The gathering, held to welcome newly admitted students, was attended by Panjshir Governor, Hafiz Mohammad Agha Hakim, provincial officials, Ulema Council members, Panjshir University leadership, lecturers, students, and local elders. 
Minister of Higher Education, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Mawlavi Neda Mohammad Nadeem spoke about the importance of knowledge, saying that knowledge helps solve worldly problems and leads to success in the Hereafter.  
He urged students to study hard, saying that gaining knowledge requires effort. He also advised them to avoid bad company, as a person follows the way of his close friends.
“Respect your teachers, elders, and Islamic scholors. Remain united and stay away from political activities and partisan groups, as universities are places for gaining knowledge. Reject invitations from political parties and groups,” he further stated. 
Moreover, he encouraged students to become skilled professionals in trade, medicine, engineering, and other fields to help make the country self-sufficient. 
He explained the Islamic and republican systems, saying that an Islamic leader is chosen by qualified representatives and that its laws are based on the Quran and Sunnah. He said that a president is elected by votes and that some laws may conflict with Sharia.
He also urged students not to be misled by the negative propaganda of the Islamic system’s opponents. He called on them to respond through their knowledge, writing, and ideas and to defend Islam, the Quran, and their people.
In his speech, he said that in the IEA, ethnicity, region, and language are not considered, and that merit is the only basis for its policy. 
In conclusion, after the meeting, higher education minister and the governor of Panjshir attended university’s leadership council, heard the officials’ concerns and suggestions, and assured them that their problems would be resolved.