318 students graduate at 11th Greenwich University convocation

Karachi

The Greenwich University awarded 318 degrees on its 11th convocation held on Tuesday at its campus located in Phase 6, DHA.

The graduates included 183 undergraduate students, 129 graduate students, 5 MPhil fellows and a PhD fellow.

Renowned scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan and Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed were the keynote speakers, while other prominent guests included Hameed Haroon, CEO of The Dawn Media Group; Sardar Yasin, Chairman Hilton Pharma (Pvt) Ltd; Sultana Siddiqui, chairperson of Hum  Television Network; Siraj Aziz, CEO Habib Metropolitan Bank; Salman Iqbal, CEO ARY Network; Gen Muhammad Siddique, former high commissioner of Pakistan  to Mauritius; S M Munir, Chairman of the Din Group of Industries, Researcher Prof Dr AQ Mughal and fashion designer Deepak Parwani.

A total of 22 gold medals were also conferred on exceptional candidates from each department. On the occasion, the university also conferred three Honoris Causa PhD degrees to Sardar Yasin Malik, Sultana Siddiqui and Sirajuddin Aziz.

Greenwich University Chancellor Seema Mughal said the aim was not only to prepare students for a better future for themselves, but also for a brighter Pakistan. 

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan emphasised the need for imparting ethics and morality in students, saying that disseminating education could not yield the desired results if the youth wasn’t taught how to differentiate between  right and wrong. He said that the key to success for graduates was to apply their education and information in all walks of life so that they could pave a unique path for themselves.

Sirajuddin Aziz said students should not confuse success with happiness, since happiness could ensure success but success could not guarantee happiness in life.

Citing the examples of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, he said the two entrepreneurs had donated a colossal amount of their wealth for the betterment of humanity, which demonstrated that accumlatng wealth did not make one successful in life. He said the generous acts of the two philanthropists were a road to follow by youngsters, which could ensure both success and happiness in life.

Sharing his experiences and advising students on how they could become entrepreneurs, Sardar Yasin Malik said the new graduates must look for kicking off their own businesses for which they could team up in groups and using their skills constructively. He said there was no short cut to success and one had to give his best to achieve the big goals in life.