Punjab

558 NUML students conferred degrees

39 gold medals awarded to graduates of different programmes

Our Correspondent July 24, 2022

Deputy Chairman Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi poses for a photo with the graduating cohort of Ph.D and M.Phil degree holders, university staff and other notable figures, at NUML’s 18th Convocation held at the Convention Centre, Islamabad. photo: EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD:

The 18th Convocation of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) was held at Jinnah Convention Centre Islamabad on Saturday.

Deputy Chairman Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi was invited as the chief guest of the ceremony. In this convocation, 558 students were conferred degrees and 39 gold medals were awarded to the graduates of different programmes.

Rector NUML Major General Muhammad Jaffar HI (M) (Retd), Pro Rectors, Deans, Registrar, Directors, Heads of Departments, and a large number of students along with their parents attended the convocation.

Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Mirza Muhammad Afridi said that he was honoured to be able to attend the 18th Convocation of NUML as a chief guest. He congratulated students, their parents, and teachers on the successful completion of their degrees in various disciplines. He further said these students are the future and the asset of Pakistan, and they should play their due role in the progress and prosperity of the country.

The chief guest advised the students to acknowledge the importance of their professors in their educational path and to never forget the sacrifices their parents made to provide for their education. He also claimed that in order to excel in every aspect of life, one must work very hard.

According to the deputy chairman, universities now have a bigger role in preparing students with modern technologies so they can compete globally.

He claimed that the youth, who make up around 64% of our population, are our greatest treasure.

Earlier, Rector NUML Major General Muhammad Jaffar (Retd) welcomed the chief guest and highlighted the achievements and contributions made by NUML in various fields of education, especially oriental and occidental languages, also being one of the largest language universities in Asia. He said that NUML has 300 PhD faculty members, and 127 teachers were sent abroad for higher studies on various scholarship programmes.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 24^th, 2022.