Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution Rewards MTQ Winners To Enter Higher Education Without Test

Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution with the 1st Winner of 30 Juz Memorizing Men at the 55th MTQ Medan City level, Friday (25/2/2022). (Photo: ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Medan City)

JAKARTA - The Mayor of Medan, Bobby Nasution hopes that the winners of the 55th Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran (MTQ) at the Medan City, North Sumatra level in 2022 will take advantage of the convenience of entering college without a test and become soldiers of the Indonesian Army.

"We hope that the younger brothers who become winners can take advantage of the facilities we provide. Whether it's continuing their education to college or soldiers of the Indonesian Army," Bobby said in Medan, Saturday.

The Medan City Government in implementing this year's MTQ, he continued, provided convenience for champions who were teenagers and continued their state education, such as the University of North Sumatra.

Then North Sumatra State Islamic University, and Panca Budi University or become TNI AD soldiers, in addition to providing trophies and prizes in the form of coaching money.

The mayor said that through the implementation of this year's MTQ so that the winners would not only get personal good, but for the community by practicing the values of the Koran in everyday life.

To note, the Medan Belawan District came out as the 55th General Champion of the MTQ at the Medan City 2022 level with a value of 117 points, and the Mayor of Medan closed the MTQ implementation at the OB Sya'af Lantamal I Building Belawan, Medan, Friday (25/2).

"This MTQ reminds us to remember what we have to do, and we keep it away. Therefore, through this activity, both participants, organizers and the judges, I hope to apply the values of the Koran in everyday life," explained Bobby Nasution.