Over 400 receive degrees at NUST SEECS convocation

Rector hopes with emerging technology SEECS will continue to rise

NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) held its 11th convocation at the university’s main campus on Tuesday. NUST Rector Lt Gen (Retd) Naweed Zaman graced the occasion as chief guest. A total of 405 graduates were conferred BS, BE, MS and PhD degrees in the fields of electrical engineering, software engineering computer science, information security, information technology and innovative technologies in education.

In his convocation address, the rector felicitated the graduates, and advised them to make optimum use of the knowledge and skills gained at their alma mater towards addressing current and impending socio-economic challenges of the country.

He praised NUST SEECS for playing an instrumental role in producing innovative and creative professionals, equipped with sound analytical and problem-solving skills. He hoped that with each passing day, and with a focus on newly emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, cloud computing, big data, etc. the school will rise to even greater heights.

The rector also made special mention of some of NUST’s recent initiatives for enhancing SEECS international collaborations, including partnership with School of Cyber Science and Technology at Beihang University, China, for the establishment of Cyber Security Research Centre, and Beidu Belt and Road School of Beihang University, China, for setting up of Global Navigation Research Lab at SEECS.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 30^th, 2019.