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since it was accorded university status.
The graduates broke into song and dance soon after the ceremony to celebrate their achievements.
Speaking at the ceremony, HIT Vice Chancellor Engineer Quinton Kanhukamwe said the institution managed to do its best against a constrained budget, among other operating challenges.
He said HIT had introduced a new pharmaceutical technology programme meant to bridge the technology gap in the country’s drug and pharmaceutical industry.
Eng Kanhukamwe said the institution was seized with research in the area of renewable energy and novel technologies in power generation.
He said lack of funding was delaying completion of various projects started by the institution.
“The milestones I have chronicled were achieved under an operating environment with limited resources,” he said.
“The institute requires extensive support in its transport department. The university needs a staff bus, vehicles for student internship visits and research as well as trucks for routine operations and we were hopeful that
our requests will be accommodated in the 2012 budget. Projects which had commenced earlier continue to be regrettably at standstill.”
Eng Kanhukamwe said the institution was facing an acute shortage of office space and lecture theatres.
He said HIT had mobilised more funds through its fundraising activities.
Eng Kanhukamwe said the money would go a long way in the construction of a multi-purpose workshop.
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