{"id":18670,"date":"2026-05-09T07:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/05\/09\/empowering-youth-international-students-convention\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:34:44","slug":"empowering-youth-international-students-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/05\/09\/empowering-youth-international-students-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Youth at International Students Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The chairman of the Higher Education Commission, <strong>Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar<\/strong>, has congratulated organisers, host institutions and student participants on the successful conclusion of the four-day 6th International Students Convention and Expo, calling the event a milestone in academic diplomacy and youth engagement.<\/p>\n<p>In a message released after the convention\u2019s closing, Dr Akhtar commended the vision and dedication of the convention leadership and singled out Mr Muhammad Murtaza Noor for his role in transforming the initiative into a national platform that advances student empowerment, innovation and international linkages. He said, &#8220;I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the organizers, participating institutions and students. I particularly appreciate the dedicated efforts and visionary leadership of Mr Muhammad Murtaza Noor, whose commitment has taken this platform to new heights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 6th International Students Convention brought together activities hosted jointly by Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Riphah International University, PAF-IAST Haripur and FAST University Islamabad. Over four days the programme featured more than 34 competitions alongside an innovation and education expo, symposia, cultural showcases and leadership workshops, drawing participants from more than 25 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Higher Education Commission reiterated its pride in supporting the convention and stressed continued backing for initiatives that promote quality higher education, student leadership and national development. &#8220;HEC remains proud to be a partner in this meaningful initiative and will continue supporting efforts that promote quality higher education, student empowerment and national development,&#8221; the chairman added.<\/p>\n<p>Management of the International Students Convention and Expo expressed profound gratitude to the HEC chairman for his guidance and support. A spokesperson for the convention said, &#8220;We extend our sincere thanks to Chairman HEC for his invaluable leadership, which has been instrumental in elevating this convention into a globally recognized platform.&#8221; The organisers and partner universities said they will build on this momentum to deepen academic collaboration and expand opportunities for Pakistani students on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEC chairman praises organisers of the 6th International Students Convention, urging continued academic collaboration and student empowerment across Pakistani universities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}