Hamdard University given away degrees to 156 graduates

Thursday, April 26, 2012, 8:03
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Islamabad, Hamdard University has given away degrees to 156 fresh graduates on its 9th Degree awarding ceremony 20-12 arranged on Tuesday.

Ambassador of Republic of Cuba Zenen Buergo Conception was the chief guest on the occasion. Dr. Abdul Qadeer was also invited in the ceremony.

Vice Chancellor of Hamdard University Nasim A. Khan delivering his speech on the occasion, said that faculty progress arrangements are very courageous in Hamdard University as presently 16 percent faculty members are obtaining training or education in M Phil of PhD. All programmes of Hamdard University are arranged by concerned regulating bodies consisting of Pakistan Medical and Dental association, Pakistan Engineering Council, Tibb Council, Pakistan Bar council, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan and Higher Education Commission. In the field of research, Hamdard University has awarded 87 PhD research thesis, 31 genuinely authored books in different fields, 75 M Phils and got published 299 papers in journals of international repute since its commencement.

Director General of Hamdard University (Islamabad Campus) Dr. Nazeer Ahmad said that more than two thousand and three hundred students have passed their graduation. 156 graduates are going to be awarded with degrees, 47 in Business Administration, 38 in Engineering and IT and 71 in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He further said that Islamabad campus is making accomplishments in academic and extracurricular activities.

Cuban Ambassador Zenen Buergo Concepcion said that Pakistan and Cuba are showing an ideal cooperation in education field. Between 2007 and 2008, as scholarship program offered by the Government of Cuba, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) sent around 1,000 students to Cuba to study medicine. Now a day more than 900 Pakistanis are studying medicine and around 300 will get their General Doctor degree next year. The remaining will do their graduation in 2014.
Later, the chief guest awarded degrees to graduates. Gold medals were presented to Amrozia Fayyaz (MBA), Raja Mehtab Zahir (BE-EE)), Umbreen Iftikhar (Pharm. D) and Qurat ul Ain (Pharm. D).