GRADUATION PROGRAM: 19 MARCH, 2022
8:30 All invited guests arrive and are seated at the Graduation pavilion
8:35 The Chief Guests, the Chairman of the IOU Trust Board, members of the Trust Board
and the Bakwata Senior delegation arrive and are received by the Vice-Chancellor and
the National Coordinator
8:40 Robing of the Chancellor’s academic procession
8:45 All SEATED, the Chancellor’s academic procession enters the graduation square in the
following order:
i. A scout
ii. IOU Representative
iii. National Coordinator
iv. Members of the Trust Board
v. Vice-Chancellor
vi. Chair of the Board of the Trust Board
vii. The Chief Guest
8:55 The Chancellor’s academic procession takes position at the ceremonial dais
8:56 a. The Kenyan National Anthem. b. East African Anthem
9:00 The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Cherno Omar Barry, constitutes the assembly of the 8th
Convocation Ceremony of the International Open University in Kenya
9:06 1. National anthem
2. Recitation of the Quran
3. Recitation of the Quran (Soorah al-Ahzaab 33:36-42) and English translation
4. Opening Prayers
5. Opening Prayers (Arabic and English translation)
9:15 Statement by the National Coordinator of the International Open University, Kenya:
Shaykh Munawarr Khan
9:25 Statement by the Chair of the International Open University’s Kenya Trust Board: Dr
Dabar Abdi Maalim
9:35 Vice-Chancellor’s Convocation Address
10:00 Chancellor’s Convocation Address
10:07 Statement by the Chief Guest: Honorable Hassan Ole Naado, National Chairman of the
Supreme Council
10:20 Conferment of Degrees
a) Conferment of Honoris Causa
b) Conferment of Graduate Degrees
c) Conferment of Bachelor’s Degrees
d) Conferment of Non-Degrees (Certificate and Diplomas – The International Open
University)
11:00 Valedictory Address
11:05 Nasheed (Islamic Song)
11:10 Vote of Thanks – Shaykh Mufti of Tanzania
11:20 The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Cherno Omar Barry, dissolves the 8th Convocation Ceremony
of the International Open University in Kenya
11:21 Closing Prayer
11:23 All Standing for the National Anthem
11:26 Recess:
All SEATED, the Chancellor’s academic procession leaves the graduation square in the
following order:
i. A scout
ii. The Chief Guest
iii. Chair of the IOU Kenya Trust Board
iv. Vice Chancellor
v. CHIEF MUFTI OF TANZANIA
vi. Members of the IOU Kenya Trust Board
vii. National Coordinator
viii. IOU Representative
11:30 Post Convocation Group Photos
12:00 End of the 8th Convocation
GRADUATION PROGRAM: 19 MARCH, 2022
8:30 All invited guests arrive and are seated at the Graduation pavilion
8:35 The Chief Guests, the Chairman of the IOU Trust Board, members of the Trust Board
and the Bakwata Senior delegation arrive and are received by the Vice-Chancellor and
the National Coordinator
8:40 Robing of the Chancellor’s academic procession
8:45 All SEATED, the Chancellor’s academic procession enters the graduation square in the
following order:
i. A scout
ii. IOU Representative
iii. National Coordinator
iv. Members of the Trust Board
v. Vice-Chancellor
vi. Chair of the Board of the Trust Board
vii. The Chief Guest
8:55 The Chancellor’s academic procession takes position at the ceremonial dais
8:56 a. The Kenyan National Anthem. b. East African Anthem
9:00 The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Cherno Omar Barry, constitutes the assembly of the 8th
Convocation Ceremony of the International Open University in Kenya
9:06 1. National anthem
2. Recitation of the Quran
3. Recitation of the Quran (Soorah al-Ahzaab 33:36-42) and English translation
4. Opening Prayers
5. Opening Prayers (Arabic and English translation)
9:15 Statement by the National Coordinator of the International Open University, Kenya:
Shaykh Munawarr Khan
9:25 Statement by the Chair of the International Open University’s Kenya Trust Board: Dr
Dabar Abdi Maalim
9:35 Vice-Chancellor’s Convocation Address
10:00 Chancellor’s Convocation Address
10:07 Statement by the Chief Guest: Honorable Hassan Ole Naado, National Chairman of the
Supreme Council
10:20 Conferment of Degrees
a) Conferment of Honoris Causa
b) Conferment of Graduate Degrees
c) Conferment of Bachelor’s Degrees
d) Conferment of Non-Degrees (Certificate and Diplomas – The International Open
University)
11:00 Valedictory Address
11:05 Nasheed (Islamic Song)
11:10 Vote of Thanks – Shaykh Mufti of Tanzania
11:20 The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Cherno Omar Barry, dissolves the 8th Convocation Ceremony
of the International Open University in Kenya
11:21 Closing Prayer
11:23 All Standing for the National Anthem
11:26 Recess:
All SEATED, the Chancellor’s academic procession leaves the graduation square in the
following order:
i. A scout
ii. The Chief Guest
iii. Chair of the IOU Kenya Trust Board
iv. Vice Chancellor
v. CHIEF MUFTI OF TANZANIA
vi. Members of the IOU Kenya Trust Board
vii. National Coordinator
viii. IOU Representative
11:30 Post Convocation Group Photos
12:00 End of the 8th Convocation
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