Five Chinese scholars awarded PhD degrees at PU Convocation

LAHORE:For the first time in the history of Punjab University (PU), five Chinese scholars were awarded PhD degrees in the university’s 133rd Convocation held here on Tuesday.

PU VC Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood presided over the convocation in which as many as 343 PhD degrees, 120 MPhil, 12 Master's and 116 BS gold medals were distributed among the students. Addressing the convocation, PU VC said that those nations were progressing in the world who had revealed the secrets of the universe by promoting education and research. He said that we also have to give top priority to education and research otherwise; we will be left behind in the race of development.

He said that in the last year, 28 undergraduate, 13 MPhil and 4 new PhD programmes were launched to provide human resources according to the modern needs of the market. He congratulated the Chinese scholars including Tian Xuefeng, Ren Guangxu, Gu Zhong and Cheng Linsheng in History and Yung Hee Chun on completing his PhD in the subject of Pakistan Studies. Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Medical Superintendent Dr Shoaib Aslam was also awarded the degree of MS in Health Administration in the convocation.