LUMS holds first virtual convocation

LUMS holds first virtual convocation

During the Covid-19 pandemic, LUMS organized the first-ever virtual convocation ceremony for the 2020 graduation class via Facebook. On that occasion, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai gave the keynote speech.

Management at the university, including LUMS Rector Shahid Hussain, Founding Pro-Chancellor Syed Babar Ali, Pro-Chancellor Abdur Razzaq Dawood, and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Arshad Ahmad expressed congratulatory messages with the 1,092 graduating students. Parents, faculty, and staff also attended the virtual ceremony.

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Dr. Arshad Ahmad appreciated the students and encouraged them to support society as they go forward. "It is a moment when the call for help is growing stronger, when economic and personal losses are becoming more apparent, and when social suffering and inequity are taking on new meanings."

Sharing her views on the event, Yousafzai said her experience taught her that change does not occur on its own and requires one to step forward, step out, and do something. She encouraged the students to support government to invest more in quality education.

The LUMS rector recommended that students consider innovative solutions to the problems when they move out into the real world.

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The students then granted online degrees.