BDU Boosts Careers through Collaboration and Seminar
On Wednesday, a career-oriented seminar and tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing took place at Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University-BDU in Gazipur. The event was organized by the university’s Career Center (BCC) and the Research and Extension Department under the title “Graduate School and Beyond: Shaping Career in Higher Education.”
The seminar’s chief guest was Professor Dr. Mohammad Abu Yusuf, Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University, Bangladesh. Professor Dr. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Treasurer of the university, was also present as a special guest.
Dr. Muntasir Masum, Assistant Professor from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the State University of New York, served as the trainer for the seminar.
Assistant Professor Mohammad Ashrafujjaman of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University chaired the seminar, while Mohammad Chanaullah, Director of BDU Career Center, conducted the proceedings. The seminar saw participation from teachers and students from various university departments.
Before the seminar, MoUs were signed in areas including training students in various professional fields, joint research in educational technology, resource sharing, ICT infrastructure, smart campus technology implementation, data center creation and maintenance, with BRAC Net Limited, Duke of Edinburgh Award Foundation, and Mozaru Education Technologies Limited.
On behalf of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University, the MoU was signed by the university’s Registrar, Mohammad Ataur Rahman Khan. On behalf of BRAC Net Limited, Assistant General Manager Sarfaraz Uddin, from Duke of Edinburgh Award Foundation, Program Manager Md. Khalid Shahriar, and Mozaru Education Technologies Limited’s Chief Academic Officer Md. Rasheduzzaman Khan signed the agreement.
The signing ceremony was coordinated by the university’s National and International Collaboration Cell (NICC), with the participation of department chairpersons and faculty members. NICC Director Md. Toukir Ahmed and Associate Director Mahir Mahbub assisted with the event.
Prior to the MoU signing, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Abu Yusuf stated, “To create industry-ready graduates, the university’s curriculum has placed the highest importance on industry collaboration. We are working to bridge the gap between academia and industry.”
Further remarks were made by Sarfaraz Uddin, Assistant General Manager of BRAC Net Limited, A.K.M. Rezaonul Kabir, Assistant General Manager of Duke of Edinburgh Award Foundation, Chief Academic Officer Md. Rasheduzzaman Khan of Mozaru Education Technologies Limited, and Acting Chairmen of the university’s Cybersecurity Engineering and Data Science and Engineering departments, Rakib Hossain and Tanjim Taharat Arpa, respectively.
