The 8th convocation of United International University (UIU) was held on the UIU campus at the United City of Madani Avenue in Dhaka on Saturday.
Prof Abu Borhan Mohammad Badruzzaman, vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), presided over the ceremony on behalf of the president and chancellor of the UIU. Prof Mohammad Anwar Hossen, member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, was present as convocation special guest.
Prof M Taher A Saif, Grainger distinguished chair in engineering, mechanical science and engineering, bioengineering, neuroscience, cancer centre at Illinois, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois, USA, was present as the convocation speaker.
The ceremony was also addressed by Hasan Mahmood Raja, chairman, board of trustees, UIU, and Prof Md Abul Kashem Mia, vice-chancellor of the university.
Prof Abu Borhan Mohammad Badruzzaman said, “We need to focus on how to make our innovations more advanced and sustainable through scalable solutions.
For this, he urged students to not only pursue higher education but also transition from labour-intensive to knowledge-intensive education.
He also called on the new graduates to play a fundamental role in the country’s social change, economic development, and modernisation, establishing themselves as global citizens.”
A total of 1,736 students from different disciplines were conferred undergraduate and graduate degrees while four meritorious students received gold medals for their excellent results.
Prof Mohammad Anwar Hossen said, “The knowledge and skills you have acquired here are not solely for personal enrichment, but also for the collective development of society.”
The convocation speaker Prof M Taher A Saif congratulated the students who received degrees in the 8th convocation and wished them success in their work, while advising them to work sincerely for human welfare.
In his speech, Hasan Mahmood Raja said that the graduates of UIU will bring pride to their families and the entire community through their professional accomplishments and endeavours.
UIU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Abul Kashem Mia called for the graduates to be good human beings and devote themselves to the welfare of society and humanity.
The vice-chancellors of different universities, BoT members of UIU, all deans, heads of the departments, teachers, administrative officials, academicians and journalists attended the convocation programme.
