The ceremony was significant as it marked the graduation of the 61 percent girls of the total students. Acting Chinese Ambassador Lijian Zhao was the guest of honor.
LAHORE- (Pakistan Point News- 26th April 2019) The University of Sargodha conferred degrees on 78,701 students during its 6th convocation held at the main campus.
The ceremony was significant as it marked the graduation of the 61 percent girls of the total students.
Acting Chinese Ambassador Lijian Zhao was the guest of honor while the Vice-Chancellor Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad presided over the ceremony. On the occasion, 40 Ph.D. degrees, 1,399 MPhil, 31,724 MA/MSc, 15,961 BS/BBA and 29,577 BA/BSc degrees were awarded to the students from disciplines of Medical and Health Sciences, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences.480 students with distinctions were honored with medals.
Lijian Zhao expressed gratitude to the Vice Chancellor for providing him with the opportunity to visit Sargodha – the city of eagles – for the first time. He appreciated the University Administration for building academic and research linkages with esteemed Chinese institutions.
“In 2010, only 2,000 Pakistani students were studying in China, however, this number increased exponentially ever since the launch of CPEC, rising to 28,000 in 2018. Pakistan currently ranks third in the number of students studying in China, behind South Korea and Thailand,” he added.
He informed that China offers a wide variety of scholarships to Pakistani students and encourages them to study in China. “Out of a total 28,023 Pakistani students studying in China, more than 7000 are pursuing their education on scholarships.”
Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad, while delivering his convocation speech, congratulated the students on their achievement while highlighting the share of their families, faculty members and friends in their proud successes.
He said that the University is making a huge difference in the demographic and economic growth of Sargodha city and Punjab province, especially by generating skillful workforce, innovating agrarian products and providing community service.
