The seventh convocation of United International University (UIU) was held at the campus premises at United City in Dhaka on Monday.
Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury presided over the ceremony on behalf of the President and UIU Chancellor Mohammed Shahabuddin, said a press release.
Prof Dr Muhammed Alamgir, chairman (addl charge), University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, was present as the special guest at the event and BRAC University Prof Ainun Nishat as the speaker.
The ceremony was also addressed by UIU Board of Trustees Chairman Hasan Mahmood Raja and UIU Vice Chancellor Prof Md Abul Kashem Mia.
The Education Minister said that if graduates lack skills, it will be difficult to ensure jobs only through higher education. For this, he urged the students to acquire various soft skills, values and languages along with higher education.
He also calls for the fresh graduates to work for social change, economic development and modernisation of the country in establishing themselves as global citizens.
A total of 3,954 students from different disciplines were conferred undergraduate and graduate degrees while four meritorious students received Gold medals for their excellent results, according to the release.
Prof Muhammed Alamgir commented on the occasion, “The knowledge and skills you have acquired here are not solely for personal enrichment but also for the collective betterment of society as well as the country.”
Prof Ainun Nishat congratulated the graduates who received their degrees in the 7th Convocation of this university on their achievement and wished them every success in the new world they are entering.
Hasan Mahmood Raja stated, “The graduates of UIU will bring pride to their families and the entire community through their professional accomplishments and endeavours.”
Md Abul Kashem Mia calls for the graduates to be good human beings and devote themselves to the welfare of society and humanity.
All deans, heads of the departments, teachers, administrative staffs, journalists, educationists and vice-chancellors of different universities attended the convocation programme.
