| This is indeed a proud privilege to welcome
Governor of the Punjab, Lt. General Khalid Maqbool as our
Chief Guest both on my behalf and that of the worthy Board
Members, as well as on behalf of the faculty and the students
of the Institute of Management Sciences. I assure you sir,
your presence among us on this auspicious occasion as the
Patron of the institute is a great source of encouragement
for the IMS. Our faculty and students join me whole heartedly
in welcoming you.
The untiring effort of the faculty and the keen interest
shown by the management in translating the vision of the
Board has won the IMS the place it deserves in the eyes
of all interested in quality education in Pakistan.
I must extend my heartiest congratulations to all those
who have worked diligently and remained committed to the
development of this institution. But for their efforts
this institute could not have achieved its present position
and rating.
The institute, since its establishment in 1986, has made
a name for itself within and outside the country. We feel
motivated when we receive employers showing preference
to hire our graduates. Our graduates in Business, Management
and Computer Sciences have established their mark in the
Private Sector for the quality of their professional training.
Now it is truly one of the leading chartered institutions
in the country.
We have been successful in the immediate objective of
maintaining a high standard and have risen to the forefront
of Computer Sciences, Business and Management Education
in the private sector. The institution has been adequately
responding to the growing importance of information technology
and as a consequence the focus of this institution in
all programs of its education is mainly in these areas.
I will leave it to the Dean to throw more light on the
Institution's achievements and progress when presenting
his report.
There are numerous examples of the contribution of the
private sector in establishing centers of excellence and
learning in the advanced countries. Their efforts are
visible in the quality of their human resource and success
in every field of life - medicine, science and technology,
liberal arts and humanities.
No country, no matter how rich, can meet its social obligation
in the field of education and health through its own public
resources. In view of this fact, a majority of the leading
colleges and universities in the West are privately run
institutions.
I hope that further efforts by the private sector will
not only improve the quality of undergraduate and graduate
degree programs but special efforts will be directed towards
introducing research areas, which may boost the economy
of the country.
Our task in the private sector is to expand competent
and qualified human resource of the nation hand in hand
with the efforts of the government.
Our major aim should be to increase opportunities through
development of our youth and consequently for improvement
of the standards of living in the country. This can be
achieved only through good education.
In addition to teaching, the Institute of Management Sciences
has also been taking a profound interest in research activities.
Its faculty members are involved in different research
projects. The advance courses offered to students aim
at encouraging in them a desire for investigation. We
would be very happy to collaborate with the government
in this regard and provide necessary expertise as and
when desired.
In the end I would like to congratulate the graduating
students and wish them success in their careers. I would
also like to remind you of the great responsibilities
that you bear to your Alma Mater as the torch bearers
of the IMS, whose reputation you must safeguard by working
with dedication and devotion and to the best of the ability
for the organization or the institution with which you
may be working at any given time.
You should also continue your association with your Alma
Mater so that your teachers and staff of IMS could know
where you are, how you are progressing in your career.
Finally I would like to thank Lt. General Khaild Maqbool,
Governor of the Punjab for honoring the Institute of Management
Sciences by presiding over its Convocation 2006 distributing
prizes and degrees to its graduating students. I would
also like to thank our honored guests for gracing this
most auspicious occasion.
Thank you.
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