Kathmandu, Dec 28: Fourteen thousand three hundred and eight students of the Tribhuvan University have been graduated in the 50th Convocation Day on Saturday.
At a programme organized at Tripureshwor-based Dasharath Stadium, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli presented certificate to students, who achieved highest marks and those who completed their doctoral studies.
According to Examination Controller of the TU, Pushpa Raj Joshi, a total of 9,068 undergraduate students, 5,055 post graduate students, 63 MPhil students and 122 PhD scholars were graduated this year. On the occasion, topper of different levels and subjects in the examination conducted by TU were awarded with different medals.
This year’s Tribhuvan University Professors’ Association Martyr Associate Professor Hari Raj Adhikari Gold Medal was conferred on Hira Shrestha of Management Faculty while Shree Indra Bhakta Gold Medal on Sudha Kafle of School of Management.
Similarly, Amrit Medal was presented to Sushil Pokharel of Central Department of Chemistry, Madan Bidya Environmental Science Award to Rikita Bhandari of Central Department of Environmental Science, Nepal Bank Limited Sardar Gunjaman Singh Gold Medal and Ram Krishna Nuchchhe Pradhan Award to Rebika Bhandari of Kathmandu Model College.
Likewise, Sudikshya Ghimire of Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus received Narendramani Acharya Dixit Medal and Dr Mohan Prasad Lakhe Gold Medal, Sanjeev Kumar Singh of Central Department of Library and Information Science was awarded from Shanti-Narayan Mishra Medal, Prateek Raj Joshi of Department of International Relations and Diplomacy from Dubasu Chhetri Gold Medal, Shreena Chhetri of Central Department of Botany from Emirates Prof Dr Ram Prasad Chaudhary Gold Medal and Chetana Kunwar of Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication from Narayan Shanti Mishra Medal.
Shrijjya Kafle, student of Central Department of Economics, received Tarpad Chaudhary Medal, Khagendra Man Singh Pradhan Medal and Chandra Raj Dhungel Memorial Award, and Sita Kumari Shrestha of Central Department of Education got Shilpa Bista Academic Excellence Award.
Utilize knowledge for national prosperity: PM Oli
Meanwhile, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the university graduates to utilize their knowledge and skills for the national prosperity where all Nepalis could live happy, peaceful and dignified life.
PM Oli said it while addressing the 50th convocation ceremony of the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu. Also the Chancellor of the Tribhuvan University, he requested the students ordained in the convocation to be honest and humble to make society democratic and cultured.
Showing arrogance of knowledge is not good, he added. The PM argued that only educational attainment is not enough. Its practical enforcement counts much. “Unless we put into practice the knowledge we gain, such knowledge does not carry meaning. The knowledge can be best utilized for the welfare of society and nation,” PM Oli reminded.
According to him, the qualified workforce can be responsible to reduce the existing absolute poverty- 20 percent- in the country so that it would help achieve the national ambition of ‘prosperous Nepal: happy Nepali’.
The PM also informed that Nepal is a provenance of knowledge, meditation, yog and culture which can be learnt by the new generation. On the occasion, Chief Guest Dr Ram Prakash Yadav, viewed the students can learn a lot from struggle and honesty.
Pro-Chancellor and Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Bidya Bhattarai, underlined the need for adopting technology in teaching learning activities.
Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Keshar Jung Baral informed that they were planning merger of campuses. #tu #convocation
