NEW DELHI: The South Asian University is holding its second convocation at the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, on Monday, June 12, 2017.
The convocation will be presided over by Mr Deep Kumar Upadhayay, ambassador of Nepal to India. Mr MJ Akbar, minister of state for external affairs, Govt of India, will be the chief guest.The newly-elected secretary general of Saarc, Amjad Hussain B Sial, will also be present at the event along with other members of SAU’s statutory bodies from around the South Asian region.
A total of 185 students will be conferred Masters and MPhil degrees in various programmes that include Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Development Economics, International Relations, Legal Studies and Sociology. 11 programme toppers will be honoured with the SAU Gold Medal.
Students from all the eightSaarc countries will be present at the convocation. Out of the total number of graduates, 21 are from Afghanistan, 28 from Bangladesh, one from Bhutan, one from Maldives, 16 from Nepal, 11 from Pakistan and three from Sri Lanka, while the rest 104 are from India. Nine students will get their MPhil degrees - one each from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and 7 from India.
South Asian University was established by the governments of the eight Saarc nations. The university took off in 2010 with two Master’s degree programmes. Today, SAU offers seven Master’s and an equal number of doctoral programmes.