Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) 14th convocation held on March 28, 2013 at University campus. In the Convocation, 1580 students were awarded degrees, while 39 were decorated with medals. 28 graduates got gold medals, 7 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, while 14 students got PhD degrees. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Executive Director, Higher Education Commission was the guest of the day while His Excellency Choongjoo Choi, Ambassador of South Korea was the Guest of Honor.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Executive Director, Higher Education Commission, said in his address that the Universities’ faculties have great potential and HEC is trying its best to provide all opportunities to facilitate them. He said HEC would continuously support institutions of higher learning. Dr. Mukhtar congratulated the graduates and expressed the views that the students are the future of Pakistan and we can make Pakistan prosper through the art of education and technology. He further said that it is the dire need of the time to promote education at higher level in the country and universities are source of creation of new dimensions in the field of research & knowledge. He emphasized that students must contribute for the development of country. He also lauded the efforts of the University administration for research based education.
Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, PMAS-AAUR in his address said that University stood 7th in HEC ranking considering 116 Universities of Pakistan whereas among agriculture universities PMAS-AAUR achieved 2nd position. He further said that last year University started two new degree programs BS Forestry and Ph.D. Computer Sciences, in addition to this various short-term training courses were also arranged for the farmers of the area to strengthen the ties between University and community at large. Dr. Niaz also informed the gathering to create favorable environment for research, brace cooperation with national and international R & D organizations, University signed six Memoranda of Understanding with different organizations. While sharing the future plan, Vice Chancellor said that University Administration is going to establish a new Faculty of Agriculture Engineering and Pak-Korea Capacity Building Centre for Agriculture & Livestock Technology with the help of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The total cost of the project is US $ 3.5 million and the center would be helpful for farming community in agriculture for value addition, scientific agriculture and livestock, he concluded.
His Excellency Choongjoo Choi, Ambassador of South Korea, while sharing his views thanked the Pakistani nation for its contribution to achieve the Korea the present position. Korea is trying to repay the contribution to boost up Pakistan from the position where Korea had been 50 years ago, he added. He further said that Establishment of Capacity Building Center at PMAS-AAUR is a link to that chain to uplift the farming community of Pakistan and to provide them an opportunity to use advance technologies in agriculture and livestock production. He assured that Korean Embassy would do its best to enhance the development of Pakistan and the friendship relations between the two nations in the spirit of cooperation and good will. While discussing the agriculture and live stock he said that these are the backbone of a country and students must play their role in the agricultural development of Pakistan.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Executive Director, Higher Education Commission, His Excellency Choongjoo Choi, Ambassador of South Korea and Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, PMAS-AAUR as well distributed degrees and decorated the students with medals. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad,also inaugurated the flower show while Ambassador of South Korea inaugurated the Fancy Bird Show and Job fair at the University.
P.hDs degree holder name
Imran Mahmood (Agronomy), Muhammad Ahmad (Agronomy), Humayun Javed (Entomology), Rashid Mahmood (Entomology), Muhammad Javed Tareen (Horticulture), Naser Mahmood Minhas (Plant Breeding & Genetics), Syeda Farah Naqvi (Plant Pathology), Muhammad Zameer Kayani (Plant Pathology), Muhammad Asghar Malik (Soil Science), Arshad Nawaz (Soil Science), Sadiq Noor Khan (Biochemistry), Zahid Anwar (Biochemistry), Muhammad Zafar Ullah (Zoology), Zahid Sharif Mirza (Zoology).
THE GOLD MEDALISTS
Azka Shahid (B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture (Food Technology), Huma Nazir Kayani (M.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Entomology), Saima Bilal (M.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Food Technology), Anam Saleem (M.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Plant Pathology), Juliya Abbasi (M.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Plant Breeding & Genetics), Rabeea Tariq M.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Horticulture), Sara Niaz (M.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Soil Science), Nazish Gul (M.Sc. (Biochemistry), Huma Qureshi M.Sc. (Botany), Sana Irm, M.Sc. (Statistics), Maria Barkaat, M.Sc. (Zoology), Naila Arif Cheema, M. Phil (Biochemistry), Midhat Fatima M. Phil (Biology),Sehrish Sadia M. Phil (Botany), Maliha Jabeen M.Sc (Environmental Science), Sadaf Siddique M.Phil (Forestry & Range Management), Muhammad Shoaib DVM, Saira Saeed BBA (Honors), Nauman Khalid MBA, Saima Kausar (MBA), Faiza Zahoor MS (Management Science), Atia Munir (B.Ed.), Khansa Tarar (M.Ed), Kiran Akhtar M. Phil (Education), Fahmeeda Ajab Khan BS (CS), Syeda Myra Batool BS(IT), Sana Takveen BS(CS) / BIIT, Muhammad Danish Hassan MCS / BIIT.
THE SILVER MEDALISTS
Maryam Shafique Awan B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture (Food Technology), Usman Ayaz
DVM, Huma Batool BBA (Honors), Qurrat Ul Ain BS (CS), Sada e Rasool BS(IT),
Syed Sabah-ud-Din Gilani BS(CS) / BIIT, Jawed Ansar BS (IT) / BIIT.
THE BRONZE MEDALISTS
Maria Batool B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture (Plant Pathology), Anum Maqsood BBA (Honors), Ali Naqi BS (CS), Qurrat Ul Ain Mughal BS(IT).
Gold Medal by the Bank of Punjab
Azka Shahid B.Sc. (Hons) Agri.(Food Technology), Fahmeeda Ajab Khan BS(CS)
Gold Medal by the ICI Pakistan Ltd
Juliya Abbasi Master of Science (Hons.) Agri. (PBG)
Gold Medal by the Access Communication Solution (Pv.) Ltd
Syeda Myra Batool BS (IT)
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