620 get degrees at Kinnaird convocation

Published March 31, 2017
Students show their medals at Kinnaird College convocation. – Online
Students show their medals at Kinnaird College convocation. – Online

LAHORE: The 80th convocation of Kinnaird College was held on Thursday. Some 462 undergraduate and 158 MPhil students got their degrees.

Punjab Higher Education Minister Syed Raza Ali Gilani awarded degrees to the students.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister underlined the importance of quality education for making Pakistan a modern, forward-looking and developed state. He said the universities were engines of progress which played an important role in developing students as vibrant youth leaders.

“We are living in an ever challenging world where globalisation has accelerated the process of competition between the nations. Pakistani students should have full command over their subjects so that the digital revolution could be optimally utilised for improving the quality of life through better service delivery mechanism,” he said.

Mr Gilani asked the students to use their knowledge and potentials for bringing about improvement in society and emerge as socially responsible citizens.

Published in Dawn, March 31st, 2017

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