Lovely Professional University (LPU) celebrated its 11th annual convocation on Sunday, with former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott as the chief guest.
According to a press release issued by LPU, the former Australian Prime Minister was awarded an Honorary Doctorate, Honoris Causa, at the ceremony. The convocation also celebrated the graduation of LPU’s first batch of ‘Online Mode Students’. More than 60,000 graduate students receive degrees in a variety of fields.
Addressing the gathering, Abbott acknowledged the achievements of 102 gold medalists and 555 PhD scholars and also lauded the remarkable performance of 567 meritorious students who excelled in academic and co-curricular activities.
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Abbott expressed his admiration for India as a remarkable country and urged the graduating students to be proud of their country’s ability to bring peace, prosperity, freedom and development to the world.
LPU’s Founder Chancellor Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal presided over the convocation. In his address, Dr. Mittal highlighted the partnership between LPU and 16 prestigious Australian universities and shared the recent achievements of the university.
The press release said he exhorted the undergraduate students to carry forward the spirit of research (research) for a brighter future, making a reference to the national slogan “Jai Anusandhan” given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to LPU. Encouraged.
The conferring of an honorary doctorate on Abbott is the ninth such recognition by LPU, with previous recipients including respected leaders such as Presidents, Prime Ministers and Nobel Peace Prize laureates including His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
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The convocation was attended by Lovely Group Chairman Ramesh Mittal, Vice Chairman Naresh Mittal, Vice Chancellor Rashmi Mittal, community leader in Australia Jagwinder Singh Virk, GNDU Vice Chancellor and former UGC Secretary Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, industrialists and important guests. , and other dignitaries.
Besides, students and parents from all over India and countries like Canada, Australia, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka were also present on the occasion.
