COMSATS Abbottabad Campus holds 40th convocation

ABBOTTABAD: Around 1,282 graduates received degrees at the 40th convocation of the COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) Abbottabad Campus.

Some 92 top-performing students were honoured with gold, silver, and bronze medals at the event presided over by Prof Dr Sajid Qamar, acting Rector of COMSATS University Islamabad. During the ceremony, Dr Samar conferred medals upon the position holder students and congratulated them on their outstanding academic achievements.

The graduating cohort comprised 901 Bachelor’s, 350 Master’s, and 31 PhD scholars, reflecting the university’s growing contribution to higher education. The convocation also featured Yu Lei from China and Felicien Sebahire from Rwanda, reflecting the diverse and international learning environment fostered at COMSATS while more than 80 Afghan students received their degrees across various disciplines such as Business Administration (BBA), Computer Science (BCS), Software Engineering (BSE), Biotechnology (BTY), Electrical Engineering (EEE), Civil Engineering (CVE), and Economics (BEC).

Among the graduates were talented Afghan female students including Humaira, Zubaida, Atifa, Maria, Hameeda, Marzia, Nilofar, Rahila, Maryam Qasimi, Shakila Jafari, and Hakima, who were commended for their dedication and outstanding academic performance.

The convocation recognized academic excellence across two sessions, with 35 medalists from Fall 2024 and 57 from Spring 2025. Students who were honoured for securing top positions in their respective disciplines included Kulsoom Shahid Khan (Campus Gold), Hama Khan (Campus Silver), Mahnoor Zulfiqar (Campus Bronze) in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Suleman Khan (Campus Gold) in

BS Development Studies, Saba Ghafoor (Campus Gold), Usama Ali (Campus Silver), Ghaniya Ali (Campus Bronze) in BS English ; Natasha Niaz & Huzaifa Fizza Jamil (Campus & Institute Gold); Saqif Nadeem & Iman Ali (Campus Silver), Iqra Bibi, Zawar Ahmed Nabeel, & Zawya Rasheed (Campus Bronze) in BS Computer Science , Basit Iqbal (Campus & Institute Gold), Fatima Aftab (Campus & Institute Silver); Umayia Jadoon (Campus Gold & Institute Bronze); Arfa Ali (Campus Bronze) in BS Software Engineering , Fatima Majid Zia (Campus & Institute Gold); Tayyaba Shahid (Campus & Institute Silver); Muhammad Subhan Ahmed (Campus & Institute Bronze) in BS Biotechnology; Maryam Khalid (Campus & Institute Gold); Maryam Shafiq (Campus Silver & Institute Bronze); Ahsan Naeem (Campus Bronze) in BS Environmental Sciences; Durmana Maqbool (Campus Gold) in BS Geology.

Similarly, the Spring 2025 Session Medalists include Ehtesham ul Haq & Nawal Rafiq (Campus & Institute Gold); Adnan Ali (Campus Silver), Shamama Khan (Campus Bronze) in BS Business Administration , Hamda Haroon (Campus & Institute Gold); Kanwal Arshad & Maryam Azhar (Campus & Institute Silver); Azka Abrar (Campus Bronze) in BS Development Studies, Iqra Nasir (Campus Gold); Bakrullah (Campus Silver); Abdur Rehman (Campus Bronze) in BS Economics, Rahama Noor Rafi (Campus & Institute Gold); Mahem Sial (Campus Silver & Institute Bronze); Hajra Noor Abbasi (Campus Bronze) in BS English, Ahmed Raheel Jadoon (Campus & Patron’s Gold), Umair Ali (Campus & Institute Silver); Zainab Amir, Hasnain Hafeez, & Aqasha Mahmood (Campus & Institute Bronze) in BS Computer Engineering,

Farukh Bilal Talha (Campus Gold); Shahan Aziz ur Rehman (Campus Silver); Muhammad Azhar (Campus Bronze) in BS Civil Engineering, Muhammad Junaid (Campus & Institute Gold); Abdul Rafi (Campus & Institute Silver), Warish Zaman (Campus & Institute Bronze) in BS Electrical Engineering, Afaq Ayaz (Campus & Institute Gold) in BS Electrical (Power), Samia Feroz (Campus & Institute Gold); Amna Bibi (Campus Silver & Institute Bronze); Ayesha Bilal (Campus Bronze) in BS Environmental Sciences,

Sadia Khan (Campus & Institute Gold), Anwar Zeb (Campus & Institute Silver), Aima Nasir (Campus Bronze) in BS Biotechnology, Hira Farukh (Campus & Institute Gold), Iman Aslam (Campus & Institute Silver); Madifa Ali Khan (Campus Bronze) in Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D).