Going professional: 780 UET graduates step into the real world

K-P governor addresses students at convocation, says youth well-prepared to solve today’s problems.

PESHAWAR: “Today’s youth has the burden of coming up with fresh ideas to help the country overcome the challenges it is facing.” This was stated by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shaukatullah Khan on Tuesday while addressing the 15th convocation of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar.

Shaukatullah said the economic prosperity of societies is directly related to the delivery of quality education. “Countries which went down this road changed the destinies of their people, and so we have been making efforts to strengthen Pakistan’s higher education sector.”



Out of the 780 UET graduates, including 128 who completed their master’s degrees, Asif Ali Khan, Muhammad Suleman and Mohsin Ihsan bagged the Presidential Award. Moreover, gold medals were awarded to Fahad Liaquat, Zain Rasool Shah, Muhammad Rasheed, Zulqadar Hassan, Abidur Rehman, Shah Hussain, Arshad Ali, Muhammad Yasir Khan, Muhammad Hanif and Muhammad Haroon in acknowledgement of their outstanding performance.

Referring to a report presented by UET Vice Chancellor Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, who is also the acting chairperson of the Higher Education Commission, the governor appreciated the varsity’s upcoming flagship programme Center of Advanced Studies in Energy and said it would hopefully contribute to managing the country’s energy crisis.

Shaukatullah also appreciated the growth in the number of PhD scholars emanating from the university – from just 18 in 2002 to more than 80 at present.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 18^th, 2013.