By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
(SSUET), Karachi, has been progressing at fast pace because of its highest
quality of education and best possible facilities available to its students.
This was stated by the President of the Aligarh Muslim
University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA) and the Chancellor of the SSUET, Engr
Mohammed Adil Usman, while addressing the Annual General Body of the AMUOBA
held in Karachi.
He described the introduction of three new programmes of
Architecture, Software Engineering and Bio Informatics from the 2014 academic
session as a living example of the development and success of the university.
He said that since its inception, the university not only
focused on providing best and most modern education but also produced a large
number of engineers who have demonstrated their talent and skill not only in
Pakistan but world over.
Engr Adil Usman pointed out that a major character of this
university is that no student is deprived from acquisition of education merely
because of financial constraints but poor and deserving students are
financially assisted and during the last academic year about Rs 35 million were
given to 1884 boys and girls as scholarship.
He said that the establishment of CISCO Academy at SSUET was
an important achievement and besides education in networking, the university
has been made a center of online examination.
The Chancellor pointed out that the SSUET was the only
university in the private sector where extracurricular activities were fully
encouraged and its students won top positions in various important national and
provincial events besides sports and which speaks of their talents.
Emphasizing upon making the promotion and pursuation of
education mission of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as the AMUOBA’s foremost objective he
committed not to ignore the element of merit to achieve highest educational
standards at the SSUET.
He specially recalled the services of AMUOBA’s late
President, Engr Z A Nizami and its late Secretary, Mohammed Zakir Ali Khan, and
said that foundation stone of a new 8-story academic block at the campus has
been laid and the construction work was in full swing.
Earlier the AMUOBA’s Secretary Mukhtar Ahmed Naqvi present
the Association’s Annual report, highlighting the successes made towards the
achievement of its objectives. The meeting approved the minutes of the
AMUOBA’s previous AGM. The Treasurer SSUET, Salman Saleh presented the audited
accounts of the Association.
