ISLAMABAD, 18 Nov (TNS): Bahria University Islamabad Campus held its 18th Convocation on 18th November 2017 at Jinnah Convention Center Islamabad.
Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI (M) was the Chief Guest of the ceremony and conferred degrees on the graduating students of Ph.D, Masters and Undergraduate programs.
In total 476 degrees were awarded to the Undergraduate and Graduate students of Management Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Computer Sciences, Law, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Software Engineering Departments. Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi awarded 17 Gold and 12 Silver medals to various students who achieved top positions in their respective programs.
Addressing on the occasion, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI (M) congratulated the graduating students on their splendid success and lauded Bahria University Islamabad Campus for providing exceptional knowledge skills to the graduated students in their respective disciplines enabling them to lead a professionally rewarding life. He appreciated the role of Bahria University for contributing in strengthening human resource of the country.
While addressing to the students the Chief Guest said that “You are about to embark on your own extraordinary journeys and shape your own adventures. Your hard work has paid off. Those pressured times of examinations are now all behind you. The real work however has only just begun. I am confident that Bahria University has equipped you to deal with these challenges”.
Earlier in his welcome address Rector Bahria University Vice Admiral (R) Tanveer Faiz HI (M) expressed his gratitude to Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, NI (M) for his presence in the convocation. He further added that we at Bahria University have done our best to equip our students with necessary institutional tools, fundamental principles of conducting scholastic enquiry, training for communication and interpersonal skills and above all the guidance to conduct well in life.
He acknowledged particularly the role of HEC, Punjab Government and other organizations for sponsoring number of scholarships for Students of Bahria University as they are helping to provide an opportunity to students coming from low income background to pursue quality education.
