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total of 15,382 students from various faculties graduated from King
Abdulaziz University Wednesday in the presence of the Governor of
Jeddah, Prince Mishaal Bin Majed, who attended the event on behalf of
the Emir of the Makkah Region, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal.
According
to Dr Amin Numan, Dean of Admission and Registration, this year
witnessed the graduation of 978 postgraduate students (19 PhD, 597 MA
and 362 higher diplomas), in addition to 14,404 bachelor’s degree
graduates.
KAU
vice presidents, deans of faculties, teaching members of staff and a
crowd of students and their families attended the event.
The students represented the 44th batch of graduates from the institution.
The
ceremony, which also witnessed the pledging of allegiance to Salman Bin
Abdulaziz as the new king following the death of King Abdullah Bin
Abdulaziz, was opened with the national anthem, followed by recitation
of some verses from the holy Qur'an and a students' graduation parade.
Representing
the graduates, Ali Mudkhali and Mohammed Mashat gave speeches, in which
they stressed the graduates' determination to do their utmost in the
best interest of their religion, nation and King.
In
his speech, Prof Abdurrahman Alyoubi, acting KAU President, thanked
Prince Khalid Al-Faisal for patronizing the event and Prince Mishaal for
attending it.
Administered
by Dr Mahmoud S. Al-Ahwal, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, students of
health faculties then took a doctor's Hippocratic oath to ethically
practise medicine.
Dr Hani
Berdeesi, Vice Dean of Students' Affairs for Educational Affairs, then
read out the names of high-achieving students, who were given the honour
of shaking hands with Prince Mishaal and receiving prizes from him.
The event was closed with the national anthem.
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