The 7th Convocation of United International University (UIU) was held on the campus in Dhaka on Sunday.
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, minister, Ministry of Education, presided over the ceremony on behalf of the president and chancellor of the UIU.
Prof Dr Muhammed Alamgir, chairman (Addl Charge), University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, was present as the special guest.
Prof Dr Ainun Nishat, professor emeritus, Brac University, was present as the convocation speaker.
The ceremony was also addressed by Hasan Mahmood Raja, chairman, Board of Trustees, UIU and Prof Dr Md Abul Kashem Mia, vice chancellor, United International University.
Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhurysaid that if graduates lack skills, it will be difficult to ensure jobs only through higher education.
For this, he urged the students to acquire various soft skills, values and languages along with higher education.
He also called for the fresh graduates to work for social change, economic development and modernization of the country in establishing themselves as global citizens.
A total of 3,954 students from different disciplines were conferred undergraduate and graduate degrees while four meritorious students received gold medals for their excellent results.
The special guest Prof Dr Muhammed Alamgir said: “The knowledge and skills you have acquired here are not solely for personal enrichment but also for the collective betterment of society as well as the country.”
Convocation Speaker Prof Dr Ainun Nishat, congratulated the graduates who received their degrees in the 7th Convocation of this university on their achievement and wished them every success in the new world they are entering.
Chairman of UIU BoT Hasan Mahmood Raja in his speech said that the graduates of UIU will bring pride to their families and the entire community through their professional accomplishments and endeavours.
Vice Chancellor of UIU Prof Dr Md Abul Kashem Mia called for the graduates to be good human beings and devote themselves to the welfare of society and humanity.
All deans, heads of the departments, teachers, administrative staffs, journalists, educationists and vice-chancellors of different universities attended the convocation program.