I bow my head before Allah the Almighty for all His blessings and delighted to share the progress Dawood University of Engineering and Technology has made over the past year. Our vision for graduate success is built on a three-pronged approach:

1. *Lifelong Learning*: Through international mobility programs, we are trying to empower our students to stay ahead in their fields. At campus, Directorate of Career Counselling & International Mobility is providing substantial guidance and support for Post Graduate studies abroad as well as in Pakistan.

2. *Industry Placements*: We bridge the industry-academy gap by fostering strong partnerships, ensuring our graduates are industry-ready. The Employability ratio for recent graduates has reached to 80% by the unwavering commitment shown by Directorate of Industrial Liaison and Placement Bureau.
The Micro Degree Program is pivotal in achieving this remarkable employability of DUET graduates and the efforts of the Continual Professional Department are laudable for the successful execution of MDP.

3. *Entrepreneurship*: Directorate of Research Innovation & Commercialization has got the full-time Director and is pushing the commercialization part very aggressively. Our recently coined idea of establishing “Research Project Development Unit” at the Silicon Valley NASTP Karachi is ready to launch by mid July. It shall incubate innovative ideas, ready to market products’ start ups promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in the best possible ECO system required for such activities.

Our focus on out-of-the-box solutions for revenue generation and aggressive investment policies has brought financial stability to the university. This stability enables us to invest in infrastructure development, faculty, and student programs, ensuring a bright future for our institution.

Our students are now engaged in various extracurricular activities, including student weeks and sports and literary events. We have expanded our reach to new sites in Gulberg and Sukkur, providing opportunities for students to access quality education and befitting resources required for learning and best campus life experience.

We have made significant strides in gathering our alumni and are in process of forming a strong alumni base through the establishment of the Directorate of Alumni Affairs. This initiative aims to promote the university's alumni association, fostering a sense of community and connection among our graduates. We are proud to have named our library “Engr. Shafiq Ahmed Memorial Library” after a distinguished alumnus, Engr. Shafiq Ahmed (Late) recognizing their contributions and legacy.

As we move forward, we remain committed to our mission of producing graduates who are not only technically proficient but also innovative, entrepreneurial, and globally competitive with great sense of social responsibility and moral values.

I am grateful to my whole team which includes faculty, officers, staff and students, who backed all the reforms and contributed towards this journey of progress. I also want to say Thank you to the Honorable Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Our Chancellor Mr. Kamran Khan Tessori , and members of my statutory bodies for their continued guidance and support.

Sincerely,

Engr. Prof. Dr. Samreen Hussain (S.I, T.I)
Vice Chancellor, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology