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17th Convocation NED University of Engineering and Technology  karachi

KARACHI: The NED University of Engineering and Technology conferred 864 degrees to engineering graduates and postgraduates at its 17th Convocation on Wednesday.

Around 804 degrees were conferred to the graduates in 13 disciplines and 60 masters’ degrees in 11 disciplines while a PhD degree was awarded to NED University faculty member Dr Muhammad Shakaib.

The 13 top scorers of various departments were awarded, while Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad announced that the first three position holders of every department would be given Rs 10,000 as a reward.

For the first time in the country, a batch of five students studying marine engineering graduated from the university in collaboration with Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance for Middle East and Pakistan; a batch of 22 students studying petroleum engineering also graduated for the first time from the university.

Expressing his joy on being a part of the first batch of marine engineers graduating from a university in Pakistan, Kamal Ahmed, who clenched the second position in the discipline, told this scribe that he was proud of being a part of this historic start. He added that he will try is best to show a positive image of the university wherever he works in the future.

Gold medalist in Urban Engineering, Madiha Abid, said that a fairly large number of women who took up engineering and have graduated, and this proves that the country is progressing towards the status of a developed country.

Addressing the ceremony, Dr Ibad, praised the role of NED University in promoting engineering services in the country. “When I took charge of my office as governor, there were 11 disciplines and 999 students in the university, while now the university has grown to have 19 different departments and around 1,917 students,” Ibad revealed.

The governor appealed to philanthropists to come forward and offer scholarships to the students of the university. Quoting the example of Lloyds Register for Middle East and Pakistan, he said that the collaboration and support offered by the organisation reveals the close liaisons between the industry and the academia.

The vice-chancellor of the university, Engr Abul Kalam, reading the university report, revealed that from now on, the university’s convocation will be regularly held, enabling graduates to get their degrees within three months of passing their degree examinations.

Addressing the participants of the convocation, Lloyds Register’s Engr Zahid Rehman said that the establishment of six to seven new disciplines was in offing in the university after the setting up of the Marine and Petroleum engineering departments. “Lloyds Register has taken up the task to start a Masters in Marine Engineering program and set up a Marine Architecture department in the university,” he said.
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