IUB awards 28 PhD degrees
Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rahman said that universities play a key role in promoting a knowledge-based economy and added that advanced research is indispensable for national development. He expressed these views while addressing the 19th Convocation of Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) on Monday.
During the ceremony, degrees were conferred to 1,024 graduates, including 28 PhDs, 66 MPhils and 79 gold and 68 silver medals. During his visit to IUB, the Governor distributed scholarships worth over Rs6.13 million to 48 students hailing from Balochistan under the Balochistan Education Endowment Fund. He also inaugurated the Centre for Sustainable Development Goals and the annual degree show of the College of Art and Design.
Governor Rehman said that Pakistan’s educational institutions should produce graduates with high academic skill and excellent personal qualities. The IUB has shown extraordinary progress in inter-cropping technology of maize and soybean crops.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 9th, 2023.