Students’ character-building urged

Teachers seen as role models, who can influence the attitudes, values and behaviours of their pupils and inspire them

PESHAWAR:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali here on Saturday urged universities to conduct activities for character building of students, saying teachers were the role models, who could influence the attitudes, values and behaviours of their pupils and inspire them.

Addressing the 72nd convocation of FAST National University as a chief guest, the governor said that graduating students should be made part of the country’s scientific, engineering and technical workforce, which is an important component of our development framework.

He congratulated all the graduates and said that youth equipped with modern education should have the vision and technical skills to provide relief to the people of backward areas of the province.

Haji Ghulam Ali distributed degrees among 116 students of MPhil and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.

He urged the students to utilize their skills with dedication and honesty in their respective fields so that the goal of a prosperous society would be achieved.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 18^th, 2022.