University of Management and Technology (UMT) held its 26th Convocation 2024 at the UMT Greens, UMT, Lahore. Total 1795 graduates were given degrees in the various disciplines on this occasion. According to the details 1257 Bachelors, 90 Masters, 400 MS/MPhil and 48 PhD degrees were conferred. Furthermore, 13 Patron’s Gold Medals, 09 Rector’s Silver Medals, 04 Rector’s Academic Excellence Award Gold Medals, 04 Certificates of Excellence, 03 Certificates of Merit, 01 UMT Best Teacher Award along with cash prize of Rs. 100,000, 07 UMT Best School Teacher Awards along with cash prize of Rs. 25,000 each, and 06 Research Publication Awards for MS/MPhil students were given away on the occasion. The convocation commenced with the recitation of the Holy Quran followed by the National Anthem.
Rector UMT Dr. Asif Raza welcomed the guests at the 26th Convocation of UMT. He expressed his heartfelt congratulations to the graduates, their proud families, and the dedicated UMT faculty. Let us appreciate the parents for their vision, efforts, sacrifices and resilience they demonstrated for each one of you. Dear graduates, you are privileged to become part of the fortunate 7% population of the world with university degrees, he expressed.
Dr. Raza highlighted the university’s remarkable journey, the unwavering efforts of UMT leadership, faculty, and management in propelling the university to become a top private institution in Pakistan. He stated that UMT provides Special scholarships for students of less developed and far-flung areas, children of Shuhada, wards of airport security force, police, teachers and many others. Only in 34 years, UMT has established itself as a credible & respected institution and is competing with universities with history of centuries, he added.