260 graduates get degrees at DUET’s 7th convocation

Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) conferred 260 degrees in its seventh convocation held at Jinnah Campus on Tuesday.

Gold and silver medals were awarded to nine students of various departments. Rabia Saeed of the Energy and Environment Engineering Department bagged a gold medal for securing overall first position in the varsity. Sana Akhtar of the Architect Faculty received a gold medal for clinching the first position while Areba Mukhtar of the Telecommunication Department bagged a gold medal for securing the second position.

Gold and silver medals were also awarded to Abdul Moeed of the Chemical Engineering Department, Taiba of the Computer System Engineering Department, Muhammad Shahriyar Ali of the Electronics Engineering Department, Amad Sarwar of the Industrial Engineering Department, Salman Muhammadi of the Metrology Engineering Department, Furqan Alvi of the Petroleum and Gas Engineering Department.

DUET Vice Chancellor Dr Faizullah Abbasi said the varsity was one of the best engineering universities in the country. Since the Sindh government had given the status of the varsity to the Dawood College of Engineering, the institute had gradually updated the syllabus, faculty, and quality of education.

He pointed out that the varsity started Master Programmes two years ago and the first batch was awarded degrees in the convocation.

Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, adviser to Sindh chief minister on universities and boards and pro vice chancellor of the varsity, said that the provincial government was committed to promote higher education in the province. The Pakistan Peoples Party-led government was fully focused to improve the education system and to provide all possible facilities to students and faculties.