Over 860 Degrees including 12 PhD were awarded to students of seven faculties at 19th Convocation of Hamdard University held recently in Karachi. The Convocation was presided over by Mrs. Sadia Rashid, Chancellor, Hamdard University.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman, Higher Education Commission speaking on the occasion said that there was a very lesser part of training and research in education of the country while founder of Hamdard University, Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said highly insisted on training and research. However, he added that the research should be beneficial to nation, country and humanity at large.
‘We are making institutions after institutions and buildings after building, but not focusing on research, which is only way to progress in the modern world’. Government cannot promote education in the country alone, private sector should come forward for this purpose, he maintained and further said. The private sector and rich individuals should take inspiration from Hakim Said, put his hard labour to establish Hamdard University. Hakim Said was a legendary philanthropist and a visionary hakim, who realized the importance of education in building a nation and country, he added.
‘Still 5.45 million children are deprived of education in the country. They can get education if the philanthropists of the country come forward and put their shares in education like Hamdard and Hakim Mohammed Said’ he observed.
He said that negligence of education was tantamount to damage the country and nation. However, standard of education should not be neglected at any stage, otherwise sub-standard education was of no use. Higher Education Commission would not compromise on standard of education, he stressed.
‘Our country has been passing through tumultuous circumstances and it is the foremost responsibility of teachers and imams to put the Pakistani society on right path, he maintained.
Paying tribute to Hakim Mohammed Said, he said that he had an honour to spend some time with him at Faisalabad Campus and found him a legendary and visionary person. Following his footprints we should light a lamp to make our country an enlightened and educated nation, he assisted.
Mrs. Sadia Rashid, Chancellor, Hamdard University gave a brief account of Hamdard’s history and struggle of Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said in founding of Hamdard Pakistan and a city of education, science and culture – Madinat al-Hikmah and hamdard University.
Earlier, Prof Dr. Hakim Abdul Hannan, Vice Chancellor, Hamdard University gaving the progress of the University informed that the University had produced 23, 117 graduates including 103 PhD, 987 M.Phil.
All degrees and medals were given away to students by the Chief Guest, Dr. Mukhtar Ahemd, Chancellor Mrs. Sadia Rashid, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Hakim Abdul Hannan, Dr. Navaid ul Zafar, Managing Director, Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) and Abdul Haseeb Khan.
