through numerous companies’ and organisations’ acceptance of its graduates. Not only do these graduates excel at their work, but they also possess praiseworthy characteristics, including politeness, modesty, generosity, discipline, as well as a sense of teamwork.
To effectively promote the MFU culture and virtues among its students, the university provides a course entitled “MFU Character” (MFU 333), starting the academic year 2019. This course has been designed to help students build three necessary workplace skills: inspiration, entrepreneurship and adaptability. First, to build inspiration, MFU students are encouraged to constantly improve themselves and make new, creative efforts. Second, to prepare this new generation to meet their career-related needs and be ready for any professional pursuit, the university is committed to helping its students to develop entrepreneurial skills. The last skill, adaptability, is to be developed right at the beginning of all students’ college life. The university encourages all of its first-year students to live in the dormitories, as sharing a room with new people enables each student to adapt to unfamiliar environments and to learn to live with others happily in the future.
The “Exploring the Islamic World” activity was a part of the university’s effort to develop its culture among its students, and to enhance their ability to live in harmony amidst cultural diversity.
