As many as 1,380 bachelors, 187 MSc, 44 MBA, 53 MPhil and 13 PhD degrees were awarded at the 22nd convocation of the university on Monday. PHOTO: ONLINE
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Chairman Javed Saleem Qureshi on Monday stressed the need for modernising engineering education and pedagogical techniques to take Pakistan into the rank of developed countries.
Qureshi was speaking as the chief guest at the 22nd convocation of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) at its New Auditorium Hall.
“Our country is faced with multiple crises. Promotion of technological strategies can help us rise to the challenges. Engineers should be prepared in this regard,” he said. He said that due to it transparent merit policy and academic environment, the UET had become the pride institutions.
The PEC chief called for creating more opportunities for students to demonstrate their talent. Qureshi said the government had been working in collaboration with several institutions to lift the standard of engineering education. “The aim is to equip the youth with technical skills,” Qureshi said.
The PEC chairman said a high standard of engineering education would help the graduates grab opportunities in both domestic and global markets.
Vice Chancellor Fazal Ahmad Khalid congratulated the graduating students, their parents and teachers on the occasion. He said UET graduates had proved their mettle across the world.
He said the UET was among top-ranked engineering universities catering to both national and international students.
“I hope that graduating engineers will follow in the footprints of their seniors in doing their best for the country’s progress,” Khalid said.
He apprised the participants of the university’s performance in research, training and curriculum development. The vice chancellor said several MoUs had been signed for development works at the UET.
He said the UET had maintained a close liaison with the industry… bringing about a constructive change in the job market.
As many as 13 PhD, 53 MPhil, 187 MSc, 44 MBA and 1,380 bachelor’s students were awarded degrees. Medals were distributed among 58 students.
Sharia Hussaini, the first Iranian to complete a PhD (architecture) from the UET, was also among them. Ayesha Liaqat from the Chemical Engineering Department and Hafiz Ahmad Waqas from Civil Engineering Department received six gold medals each.
Deans Abdul Sattar Shakir, Ghulam Abbas, Suhail Aftab, Shahid Rafique, Nadeem Feroze and Nadeem Mufti, Registrar Muhammad Asif, Examination Controller Nusrat Zargham, chairpersons of academic and administrative departments and members of the alumni were present on the occasion.
The vice chancellor also presented a souvenir to the PEC chairman.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 19th, 2016.
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