Islamabad, (Parliament Times) : During three days of Convocation Ceremony, degrees were awarded to graduates of Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management and Engineering & Applied Sciences programs. Rector Bahria University, Vice Admiral (R) Kaleem Shaukat HI (M), Pro Rector (Admin), Pro Rector (Health Sciences), Pro Rector (Academics) and Pro-Rector (RIC) were the Chief Guests of the Convocation Ceremony and awarded degrees to graduating students of PhD, MPhil, Masters and Undergraduate programs.
During the Ceremony, a total of 970 degrees were conferred to the Undergraduate and Graduate students of Management Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Computer Sciences, Law, Earth and Environmental, Electrical Engineering and Software Engineering Departments. Moreover, 70 Gold and 62 Silver medals were awarded to students who achieved top positions in their respective programs.
Speaking on the occasion, Rector Bahria University Vice Admiral (R) Kaleem Shaukat HI (M) offered his heartiest congratulations to all graduates upon completion of their degree programs successfully. He appreciated the mutual and collective efforts of students and BU faculty in achieving their goal through hard work and dedication. He also congratulated the teachers and parents whose efforts and continuous support had played a key role in making this journey a success. Rector Bahria University said to Gold and Silver Medal earners that their academic distinctions were testament to the hard work with integrity and sincerity due to which they had been able to achieve their dreams.
Earlier, during the welcome address, Director General, Islamabad Campus, Rear Admiral Naveed Ahmed Rizvi HI(M) emphasized on today’s need of preparing students for the national as well as international market and to become valuable citizens of the country and the world. He further added that Bahria University has gone all out for improvement in academic infrastructure, faculty development and revision of curriculum, in sync with global market trends. Upgradation of existing labs in addition to formal education, a significant amount of effort is made towards the overall grooming of students to make them useful citizens. Bahria University has established linkages with 44 foreign universities. These arrangements afford numerous academic benefits such as joint research, student exchange, credit transfer and fee discounts.
Three days Convocation Ceremony held at Islamabad was attended by Bahria University top management, serving Naval Officers, Registrar, HODs, faculty, parents and graduating students of BU.