The combined convocation of School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) and School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME) was held at the main campus of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) here on Wednesday.
Dr Nabeel Hayat Malik (HI,SI), Chairman National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) was the chief guest on the occasion. Among others present at the convocation were Lieutenant General Naweed Zaman (Retd), HI, (M), Rector NUST, senior management of the university, distinguished guests, faculty, students and parents of the graduates, said a press release issued here on Wednesday.
On the occasion, as many as 196 SMME students of BS & MS Mechanical Engineering, MS Robotics & Intelligent Machine Engineering, MS Biomedical Engineering & Sciences and MS Design & Manufacturing Engineering, and 107 SCME students of BS Chemical and Materials Engineering, MS in Materials and Surface Engineering, MS Chemical Engineering, MS Nanoscience & Engineering and MS Process Systems Engineering were awarded degrees. President's Gold and Chancellors Silver Medals were awarded to student who secured the first and second best place in academics from both the schools, respectively. Rectors Gold medal were awarded to best final year project winners from SMME and SCME. Best teacher and researcher awards were also conferred on four faculty members of both the schools.
In his convocation address, the chief guest felicitated the graduates and their proud parents. He admired NUST for attaining a coveted place among the world's top-notch universities in a very short span of time. In his address, Rector NUST also congratulated the graduates and their parents. He also made special mention of the determined efforts of the faculty and staff in bringing NUST among the top 500 universities of the world.-PR